Detect PWA
Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are web apps built and enhanced with modern APIs to deliver enhanced capabilities, reliability, and installability while reaching anyone, anywhere, on any device, all with a single codebase.
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Websites using PWA
4,682 hostnames in the PluginView corpus for this technology.
| Hostname | Last seen |
|---|---|
| youtube.com | 8/6/2026 |
| instagram.com | 8/6/2026 |
| twitter.com | 8/6/2026 |
| linkedin.com | 8/6/2026 |
| reddit.com | 8/6/2026 |
Whole list · $234.10 (4,682 × $0.05)
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known PWA signature at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of PWA, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that PWA is still in place today.
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How to check a site for PWA
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest PWA signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses and scores them against proprietary PWA fingerprints. Rule bodies and identifiers are not published.
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for PWA on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting PWA
- Can PluginView detect PWA without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for PWA. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is PWA?
- PWA is classified under Miscellaneous in the PluginView directory.
- Does PluginView publish PWA fingerprint rules?
- No. Detection uses proprietary fingerprint rules that are not published. Scan results explain matches in plain language without disclosing rule bodies or identifiers.
