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Dan Tobias: Created page with "{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Web |extensions={{ext|webapp}} |mimetypes={{mimetype|application/x-web-app-manifest+json}} }} An '''Open Web App''' is Mozilla's a..."

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An '''Open Web App''' is Mozilla's answer to the proprietary app stores. It is a website that has an acompanying manifest file which accomplishes such things as granting the "app" permission to access things on the user's device (such as contact lists) if it is properly installed, and giving it an icon which can be placed on a system desktop. These apps are supported by the Firefox browser on various platforms including Android mobile devices.

Manifest files are in [[JSON]] format and given a '''.webapp''' extension. The MIME type of '''application/x-web-app-manifest+json''' is used (enforced by the Firefox Marketplace, though not by the browser itself).

== Links and references ==
* [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Apps/Manifest App manifest docs (Mozilla)]
* [https://marketplace.firefox.com/ Firefox Marketplace]

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 == Links and references ==
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130806161912/https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Apps/Manifest App manifest docs (Mozilla)]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130806161912/https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Apps/Manifest App manifest docs (Mozilla) (Early archive.org reference)]
 * [https://marketplace.firefox.com/ Firefox Marketplace]
 [[Category:JSON based file formats]]
 [[Category:Mozilla]]

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 == Links and references ==
-* [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Apps/Manifest App manifest docs (Mozilla)]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130806161912/https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Apps/Manifest App manifest docs (Mozilla)]
 * [https://marketplace.firefox.com/ Firefox Marketplace]
 [[Category:JSON based file formats]]
 [[Category:Mozilla]]

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 An '''Open Web App''' is Mozilla's answer to the proprietary app stores. It is a website that has an acompanying manifest file which accomplishes such things as granting the "app" permission to access things on the user's device (such as contact lists) if it is properly installed, and giving it an icon which can be placed on a system desktop. When run, a web app behaves more like a native program than a website, even though it is actually being accessed on the web. These apps are supported by the Firefox browser on various platforms including Windows systems and Android mobile devices.

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	* [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Apps/Manifest App manifest docs (Mozilla)]		* [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Apps/Manifest App manifest docs (Mozilla)]
	* [https://marketplace.firefox.com/ Firefox Marketplace]		* [https://marketplace.firefox.com/ Firefox Marketplace]
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-An '''Open Web App''' is Mozilla's answer to the proprietary app stores. It is a website that has an acompanying manifest file which accomplishes such things as granting the "app" permission to access things on the user's device (such as contact lists) if it is properly installed, and giving it an icon which can be placed on a system desktop. When run, a web app behaves more like a native program than a website, even though it is actually being accessed on the web. These apps are supported by the Firefox browser on various platforms including Windows and Android mobile devices.
+An '''Open Web App''' is Mozilla's answer to the proprietary app stores. It is a website that has an acompanying manifest file which accomplishes such things as granting the "app" permission to access things on the user's device (such as contact lists) if it is properly installed, and giving it an icon which can be placed on a system desktop. When run, a web app behaves more like a native program than a website, even though it is actually being accessed on the web. These apps are supported by the Firefox browser on various platforms including Windows systems and Android mobile devices.
 Manifest files are in [[JSON]] format and given a '''.webapp''' extension. The MIME type of '''application/x-web-app-manifest+json''' is used (enforced by the Firefox Marketplace, though not by the browser itself).