Extend PWA support to Linux and MacOS

[VTuberLoreSimp]

Progressive Web Apps have been supported on Firefox since version 143... But only on Windows (not to mention only when installing Firefox outside the Microsoft Store).

I'm surprised that they haven't been brought over to Linux (and MacOS) yet! Regardless of the actual barriers, I wish and hope for them to be supported pronto!

[Jon]

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[Jon]

This has recently been shared in the main PWA request thread - Bring back PWA (progressive web apps) - so I'll add it here too: support for Linux is being worked on right now and could land in Firefox as early as version 149. 

[Max1m]

Hi, please add the support of the PWA on MacOS to let us use Firefox only.

[Arshad]

Having PWA in Linux distros (specially the .deb) would make the Firefox my only installed browser in Kubuntu. I've been wanting this feature for a while, my dad just moved to Zorin OS and he's waiting for this feature either.

[Nika]

Firefox on macOS not having Taskbar Tabs/Progressive Web Apps is shocking to me, i am on Firefox 152 and it wasn't on Planned Feature list Firefox released, i hope it comes to macOS soon

[Agentvirtuel]

Hello

@Arshad

As for me, i installed Linux Zorin OS

Install Firefox on Linux
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux
As for me, System Firefox installation (for advanced users), that's my installation.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?product=Firefox&component=Web%20Apps
A subject, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1993834

[shvxy]

We need this!!!

[Nika]

i guess it will take time before it arrives on macOS

[jehad]

Please make PWA support on Linux a priority

Firefox already supports Web Apps on Windows, so please bring the same experience to Linux.

This has been one of the most requested Firefox features for years. The original PWA request from 2022 now has 3,000+ Kudos and 500+ comments, and Mozilla has said Linux support is being worked on. Yet Linux users are still waiting.

For Linux, this matters even more. Many essential services don’t offer native desktop apps, and PWAs can fill that gap beautifully. Being able to click “Install as App”, get a standalone window, and launch it like a normal application is a small feature with a huge impact.

Firefox is already my preferred browser, but honestly, PWA support is one of the few features that can make Linux users consider keeping Chromium installed—or even switching to it.

Please finish and ship proper PWA support for Linux. 🦊

This isn’t a niche feature anymore. It’s a missing piece of the Firefox desktop experience. ( https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/bring-back-pwa-progressive-web-apps/idi-p/35#feedback-success )

[Jon]

(Note: similar ideas have been merged into this thread)