# Install firefoxpwa with Homebrew, chocolatey, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget

Tool to install, manage and use Progressive Web Apps in Mozilla Firefox. Version 2.18.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-23.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:firefoxpwa
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install firefoxpwa
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#firefoxpwa
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: firefoxpwa from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S firefoxpwa
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: firefoxpwa from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

### Windows

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install firefoxpwa
```

  Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: firefoxpwa from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='8.884','vim-x64'

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install extras/firefoxpwa
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/firefoxpwa.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id filips.FirefoxPWA -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: filips.FirefoxPWA from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:firefoxpwa
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/firefoxpwa>
- **Version:** 2.18.4
- **Source summary:** Tool to install, manage and use Progressive Web Apps in Mozilla Firefox
- **Homepage:** <https://pwasforfirefox.filips.si/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/filips123/PWAsForFirefox>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://pwasforfirefox.filips.si/>
- **License:** MPL-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/filips123/PWAsForFirefox/archive/refs/tags/v2.18.4.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-23T12:29:57Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- firefoxpwa (cli)
- firefoxpwa (alias)

## Build dependencies

- pkgconf
- rust

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: To use the browser extension, manually link the app manifest with: sudo mkdir -p "/Library/Application Support/Mozilla/NativeMessagingHosts" sudo ln -sf "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/firefoxpwa/share/firefoxpwa.json" "/Library/Application Support/Mozilla/NativeMessagingHosts/firefoxpwa.json"
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 2.18.4
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-23
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/filips123/PWAsForFirefox
- Upstream latest detected: v2.18.4 (current)
## Project history and usage

PWAsForFirefox is a companion native runtime, command-line tool, and Firefox extension for installing web sites as Progressive Web Apps even though Firefox itself does not provide a built-in standalone PWA installation flow.

### Project history

The project appeared publicly on GitHub in 2021 and frames itself around a gap in Firefox: the browser supports many PWA-related web APIs, but not installation of sites as standalone system apps. PWAsForFirefox answers that by maintaining a modified Firefox runtime plus native helper tooling and an extension.

### Adoption history

Its adoption is mostly among Firefox users who want Chromium-style site-specific app workflows without leaving Firefox. The official README points to AMO users and Repology/package badges, and the Homebrew input records packages across Homebrew, Chocolatey, Nix, Arch, Scoop, and winget.

### How it is used

Typical use starts by installing the browser extension and native runtime, then using the extension or `firefoxpwa` console tool to install, launch, and manage standalone web apps and their isolated Firefox profiles.

### Why package nerds care

Package maintainers care about PWAsForFirefox because it is not just a small CLI wrapper: native runtime, extension, Firefox compatibility, per-platform packaging, and code-signing all have to line up for the same versioned release.

### Timeline

- 2021: GitHub repository created.
- 2024: 2.12.x and 2.13.x releases continued active packaging work.
- 2026: 2.18.4 published with ongoing Firefox/runtime maintenance.

### Related projects

- Related technologies include Firefox, Mozilla WebExtensions, Progressive Web Apps, site-specific browser tools, and Firefox chrome-customization projects cited by the upstream README.

### Sources

- <https://github.com/filips123/PWAsForFirefox>
- <https://github.com/filips123/PWAsForFirefox/releases>
- <https://pwasforfirefox.filips.si/>


## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Linux: ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/firefoxpwa/
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/firefoxpwa/
- Windows: %APPDATA%\FirefoxPWA\
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** firefoxpwa
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - firefoxpwa: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: firefoxpwa from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
- pacman - firefoxpwa - 2.18.3-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: firefoxpwa from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A tool to install, manage and use Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) in Mozilla Firefox (native component) | https://pwasforfirefox.filips.si
- Chocolatey - firefoxpwa: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: firefoxpwa from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='8.884','vim-x64'
- Scoop - extras/firefoxpwa: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/firefoxpwa.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - filips.FirefoxPWA: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: filips.FirefoxPWA from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/firefoxpwa.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/firefoxpwa.yml)


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