Reviews for Progressive Web Apps for Firefox
Progressive Web Apps for Firefox by Filip Štamcar
277 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by Andy Linton, a year agoIt's nice to have PWAs working in Firefox. Like other reviewers I think this functionality should be part of the browser as a default.
- Rated 3 out of 5by pingucorn, a year agoCool app but it brakes profile switcher addon. Even after uninstalling it, the runtime, firefox, I cant get my other addon to work again.
- Rated 3 out of 5by Mir, a year agoUnfortunately after the 2.11.1 update everything stopped working. The extension is asking me to update which I did update the PWAsForFirefox app on windows but it doesn't work anymore.
When I open my apps are simply all white.Developer response
posted a year agoMake sure that both the extension and the native program are updated to 2.11.1, and then run "Patch profiles and runtime" from the extension settings. If you are still having issues, please comment on GitHub: https://github.com/filips123/PWAsForFirefox/issues/475 - Rated 5 out of 5by 浪迹天涯小叮当, a year ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by TS, a year agoDeveloper was prompt in addressing a false positive detection for malware in the system files. The issue is amended and application works great. Thank you.
Developer response
posted a year agoI have submitted a false positive report to Microsoft and they have removed the detection. You may need to update your malware definitions. You can see more details here: https://github.com/filips123/PWAsForFirefox/issues/480 - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 15783088, a year agoOne of the best Firefox add-ons out there. U can make almost any website an app! A must-have. Keep up the good work!
- Rated 5 out of 5by ks1v, 2 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14627649, 2 years agoThis functionality ought to be built in to the browser.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Astral, 2 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 16500071, 2 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by George Thomas, 2 years ago"Progressive Web Apps for Firefox" is a remarkable extension that truly enhances the Firefox browsing experience. It ingeniously integrates Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) into Firefox, allowing users to install, manage, and use these apps seamlessly. The extension provides a native app-like experience for web applications, which is a significant enhancement for Firefox. Its ease of use, with simple installation and management of PWAs, makes it an invaluable tool for enhancing productivity and browsing efficiency. A must-have for any Firefox user looking to streamline their web app usage! Should actually just be part of Firefox standard.
- Rated 5 out of 5by JunYuan Yan, 2 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Olli Copperwolf, 2 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by zkv, 2 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18257698, 2 years agoTYSM!!! I didn't want to switch to another browser to use PWA apps.
- Rated 4 out of 5by jpxsat, 2 years agoIt does what it says! THANK YOUU!!! It asks for a lot of things when you install it, but then all ok -- only 4 stars because I personally prefer to "detach" the tabs, instead of going all over everything everytime... case: having my social media profile running, my firefox has all the extensions that I need/want, and I install the social media as a PWA... but then I have to do all over again as in the PWA there's a new profile, so no session, no extensions, nothing... I think this is the intention, but would be nice to have an option "use the base firefox profile instead of a new one"
Developer response
posted 2 years agoYou can use a profile template feature (https://pwasforfirefox.filips.si/user-guide/extension/#default-profile-template) to configure extensions and settings once in a template and then automatically copy the template to new profiles. Developer response
posted 2 years agoNo, it doesn't... If you have any proof or concerns, please create a discussion or issue on GitHub: https://github.com/filips123/PWAsForFirefox/discussions- Rated 5 out of 5by Ded10c, 2 years agoWhen I finally got sick enough of Edge to migrate my work PC to Firefox, being able to use Power Platform apps as PWAs instead of having them fill my browser with tabs was the one of the two things I missed. Between this and Sidebery, both features are covered to such an extent that going back to what I was missing now would be a significant step down.
Privacy was one of the main reasons I moved to Firefox, and I expected PWAs to be a necessary sacrifice in the name of effective isolation, but this extension supports all my existing extensions too: I'm able to supplement each app with uBlock, JShelter, LocalCDN, and whatever other site-specific extensions I might want to. PWAs run completely isolated from the main browser in their own shared instance of Firefox, and each can be set to launch on a specified profile - meaning I no longer need to think about Meta's cross site tracking seeing anything outside the profile I've set up to sandbox my Messenger PWA away from my Google Drive or Microsoft Office ones.
The PWAs are reliable and lightweight, and in my experience much better at handling their boundaries than their mainstream cousins - I've not had one kick me back to my main browser when I try to open a document yet, and they've had every opportunity.
PWAs for Firefox does have a more involved installation experience than most extensions and it can be a little bit finicky if you're working in a deployed environment - this is unfortunately by necessity, and I imagine most of the target audience are likely to be the sort of power user who has few qualms manually unpacking a Firefox installer. This is also the only thing I've encountered that even comes close to being a downside.
This took less than three hours to become an essential extension for me, and it's heartily recommended to anyone who prefers their convenience to come without a helping of tracking on the side. - Rated 5 out of 5by kang, 2 years agoThe UX and install isn't the prettiest but I'm not sure if this is really fixable as an addon. At the end of the day it's fairly straight forward and works great. Thank you!
- Rated 5 out of 5by LolZoide, 2 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Choi Man Hoi, 2 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Nicolás, 2 years agoUseful for detach frequently used web apps from your daily browsing stuff, plus helps to mitigate the lack of some official apps on OS like Linux.
- Rated 5 out of 5by bartholomeo, 2 years ago