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Getting the sites you live in out of the browser, on a Mac.
Getting to a Safari web app in one keystroke
How to add a Safari shortcut to the Dock on a Mac, why the name typed into the dialog decides how fast it opens, and the four routes to a site in one keystroke.
Adding any website to the Dock from Safari
Safari on a Mac can add a website to the Dock as a standalone app. Which URL to be on when you do it, which sites are worth it, and what breaks when not.
Making a website feel like a real app
How to make a website feel like an app on a Mac: the four things people actually mean, which route delivers each one, and the settings that decide if it sticks.
Running Gmail and Google apps as Mac apps
How to make Gmail a desktop app on Mac: the three routes compared, why the Safari app asks for a login, and what happens when two Google accounts are involved.
Making a website behave like an installed Mac app
What it takes to make a website into an app on a Mac that behaves like an installed one: its own window, a separate session, notifications, an icon, and what never changes.
Turning a website into an app with Chrome on a Mac
How to turn a website into an app in Chrome on a Mac, where the app is stored, what it still shares with the browser, and the one requirement that route cannot meet.
Can Firefox turn a website into a Mac app
Why there is no way to turn a website into an app in Firefox on desktop, what happened to the feature that once existed, and the three workarounds left on a Mac.
Turning a website into a Mac app, step by step
How to turn a website into an app on a Mac in order: pick the right site, prepare the login, build it, test six things the same day, then live with one for a week.