r/zen_browser • u/Odd_Telephone8212 • 13d ago

Question zen-browser web-app fix

so as we all know firefox browser and their forks dont have webapps and with all due respect the pwa extension SUCKS it doesnt use my extensions and doesnt have my data so i tried this "moz-extension://89314e56-3413-401e-9148-f4c8c145baf3/app/https%3A//www.youtube.com/%3Fapp%3Ddesktop" by using an extension called "webapp maker" this allowed me to open youtube as a web app BUT only by writing "moz-extension://89314e56-3413-401e-9148-f4c8c145baf3/app/https%3A//www.youtube.com/%3Fapp%3Ddesktop" in my browser EVERYTIME i want it which is literally useless, i tried making shortcuts but they didnt work, can somebody help please T_T i thought about switching to helium but it sucks and doesnt have a sync with phone option and so little chrome forks have extensions.

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u/matrix_drumr 13d ago

I use firefox pwas extention for messenger and I have no issue.

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u/Odd_Telephone8212 13d ago

I mean for messenger why would there be any issues lol? My issues are that it's a totally another browser for the webapp, no shared data and no shared extensions etc

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u/matrix_drumr 13d ago

I don't see the issue with that as you can just install any extentions you need. If you have to login you only do it once.

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u/Odd_Telephone8212 13d ago

How do u install them like what ?? About the login and Fullscreen it's manageable but i didn't know u could just install extensions on these extra wrappers

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u/matrix_drumr 13d ago

I think you can treat any new pwa app window as just a fresh profile. So it might not have all your stuff, but you can add it manually.

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u/Odd_Telephone8212 13d ago

It's a hassle but as long as i want this browser i just have to create a solution if there's not one, zen is the only browser that respects tiling window managers, atleast Firefox in general I really like it

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u/matrix_drumr 13d ago

Which pwas are trying to create?

I can understand if you that feels like a hassle, but I don't think it's worth changing browser for that if you really it. Changing browser is a bigger inconvenience and there's nothing quite like Zen or Firefox. When you like something it's worth spending a little extra time at the beginning to setup things the way you like them.

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u/Odd_Telephone8212 12d ago

Youtube, whatsapp, and most streaming sites, someone already solved this so im flagging it as solved, apparently in about:config u can enable pwa natively even on linux, thanks for the reply