Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) documentation

Overview and getting started

Overview

• Overview of Progressive Web Apps (PWAs)
• Use Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) in Microsoft Edge

Get started

• Get started developing a PWA
• Using Service Workers
• The web app manifest

What's new

• What's new in PWAs

Integrate a PWA into Windows

How-To Guide

• Display content in the title bar area using Window Controls Overlay
• Share content with other apps
• Define app shortcuts (long-press or right-click menus)
• Display a PWA widget in the Windows Widgets Board
• Build a PWA for the sidebar in Microsoft Edge

Distribute a PWA with the Microsoft Store

How-To Guide

• Publish a PWA to the Microsoft Store
• Provide in-app purchases with the Digital Goods API

Update a PWA, show badges, notifications, push messages

How-To Guide

• Synchronize and update a PWA in the background
• Re-engage users with badges and notifications
• Re-engage users with push messages

Handle files, links, and protocols

How-To Guide

• Handle files in a PWA
• Handle links to a PWA
• Handle protocols in a PWA

Additional tasks and features

How-To Guide

• Debug a PWA
• Define icons and a theme color
• Store data on the device
• Best practices for PWAs

sample

• Progressive Web App samples