Webrunner is another genius open source application by Mozilla that is a web environment without distractions. It’s inherent function is a web browser, literally without any of the any toolbars or miscellaneous information. In addition, Webrunner is available for download for Windows, Mac and Linux. However, through specially encoded initialization files, you can access web sites and use them distraction free, in essence creating an application.
Here’s what Mozilla’s WebRunner Wiki had to say:
WebRunner is a simple XULRunner based browser that hosts web applications without the normal web browser user interface. WebRunner 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 accoutrement’s 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.
Check out the great list of loadable Web.Apps that have already been created for WebRunner.
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