What is an installable web app?

A web app with a manifest that tells your browser it can be installed, sometimes called a PWA (progressive web app). Installed, it opens in its own window from your home screen or dock, like any other app.

How do I install a web app?

Open it in Chrome, Edge or Safari. On a computer, look for the install icon in the address bar, or File, then Add to Dock in Safari. On a phone, use Share, then Add to Home Screen.

How does Linkstore know an app can be installed?

We read each app's web app manifest and check it has what browsers ask for: a name, a big enough icon and a display mode that opens in its own window. It's checked again every month.

Best installable web apps (PWAs) in 2026

Web apps you can install to your home screen or dock, so they open in their own window like any other app. No app store needed. 23rd, ihatepdf.cv and My Busy Book are good places to start.

167 apps · 60 of the 60 here free or with a free plan · Updated October 2026

167 installable apps

Best rated first. We check each app's manifest every month.

1
23rd
Opinionated UI Components for shippers.
Design5.0Free
Open
2
ihatepdf.cv
60+ free PDF tools. Merge, split, compress, edit, convert, sign, encrypt. No watermark. No upload. No sign-up. Files never leave your device.
Productivity5.0Free
Open
3
My Busy Book
15 calm, no-fail games for ages 2–5. No ads, works offline, 5 games free every day.
Learning5.0Free
Open
4
tasks
Capture daily tasks, track your progress, and sync between devices with WebRTC
Productivity5.0Free
Open
5
Nomarchy
Crown your favourite restaurant in every cuisine, stage a coup when something better comes along, and compare your Kingdom with friends.
Social4.0Free
Open
6
ScreenCode
Scan QR codes and barcodes from screenshots or images. Reads files privately with no uploads or accounts. Full free custom QR code generator. Wallet Cards.
Utilities4.0Free
Open
7
AITraining.jobs
Every AI training job in one place, with real hourly pay
ProductivityNewFree
Open
8
the places I have been
Keeping track of the more quirky places you've visited around the world.
LearningNewFree
Open
9
Dérive app
A mobile app that helps to get you lost.
InspirationNewFree
Open
10
FloHub
One calm place for your whole day — and a cat who actually gets it. Tasks, calendar, habits, notes and journal, guided by FloCat.
ProductivityNewFreemium
Open
11
Christmas Game Online
Play a cozy Christmas tycoon in your browser. Build Santa’s workshop and automate gifts with elves. First five chapters free, no download or signup to start.
GamesNewFree
Open
12
beUI
Free, open-source animated components for React and Next.js, built with Motion and Tailwind CSS. Copy the source or install with the shadcn CLI.
DesignNewFree
Open
13
SafetyStack
Free early-access RAMS templates for UK contractors: preview, edit job details and download PDFs. Site-specific adaptation and competent review required.
ProductivityNewFree
Open
14
Retrace
Record, replay, fork & share AI agent executions. See every LLM call, tool invocation, and error your agent makes — then debug and iterate in seconds.
Developer ToolsNewFreemium
Open
15
Grok
xAI's assistant for search, writing, code and images.
AINewFreemium
Open
16
Groq
Chat with open models that answer unusually fast.
AINewFreemium
Open
17
Google AI Studio
Try Gemini models and grab an API key.
AINewFree
Open
18
Amp
A coding agent from the Sourcegraph team.
AINewFreemium
Open
19
Consensus
Ask a question, get answers grounded in papers.
AINewFreemium
Open
20
Civitai
A community library of image and video models.
AINewFree
Open
21
Refero
Real product screens, tagged by the pattern.
InspirationNewFreemium
Open
22
Phosphor
A flexible icon family with weights from thin to fill.
DesignNewFree
Open
23
unDraw
Open-source illustrations you can recolor.
DesignNewFree
Open
24
Jitter
Motion design in the browser, for interfaces and posts.
DesignNewFreemium
Open
25
draw.io
Free diagrams in the browser, nothing to install.
DesignNewFree
Open
26
Fly.io
Run containers close to your users.
Developer ToolsNewFreemium
Open
27
Firebase
Google's backend for auth, data and hosting.
Developer ToolsNewFreemium
Open
28
Upstash
Serverless Redis, Kafka and a job queue.
Developer ToolsNewFreemium
Open
29
Liveblocks
Add multiplayer cursors, presence and comments.
Developer ToolsNewFreemium
Open
30
Hotjar
Heatmaps and recordings of real sessions.
Developer ToolsNewFreemium
Open
31
TikTok
Short videos, and a feed that never really ends.
SocialNewFree
Open
32
WhatsApp
WhatsApp chats, from a browser tab.
SocialNewFree
Open
33
Telegram
Fast messaging, groups and broadcast channels.
SocialNewFree
Open
34
Tumblr
A blogging network for posts, tags and reblogs.
SocialNewFree
Open
35
Frame.io
Share a cut and collect frame-accurate comments.
VideoNewFreemium
Open
36
Board Game Arena
Play board games with other people, in a tab.
GamesNewFreemium
Open
37
CrazyGames
A big arcade of games that play instantly.
GamesNewFree
Open
38
Jackbox
Join a Jackbox party game from your phone.
GamesNewFreemium
Open
39
NYT Games
Wordle, Connections, the crossword and the rest.
GamesNewFreemium
Open
40
The Odin Project
A free, full curriculum for learning web development.
LearningNewFree
Open
41
roadmap.sh
Roadmaps for what to learn as a developer.
LearningNewFree
Open
42
Frontend Mentor
Real-looking UI challenges to build from a design.
LearningNewFreemium
Open
43
LanguageTool
Grammar and spelling for a lot of languages.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
44
Buttondown
A newsletter you can write in Markdown.
WritingNewFreemium
Open
45
Patreon
Memberships for people who follow your work.
FinanceNewFree
Open
46
Google Maps
Maps, directions and a look at a street.
DataNewFree
Open
47
Sandspiel
A falling-sand toy. Fire, water, plants, lava.
ExperimentsNewFree
Open
48
Slow Roads
An endless drive through generated countryside.
ExperimentsNewFree
Open
49
Arts & Culture
Museum collections and a surprisingly close zoom.
ExperimentsNewFree
Open
50
Reicon
Reicon — Free open-source SVG icons. 2,700+ handcrafted icons for React, Angular, Vue, Svelte, Flutter, Figma & more.
Developer ToolsNewFree
Open
51
Transitions
Essential page and UI transitions you can paste into a project.
DesignNewFree
Open
52
Keyline Icons
A free 24px icon set on one grid, in stroke, duotone and fill.
DesignNewFree
Open
53
Canvas UI
Canvas and WebGL effects for React, Vue, Svelte and JS.
DesignNewFree
Open
54
getdesign.md
Design-system writeups you can drop into a coding agent.
Developer ToolsNewFree
Open
55
Shoot
App Store screenshots and icons, collected for reference.
InspirationNewFree
Open
56
Codrops
Tutorials and demos for web design and frontend craft.
LearningNewFree
Open
57
Detail
Tiny design decisions, with why they work and how to redo them.
InspirationNewFree
Open
58
HeroUI
React components that look finished, and stay maintained.
DesignNewFree
Open
59
Web Design Museum
Screenshots of websites, apps and software from the 90s on.
InspirationNewFree
Open
60
shadcn.io
Thousands of shadcn blocks and components for React.
DesignNewFreemium
Open