Full control over multiple windows. Custom window frame without browser chrome. Links open in browsers, not in the app.
Packaged app UI and logic is loaded and run locally. Enforced separation of client UI and data. APIs degrade gracefully when offline. Apps are launched from outside of the browser.
Packaged apps. Background page as the hub. App lifetime controlled by runtime; event-driven. "Single-page", no navigation. Some web features deprecated.
Process isolation. Sandboxing. Permissions model. Content Security Policy (CSP). Storage isolation. Explicit shared data APIs. No extension APIs.
Breaking Out of the Browser Enhanced User Interface Offline by Default New APIs · Available for testing on Canary · System Applications working group · Mobile coming
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