--- title: "Building desktop apps without native code" url: https://daily.dev/posts/building-desktop-apps-without-native-code-pb2mykfbi source_url: https://patrickbrosset.com/articles/2022-10-06-building-desktop-apps-without-native-code/ type: article source: "Patrick Brosset" published: 2026-03-22T11:40:36.604Z updated: 2026-03-22T11:42:22.578Z tags: ["webdev"] reading_time: 25 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Building desktop apps without native code **[Patrick Brosset](https://daily.dev/sources/patrickbrosset)** · 25 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hands-on walkthrough of building a desktop-class music player app (PWAmp) using only web technologies and Progressive Web App APIs. Covers making an app installable with a web manifest and service worker, controlling the window titlebar with Window Controls Overlay, implementing offline support via cache-first service worker strategy, registering as a file handler for audio formats using the File Handling API, integrating with the OS through protocol handlers and the Web Share Target API, and distributing via app stores using PWABuilder. Demonstrates that PWAs can match most characteristics of native desktop apps without any native code. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [PWAs: Personal Web Apps](https://daily.dev/posts/pwas-personal-web-apps-vhff8kdkt) · Mattias Geniar · 17 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/building-desktop-apps-without-native-code-pb2mykfbi)