While most Mac users work in dedicated macOS apps, it’s not unusual to use a web app, and the new ability to create a standalone web app can help users navigate software more efficiently.

Although Google offers Gmail apps for Android and iOS, you won't find a desktop version. Luckily, you can create your own Gmail app on your laptop.

In macOS Sonoma and Safari 17, you can turn websites into "web apps" that can live in your Mac's dock and be accessed much like any other app, without you having to open a browser.

New in macOS Sonoma, Apple gives everyone new reasons to never need to open Chrome again. One of those is a new feature for turning any website into an app on your Mac’s Dock.