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Mozilla is working on bringing Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) to Firefox on Windows 11 under the name "Taskbar Tabs." Taskbar Tabs will let users turn any website into a web app with a single click, running it in its own window with a simplified browser interface. These web apps will stay open until you close them, handle links within their scope, and work with Windows, showing up on the taskbar for easy access.
Mozilla has made big progress in improving Firefox's PWA support. They have completed tasks such as minimizing the browser UI for Taskbar Tab windows and cleaning up the hamburger menu.
The company plans to roll out Taskbar Tabs as an experiment first, followed by a wider release based on user feedback. As revealed by Windows Report, the company also plans to bring PWA features to macOS, where single tabs could be added to the dock instead of the taskbar.
Mozilla had previously abandoned PWA support in Firefox. This update gives Firefox a better shot at keeping up with browsers like Chrome and Edge that already support PWAs, as it seems to be the need of the hour. That's how I use most of the Google applications on my Mac.
As Mozilla continues to refine and expand this feature, it will be interesting to see how it impacts user adoption and satisfaction with Firefox.