Chrome Apps

Chrome Apps provided Chrome-specific APIs on top of standardized web technologies to enable you to create experiences that had more access to the underlying operating system. They were deprecated in 2020. Support for all platforms will end in June 2022.

Concepts #
- What Are Chrome Apps?
  An overview of Chrome Apps and why you might want to build them.
- Chrome Apps Architecture
  An overview of the software architecture of Chrome Apps.
- Chrome App Lifecycle
  An overview of the lifecycle of Chrome Apps.
Create Your First App
A tutorial on how to create a basic Chrome App.
Codelab #
- Build a Todo Chrome App
  An introduction to the codelab.
- Step 1: Create and Run a Chrome App
  How to create, install, run, and debug a basic Chrome App.
- Step 2: Import an Existing Web App
  How to adapt an existing web app for the Chrome Apps platform.
- Step 3: Add Alarms and Notifications
  How to wake your Chrome App at specified intervals and use notifications.
- Step 4: Open External Links With a Webview
  How to show external web content in your Chrome App.
- Step 5: Add Images From the Web
  How to add images to your Chrome App using XHR and ObjectURL.
- Step 6: Export Todos to the Filesystem
  How to write to the file system from your Chrome App.
- Step 7: Publish Your App
  How to publish your Chrome App in the Chrome Web Store.
Samples
Example Chrome Apps that address various use cases and call appropriate Chrome APIs. Use these to learn how Apps work or as a starting point for building your own Apps.
Development guides #
- Content Security Policy
  An overview of CSP for Chrome Apps and how to comply with it.
- Run Chrome Apps on Mobile Using Apache Cordova
  A guide on how to use Apache Cordova to set up your Chrome App to run on Android and iOS devices.
- Offline First
  How to build Chrome Apps that work offline.
- External Content
  How to present external content in your Chrome App.
- Storage APIs
  How to handle storage in your Chrome App.
- Managing HTML5 Offline Storage
  How to store data client-side in your Chrome App so that it works offline.
- Native Messaging
  How to exchange messages with native applications from your Chrome App.
- User Authentication
  How to authenticate users in your Chrome App.
- USB Devices
  How to communicate with USB devices from your Chrome App.
- Serial Devices
  How to communicate with serial devices from your Chrome App.
- Network Communications
  How to use TCP and UDP in your Chrome App.
- Bluetooth
  How to communicate with Bluetooth devices from your Chrome App.
- MVC Architecture
  An overview of the model view controller software architecture model.
- Build Apps with AngularJS
  A guide on building Chrome Apps with AngularJS.
- Build Apps with Sencha Ext JS
  How to build Chrome Apps with the Sencha Ext JS framework.
- Game Engines
  Recommended game engines for Chrome Apps.
- Publish Your App
  How to publish your Chrome App.
- Analytics
  How to integrate Google Analytics into your Chrome App.
- Autoupdating
  How to enable auto-updating of your Chrome App.
References #
- Disabled Web Features
- Web APIs
  Chrome Apps can use all the APIs that are available to websites.