# Potentially useful progressive web apps Method for distinguishing PWAs from normal websites: adding them to iOS homescreen and seeing which open as "their own apps" *or* having Chromium suggest "installing" them without manually "installing" them. Proper identification: `view-source` (`CTRL - U`) and `CTRL - F` for `manifest` e.g. `` in ``. * https://caniuse.com/web-app-manifest * https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/Manifest It looks like `about:apps` on Edge (or all Chromiums?) has a `Show applications menu on toolbar` button which then when pressed on a tab has more details for PWAs. "App whatever is available" with logo and "Publisher:" fields. ***TODO: Some of these may be miscategorized while not fullfilling the criteria of PWA.*** ## Events * Mobilizon - all instances of the federated event & group site function as PWAs. * https://events.nixnet.services/ - the only still alive instance I registered on * https://calendar.google.com/ - Google's Calendar app ## Food * https://menu.unicafe.fi/ - menu for UniCafes * https://resq-club.com/app/ - waste food pickup ordering app * https://www.fiksuruoka.fi/ - Finnish waste/expiring grocery store ## Instant messaging ### Matrix * https://fluffychat.im/web/ - Matrix client with multiaccount support * https://hydrogen.element.io/ - very basic Matrix client for lowend devices * Element Web - Matrix web client with most features such as /devtools, essential for modding * https://app.element.io/ - stable * https://staging.element.io/ - rc/beta? * https://develop.element.io/ - bleeding edge ### Telegram * https://web.telegram.org/z/ * https://web.telegram.org/k/ ### Misc * https://latest.glowing-bear.org/ - WeeChat Relay (protocol) client ## Learning * https://www.duolingo.com/ - language learning website ## Localization * https://hosted.weblate.org/ - Translation platform popular amongst FOSS projects ## Music * https://music.youtube.com/ - YouTube Music (Player) ## Shopping * https://www.verkkokauppa.com/ - Finnish online retailer ## Social media * Lemmy - federated social news aggregator (Reddit clone) * https://lemmy.tedomum.net/ - the instance my account is on. ## Travel * https://guide.suomenlinna.fi/ - mobile guide for Suomenlinna (UNESCO World Heritage site), which is also a neighbourhood in Helsinki, Finland. ## Not PWAs but still possibly useful for homescreens Continuing the previous method, these open in Safari. * http://http.badssl.com - essential captive portal trigger * https://1.1.1.1/help - Cloudflare DNS debug * https://mullvad.net/check - Mullvad leak test * https://www.junat.net/ - Finnish train staton information displays (including arrivals) * https://perille.fi - Finnish long distance transport comparison site * https://pikavuorot.fi - Finnish long distance transport comparison site * https://sanakirja.org - Finnish dictionary for translating languages