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<h1 align="center">deskify</h1>
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<b>A blazing fast, lightweight Nativefier alternative written in Rust & Tauri.</b><br>
Instantly turn any website or web app into a native, standalone Linux desktop application.
<b>Turn websites into first-class Linux desktop applications with Rust, Tauri, and the system WebView.</b><br>
Build native-feeling, standalone web app wrappers with CLI-first Linux integration.
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| Electron / Nativefier | Bundled Chromium per app | Good | Low to medium | Per-app process, app-bundled runtime | Easy to medium | Depends on the site |
| PWA | Browser runtime | Limited / browser-dependent | Low | Shared browser context | Very easy | Depends on browser + site |
| Flatpak web app models | Sandbox-oriented runtime model | Good | Limited | Strong sandbox model | Medium | Depends on runtime + site |
| **Deskify** | System WebView | Native (`.desktop`, icons, WMClass) | **High (CLI-first)** | Medium (system webview model) | Medium (Tauri prerequisites) | Depends on the site |
| **Deskify** | System WebView | Native (`.desktop`, icons, WMClass) | **High (CLI-first)** | Medium (shared system WebView security model) | Medium (Tauri prerequisites) | Depends on the site |
### Deskify Focus (Today)
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- a system-WebView-based runtime model instead of shipping a bundled browser per app
### Key Features
- **Extremely Lightweight:** Generated binaries are tiny (~4-6 MB) and RAM consumption is minimal.
- **System-WebView Runtime Model:** Generated wrappers stay small because Deskify relies on the system WebView instead of bundling a browser runtime per app.
- **Automatic Icon Fetching:** Scrapes high-quality 128x128 favicons automatically using the Google Favicon API.
- **XDG-Compliant System Integration:** Safely creates `.desktop` entries in `~/.local/share/applications` and manages application icons in `~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/`.
- **Wayland/X11 Ready:** Perfectly binds `StartupWMClass` to ensure your DE groups the app exactly to its custom icon (no generic gear icons in GNOME/KDE taskbars).