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What I would like is to be able to use Firefox as a UI for my local projects. Now if I want to do it, I have to run a server and duplicate code. The ability to

What I would like is to be able to use Firefox as a UI for my local projects. Now if I want to do it, I have to run a server and duplicate code. The ability to create extensions for my personal use that can interact in local with my computer would be great. I understand that a browser have to be sandboxed but there are ways that could work without being unsafe. Maybe even two separate downloads, one for people that want to use the browser UI capabilities but work in local. This would not solve Mozilla problems, so it's a little tangent to the current discussion.

open-source-ux 6y ago
"This would not solve Mozilla problems" I think it might lead to growth or "mind share" among app developers (and indirectly to end-users who use the apps built by devs). The Chrome engine now powers the Edge and Brave browsers. Electron is used to built desktop apps by companies everyone recognises e.g. Microsoft, Slack, Figma. The appetite among companies and devs to build Electron apps shows no slowdown. Mozilla is nowhere to been seen in ths important space. In my opinion, this is a missed opportunity.