🚀 Apps are essentially tabs that have been 'boosted' to gain extra features, such as unread badges and notifications.

  • Apps are permanent tabs that live in the group tabstrip.
  • They appear as icons top-left under the address bar.
  • If you prefer, you can move them to the top-right, under the extension icons, or to the webdock, below the group icon.
  • An App can be anything with a URL, such as a business SaaS tool like Slack, Basecamp, or Xero, a webmail account like Gmail or Proton Mail, your company intranet, or even just a web doc on Drive or Dropbox.

3️⃣ You can create an App in 3 ways:

  • Click + in the webdock to create a new group, and then begin typing the app name in the search field to find it in the store. If you can't find the app in the store, you can use the Custom Web App option to paste in any URL.
  • Click on + in the top toolbar and then begin typing the app name in the search field to find it in the store.
  • Right-click on any page or tab and select Boost tab into app. to add it as an icon to the tabstrip.

📫 What extra features does an app have?

  • Apps stay in the tabstrip as icons (circles or rounded squares), so you can access them quickly.
  • They have a hover (tooltip) menu with quick links to saved items, tab history, mute and split screen.
  • They are also available in the group hover (tooltip) menu.
  • Some apps have Fast Actions that appear in the group tooltip menu.
  • Every app has its own tabstrip to help you stay focused.
  • Apps have a home URL, so you can quickly regain focus at any time by clicking the house icon at the top left of the address bar.
  • Apps have unread badges, plus custom notifications and sounds.
  • They appear in the Mini Menu and are included in your unread counts.
  • They can have custom sleep settings.
  • You can customize the name, icon, and colors.
  • Apps can be included in Link Engine rules.

🎨 Customizing an app

Apps are feature-rich and offer powerful customization options. Right-click on any app icon and go to Settings > App Settings to see the full list of features, including icon image and color, sleep settings, and badge and notification settings.