--- title: Convert your Website into an APP with 3 easy steps description: Progressive Web Applications are a technology built by Google developers. They allow developers to add native looks and some features like offline load & Push... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/convert-your-website-into-an-app-with-3-easy-steps-u-lklmy7v twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Convert your Website into an APP with 3 easy steps | daily.dev og:description: Progressive Web Applications are a technology built by Google developers. 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These are the three files needed to convert your current website into an installable PWA. You can use WorkBox API for service worker as its very simple. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@emmorais** · 6 upvotes > This article is good, but it's missing something: When should I really use PWA, convert into it and the cons about using it. > > > - Provide other way to the users have access (without installing) > > > - PWA unfortunately you are still limited to a hybrid environment with loss of performance in more robust applications. > > > - Creating a Progressive Web App requires much less effort than creating a native application, even if it is created with React Native. > > > - A healthy architecture would be to have a PWA for limited access to some resources that speed up the user's process having to access the... **@youssefrabeiii** · 4 upvotes > Greate article and here is the TL;DR > 1- Manifest JSON > > 2- Service Worker > > 3- Installable component (Add to home) > > 4- Testing > > 5- Custom Install Button > 6- Push Notifications **@ianfelix** · 1 upvotes > It's Amazing!!! **@neeraj1005** · 1 upvotes > I will try this technique in my web in future. Thanks for sharing :) **@jonatanhn** · 1 upvotes > Excelente, Thank you so much 🤯 ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#general-programming](https://daily.dev/tags/general-programming), [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/convert-your-website-into-an-app-with-3-easy-steps-u-lklmy7v) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Convert your Website into an APP with 3 easy steps","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/convert-your-website-into-an-app-with-3-easy-steps-u-lklmy7v","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/convert-your-website-into-an-app-with-3-easy-steps-u-lklmy7v"},"datePublished":"2020-10-16T03:42:24.882Z","dateModified":"2021-10-07T14:17:10.317Z","description":"Progressive Web Applications are a technology built by Google developers. 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Thanks for sharing :)","datePublished":"2020-10-16T05:39:56.052Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/U-LKLMY7V#c-2wtTKYD0V","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Neeraj Singh Tangariya","url":"https://daily.dev/neeraj1005","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/AOh14GjX9wb8Rxn2w3QhkBxwR465ZOzsMUAYCuqGnUwwrQ=s100"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Excelente, Thank you so much 🤯","datePublished":"2020-10-18T22:40:25.034Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/U-LKLMY7V#c-nae-yA0m9","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"JonatanHN","url":"https://daily.dev/jonatanhn","image":"https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/36695143?v=4"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}}]} ```