Native desktop app vs. browser tab

[liger314194]

Hey guys,

I was wondering which of the 2 is the more optimal?

A) Having Gmail, Whatsapp, Notion, Toggl (and others) open in a web browser most of the time.

B) Downloading their designated desktop apps and have them running instead.

I ask in terms of PC load, ram, etc.

Thanks!

[Thirdgen89GTA]

For Gmail, you are just running a specialized chrome instance and not a true "application".  

 

In fact many applications that run as apps are really just specialized browsers.  Plex Media Player and Tidal are two that come to mind. 

[Charlie Groves]

Just now, Thirdgen89GTA said:

For Gmail, you are just running a specialized chrome instance and not a true "application".  

 

In fact many applications that run as apps are really just specialized browsers.  Plex Media Player and Tidal are two that come to mind. 

Yeah, some apps are literally just a browser window in an app. Another is the w3schools app for android, it is literally a chrome window in an app 

[nanopone]

it's exactly the same. these are "web apps" which are just websites in little containers. discord, for example, is a web app.