Fluid (web browser)

Fluid
Original author(s)Todd Ditchendorf
Initial releaseDecember 9, 2007 (2007-12-09)[1]
Written inObjective-C
Operating systemMac OS X
PlatformWebKit, Cocoa
TypeSite-specific browser
LicenseProprietary freeware with open-source components
Websitefluidapp.com

Fluid is a WebKit2-based site-specific browser (SSB) for Mac OS X created by Todd Ditchendorf.[2][3] Its original WebKit-based version was compared to Mozilla Prism and mentioned in Lifehacker,[4] TechCrunch,[5][6][7] 43 Folders,[8] the 37 Signals blog,[9] and on InfoWorld[10] as a way to make web applications more like native desktop applications.

  1. ^ "Fluid Blog » Blog Archive » Fluid Beta Released". Fluidapp.com. 2007-12-09. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  2. ^ "Fluid - Free Site Specific Browser for Mac OS X Leopard". Fluidapp.com. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  3. ^ "Turn any website into a real Mac app with Fluid". Fluidapp.com. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  4. ^ Pash, Adam (2007-12-13). "Add Webapps to Your Dock with Fluid - Downloads". Lifehacker. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  5. ^ Riley, Duncan (2007-12-14). "Fluid Is Great For People Who Are More Comfortable With Desktop Apps". Techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  6. ^ Arrington, Michael (2008-03-22). "Bridging Desktop And Web Applications - A Look At Mozilla Prism". Techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  7. ^ Arrington, Michael (2008-04-07). "Bridging Desktop And Web Applications, Part 2". Techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  8. ^ "Getting Sandy in my Face". 43 Folders. 2008-01-20. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  9. ^ "Fluid: Wrap your favorite web apps in their own browser". 37signals. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  10. ^ Wayner, Peter (19 October 2010). "Top 10 specialty Web browsers you may have missed". InfoWorld. p. 4. Retrieved 28 October 2010.