On macOS, why have an electron app when you can add the webpage to the dock as a PWA?
Claude Electron app vs Claude Safari PWA
Pros:
* Can be opened with a customizable shortcut
* Takes less RAM (400 MiB < 600 MiB)
Cons:
* Needs to be downloaded
* Weight 150 MiB
* Slower to start
* Loose language localisation
* Loose Safari's capabilities:
- Printing the content of the current page
- Speech2Text
- Accessibility
- ...I wonder if there’s an architectural difference that allows the Electron app to be more lean?
(Note I didn’t download the new app, just installed the PWA, so I didn’t verify those numbers.)
640.6 MB https://claude.ai
51.5 MB Claude
28.8 MB Claude Web Content
20.9 MB Open and Save Panel Service (Claude)
17.5 MB Claude Graphics and Media
15.5 MB Claude Networking
5.6 MB com.apple.Safari.SandboxBroker (Claude)
5.1 MB QuickLookUIService (Open and Save Panel Service (Claude))
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If I open Claude in Safari, Safari itself is 204MB, and the Claude tab is 640MB.