Fluid
Fluid is a Mac utility that turns websites into standalone desktop apps, helping you separate web services from regular browser tabs.
What is Fluid?
Fluid is a site-specific browser for macOS that lets you create standalone apps from websites and web apps. It is designed for people who use services such as webmail, chat, project tools, music players, or dashboards throughout the day and want each one to behave more like a separate desktop app. After you enter a URL, Fluid creates a dedicated Mac app with its own Dock icon and window, so the service can live outside your normal browser workflow. It can also open off-site links in your default browser to keep each created app focused on its main website. Licensed features include status bar pinning, userscripts or userstyles, and full-screen mode. Fluid is developed by Todd Ditchendorf and is mainly useful for users who prefer lightweight, task-focused web app wrappers on Mac.
Key features
- Create a standalone Mac app from any website URL
- Give each web app its own Dock icon and separate window
- Keep browsing focused on one service instead of a browser tab stack
- Open outside links in your default browser when needed
- Add userscripts and userstyles to customize supported web apps
- Pin created apps to the macOS status bar with a license
- Use full-screen mode for dedicated web app workspaces
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
Fluid is legitimate Mac software for packaging websites as separate desktop-style apps. It normally needs access only to the sites you choose to open, and any data you sign in to within a Fluid-created app is tied to those web services just as it would be in a browser. Use the same care you would with any browser-based login: create apps only for sites you trust, and review any scripts or styles you add yourself before using them.
Recommendation: Keep Fluid if you use website-based tools as dedicated Mac apps and like separating them from your main browser. If you no longer create or use those standalone web apps, you can remove Fluid with little impact beyond losing that workflow and any Fluid-specific app customizations.
Common paths
/Applications/Fluid.app
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