The most popular web client on Linux
Prism is an application that lets users split web applications out of their browser and run them directly on their desktop. Prism is a simple XULRunner based browser that hosts web applications without the normal web browser user interface. Prism is based on a concept called Site Specific Browsers (SSB). An SSB is an application with an embedded browser designed to work exclusively with a single web application. It doesn’t have the menus, toolbars and accoutrements of a normal web browser. Some people have called it a "distraction free browser" because none of the typical browser chrome is used. An SSB also has a tighter integration with the OS and desktop than a typical web application running through a web browser.… More Edit
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Did you create this app?| Website: | prism.mozilla.com |
| Developer: | Mozilla |
| License: | Open source |
| Version: | 4.0.2 |
| Rating: | Features: Interface: Performance: Price/value: Overall: |
| Usage: | 9 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 15 hours, 51 minutes and 16 seconds |
| Usage since: | 15 June 2007 |
| Platform Usage: |
Linux
(60%)
Windows
(25%) |
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A brilliantly simple application and quite useful for a number of web pages. Essential flaws however are that Firefox addons won't work, web sites don't always auto-refresh, pop-up notifications don't work, and you -obviously- can't open links in a new tab. In this way Adobe's Air is still the more powerful option - even if it is not easy to create your own as with Prism.
A conceptual Product, web and software are getting more and more confused, we call it app, so Prism comes. But to remember what is on web what is a software - in the apps is not an effort for me yet.
Also, make web apps outside from browser it not convenient, i.e. mouse gestures. It will become more and more useful but now it is useless for me.
An excellent method of opening one website almost as a stand alone application, as well as providing an easy way to go online without opening up a full on browser, even more useful when an older system is stressed and doesn't have the RAM to open up something *more*. I know quite a few people who play Runescape who only like to play it through this.
Love using this with Namoroka. My speed launch secret - have both Namoroka and regular firefox. Set Prism to your favorite and watch how fast it launches with Namoroka - very quick !
Nice program for making web apps.
nice web app on your desktop
Very easy to use, wide variety of features. As an experiment, used it for several of the same applications as Fluid. Essentially the same, except the Prism apps got temporarily bogged down more often than the corresponding Fluid apps. In general, if you prefer Firefox over Safari, Prism is worth a try.
Great app for online apps :) I'm using it for twitter. I find only one con: It doesn't support user styles.
Great thing but not of much use i guess. Its easy to install and fully customizable as its made on the back of Firefox many of the addons and extensions can be used in prism as well.
Some website worked faster on Prism than Firefox when i used it.
This is the Windows equivalant of Fluid for Mac OS X. I found it very easy to set-up and use, but it didn't quite have all the features of Fluid, like allowing a little more control over the behavior of the SSB's you create, but that's just a minor quibble. Prism is very useful, especially if you run a lot of Web apps.
It's everything you can want in a site-specific browser. you can easily configure the interface to include only the controls you'd need for a certain webapp. With Google Gears, it's ftmfw.
Uses less mem than opening multiple tabs, and keeps misbehaving web apps away from everything else = enhanced productivity. Very happy with it, been using it for 8 or 9 months.
Prism is awesome for running Hulu, gmail, twitter, etc... (Noticeable performance gained when watching HD hulu in Prism Vs. Firefox.)
XUL = XML User Interface Language. When you use PRISM then you use XUL
nice one