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Getting the sites you live in out of the browser, on a Mac.
GitHub app for Mac: three products share the name
A GitHub app for Mac can mean three different downloads. What GitHub Desktop covers, where the Copilot app fits, and which parts of GitHub never leave the browser at all.
Gmail Mac mail app: native client or the web in a window
A gmail mac mail app search covers two different products: a native client that talks to Gmail, and the Gmail interface in its own window. Here is what each keeps and what each drops.
Gmail desktop app on a Mac: four meanings, four answers
There is no Gmail desktop app to download. The phrase covers four separate wants, and offline mail, notifications and two accounts each need a different route on a Mac.
Google Ads Editor download for Mac: what it does not cover
The Google Ads Editor download for Mac is one free .dmg and needs macOS 13 or later. Here is what the installed app covers, what stays in the browser, and how to arrange both.
Chrome app mode: three routes, and how to tell them apart
Chrome app mode means three different things: an installed app, a launch flag, and a bookmark. What each one leaves on disk, and which one survives a profile reset.
Creating a Chrome shortcut for a site on a Mac
What Chrome create shortcut on a Mac actually produces, where the bundle is filed, how macOS treats it in Spotlight and the Dock, and what a browser update does to it later.
Chrome shortcuts on a phone, and what they leave behind
Creating a Chrome shortcut on a phone takes a different path on Android and iPhone, produces two different results from one menu, and syncs to nothing. Here is what each route makes and how the Mac side differs.
Claude AI app for PC: what the desktop build gives
The claude ai app for pc exists on Windows, macOS and Linux. What the download contains now, the version floors, and when a plain browser window suits better.