Since I'm setting up a new computer, I try new things - new OS features, new apps, etc.

In this case, as part of setting up a new machine and wanting to take notes, I reached for Patchwork, the Ink & Switch research project about "version control software for writers, developers, and other creatives".

We use it at the lab as our internal knowledge base, and one of the core tools is for basic Markdown note editing. Great, I can take my scratch notes in there as I install, and figure out publishing it using Obsidian or Leaflet or whatever.

Somehow in there, while loading it up in Safari and using it, I found the "Add to Dock" command. Works great, even for apps that aren't setup with PWA manifests or designed for it. Here's a support article from Apple, I guess this has been around since Sonoma.

Funny enough, when I later was in Chrome and visiting Patchwork in the browser, I even got a prompt to open it in the web app.

Adding ATProto to the Dock

Boris

@bmann.ca

4mo

I have a whole folder of ATProto apps on iOS (plus a select few directly on my Home Screen). Today we call them “ATproto” apps. In the future … they’re just a better way to build a wide range of apps, where users own their data, login in anywhere, and choose different interfaces.

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Of course, I've been doing this on my phone with lots of ATProto apps.

So anyway, now I'm typing at you from a Leaflet app on desktop, and also have Semble and Ouranos running the same way.