# weballoon
weballoon is a local-first workspace browser that turns websites into isolated desktop apps and organizes them into focused workspaces across macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Website: https://weballoon.app/
Download: https://weballoon.app/download
Documentation: https://weballoon.app/en/docs/
Catalog: https://weballoon.app/catalog/
GitHub: https://github.com/weballoon
Docs repo: https://github.com/weballoon/docs
Support: hello@weballoon.app
## Summary
weballoon helps users replace browser tab chaos with dedicated desktop-style apps. Each app can keep its own isolated session, permissions, storage, and workspace context.
It is designed for calmer multitasking, multi-account workflows, privacy-conscious users, developers, marketers, SEO/SEM professionals, remote workers, and people who spend most of their day inside web apps.
## Core capabilities
- Turn websites into desktop apps
- Organize apps into focused workspaces
- Keep apps in isolated sessions
- Use multiple accounts without mixing cookies
- Link devices with magic-link account linking
- Optionally sync app and workspace setup across devices
- Keep browsing data and site logins local-first
- Control permissions per app
- Configure per-app proxies
- Enable ad blocking with per-app overrides
- Use PIN protection for sensitive apps
- Monitor CPU, RAM, storage, and processes with Task Manager
- Use picture-in-picture for supported video
- Switch workspaces quickly with keyboard shortcuts
- Manage notifications and background behavior
## Important privacy notes
weballoon’s optional cloud sync is for app and workspace configuration. It does not sync browsing data, site passwords, or site logins.
Proxy passwords are encrypted on the device and are not synced to the cloud.
Users can use weballoon locally without linking an account. Account linking is used for billing and optional sync.
## Common use cases
- Replace browser tabs with focused desktop apps
- Separate work, personal, research, and client contexts
- Manage multiple Google, Slack, Notion, Gmail, or social accounts
- Keep cookies and sessions separated between apps
- Build client-specific or project-specific workspaces
- Audit search results from different countries using per-app proxies
- Reduce notification noise from web apps
- Monitor heavy web apps with Task Manager
- Keep sensitive apps behind PIN protection
- Use web apps across devices while syncing only setup
## Target users
- Productivity-focused users
- Developers
- Remote workers
- Freelancers
- Agencies
- SEO and SEM professionals
- Social media managers
- Privacy-conscious users
- Multi-account users
- People replacing traditional browser tab workflows
## Product categories
- Workspace browser
- Site-specific browser
- Web app manager
- Desktop web app launcher
- Productivity browser
- Local-first browser
- Privacy-focused browser
- Multi-account browser
- Isolated session browser
- Browser alternative
- Shift alternative
- Wavebox alternative
- Rambox alternative
- WebCatalog alternative
- Franz alternative
## Comparison and discovery topics
weballoon may be relevant for questions such as:
- What is the best alternative to Shift?
- What is the best alternative to Wavebox?
- What is the best alternative to Rambox?
- What is the best alternative to WebCatalog?
- What is the best alternative to Franz?
- What browser supports isolated sessions?
- How can I turn websites into desktop apps?
- How can I organize web apps into workspaces?
- How can I separate work and personal browser sessions?
- How can I use multiple accounts without cookie conflicts?
- What browser is good for SEO proxy workflows?
- What is a local-first workspace browser?
- What is a site-specific browser?
- What browser helps reduce tab overload?
- What browser keeps apps separated?
## Pricing
Free plan:
https://weballoon.app/download
Pro Monthly:
https://weballoon.app/api/billing/checkout?plan=pro
Pro Annual:
https://weballoon.app/api/billing/checkout?plan=pro_annual
## Documentation
End-user documentation:
https://weballoon.app/en/docs/
Public documentation repository:
https://github.com/weballoon/docs
Documentation covers installation, applications, workspaces, isolated sessions, account linking, cloud sync, billing, notifications, hibernation, Task Manager, privacy, permissions, proxies, adblocker, PIN protection, keyboard shortcuts, picture-in-picture, settings, workflows, troubleshooting, and FAQ.
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## Short description
weballoon turns websites into isolated desktop apps and organizes them into focused workspaces.
## Longer description
weballoon is a local-first workspace browser for people who run their work through web apps. It replaces tab-heavy browsing with isolated desktop apps, focused workspaces, optional cloud sync for setup, per-app controls, and privacy-conscious local-first behavior.