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I could definitely run a bunch of apps in my browser, but I prefer the desktop clients when possible. They show up in the dock (I'm sure I could do this with a

I could definitely run a bunch of apps in my browser, but I prefer the desktop clients when possible. They show up in the dock (I'm sure I could do this with a browser app), they keep my browser clear for browsign, I can more easily Alt+Tab to them, and I don't have to worry about closing my browser and killing my chat client.

antoineMoPa 8y ago
If there was something like an electron server with many client windows/apps, we could get all those nice features without launching many chrome instances...
- stcredzero 8y ago
  So something like X-Windows, but with a VM.
tcfunk 8y ago
I've also found (anecdotally) that the resource usage between a browser tab an the same electron app has been inconsequential.
felipeccastro 8y ago
What you describe looks like the "install PWA" (Progressive Web Apps) feature coming to Chrome. It is available already in Chrome 72 if you enable a flag (#enable-desktop-pwas) - then, when visiting a PWA site (try https://mobile.twitter.com https://mobile.twitter.com) you have a menu option to install it like an app.