Tool combines the Electron framework and a shared JavaScript runtime to create lightweight “sketches” with native app capabilities ...

If you’re not familiar with Electron, it’s a framework that allows developers to create desktop apps using web technologies. “If you can build a website, you can build a desktop app,” is ...

That's idea behind Infinidesk, an indie Mac app from developer Ben Shirt-Ediss that lets you create as many virtual desktops as you like and switch between them from the menu bar.

The app mode in Chromium-based browsers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge can be abused to create realistic-looking login screens that appear as desktop apps.

These apps are almost identical to the native Mac OS X apps they mimic, all without the use of Flash. This same technology makes it possible to create iPhone-optimized versions, which has no way ...