5 wizardly ways to integrate web apps with Windows

While Windows is a powerful operating system for productivity, so much of what we do with work these days revolves around the web. Whatever your browser of choice — Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave, or any of the more contemporary options — there’s a decent chance you spend a fair amount of your workday working with apps inside that environment.

That’s fine: I recommend using the right tool for the job, whatever that is. And often, it’s a web app! But when nearly every application you use exists in a browser tab within a single desktop window, you’re missing out on some of Windows’ most powerful productivity advantages.

So consider this: What if all those web apps you rely on were integrated into Windows — with their own desktop windows, taskbar icons, and more? What if they worked with the Windows taskbar, Alt+Tab switcher, Task View, and Snap?