If it looks a lot like Brave, that’s the point. In fact, immediately after typing those words, I made a tabbed SSB for Mastodon’s Web client (a tabbed SSB ensures that I can follow links within the app). Upon reflection, SSBs work best for me if the site has a single unified function-just like an app. I’ve tried to turn a few other sites into site-specific browsers-including TidBITS and TidBITS Talk-but they haven’t stuck. My use of Coherence X beyond Google Docs is largely limited to another SSB that brings together tabs for iStock Photo, Unsplash, Pexels, and other sites I use to find royalty-free images for my TidBITS Content Network articles. ![]() I’ve relied on Coherence X for the past few years because it offers the best combination of features for my heavy use of Google Docs (see “ The Best Mac Site-Specific Browser for Google Docs,” 18 June 2021). (BZG also makes Unite, another site-specific browser app that relies on WebKit instead of the Chromium engine underneath Coherence X, and Aerate, a lossless image compression utility.) A site-specific browser (SSB) lets you effectively turn any website into a standalone app that appears in your Dock and works almost like a native Mac app. ![]() We’ve picked up a new TidBITS sponsor for the next few issues: BZG, makers of the site-specific browser app Coherence X. Site-Specific Browser Examples from TidBITS Sponsor Coherence X ![]() #1682: Apple’s “Scary Fast” announcement, X.1 updates to 2023 OS versions, Microsoft Word’s 40th anniversary, 5G wireless Internet.#1683: New M3 chips in updated MacBook Pros and iMac, record Apple Q4 profits on lower revenues, no more 27-inch iMacs.#1684: OS bug fix releases, Finder tag poll results, Messages identity verification, blocking spambots, which Apple services do you use?.#1685: Hidden secrets of the Fn key, Emergency SOS via satellite free access extended, RCS support in Messages, Rogue Amoeba icon evolution.#1686: Please support TidBITS, OS security updates, Apple services poll results, biking with an iPhone.
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