# Can we make apps with rapidweaver? **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\ **Created:** [July 20, 2015, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-we-make-apps-with-rapidweaver/525 "2015-07-20T10:41:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gabrielle](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/gabrielle/32/183_2.png) [@Gabrielle](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Gabrielle)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-we-make-apps-with-rapidweaver/525/1 "2015-07-20T10:41:21Z")
Silly question I’m sure, but there you go. ---
**Author:** ![joeworkman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/joeworkman/32/23780_2.png) [@joeworkman](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/joeworkman)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-we-make-apps-with-rapidweaver/525/2 "2015-07-20T14:20:10Z")
There is nothing stopping you from use server side technology such as php to develop a web app with RapidWeaver. However, you will need to know how to develop that app on your own. ---
**Author:** ![willwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bc8723/32.png) [@willwood](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/willwood)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-we-make-apps-with-rapidweaver/525/3 "2015-07-20T15:57:17Z")
Yes you can create simple web apps with RapidWeaver. You can use almost any responsive blank theme and add special meta tags to do things like hiding the address / status bars on smart phones and tablets. RapidWeaver already has a place in the **Site Setup** window to configure a home screen icon; enabling users to ‘pin’ your page to their desktop. The StackApps kit is a good solution for building simple apps with that need to have dependency on a database to store or retrieve information: [http://stackapps.info/](http://stackapps.info/) According to the website it has not been updated for a little while, but I presume it is still active and works in RW6 / Stacks 3. You can also custom code or hire a developer to build simple apps that you can incorporate into websites. Here is an example of a simple web app I built myself a few weeks back for generating icons: [https://stacks4stacks.com/icon-generator/](https://stacks4stacks.com/icon-generator/) Anything like this would be perfectly feasible in RapidWeaver. ---
**Author:** ![Gabrielle](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/gabrielle/32/183_2.png) [@Gabrielle](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Gabrielle)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-we-make-apps-with-rapidweaver/525/4 "2015-07-23T09:07:36Z")
Thanks guys, that’s really handy! ---
**Author:** ![Furry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e19adc/32.png) [@Furry](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Furry)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 3:54am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-we-make-apps-with-rapidweaver/525/5 "2015-07-25T03:54:10Z")
Hi I’ve used it for a few apps now - IOS only, I tend to ignore Android where ever possible. I’d recommend a responsive theme - Joe’s Foundation rocks for this stuff - in fact, Xcode and RW sit rather well together. Also be aware that a lot of stuff will have the theme looking for outside resources - Fontawesome, Jquery spring to mind, so if your planning to have the app work without a web connection, you will want to store them locally. IOS web apps wont run .php pages so stick to .htm / .html - unless of course, anyone knows differently - it can cause you to think of some workarounds with things like forms that want it. Good luck ---
**Author:** ![Gabrielle](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/gabrielle/32/183_2.png) [@Gabrielle](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Gabrielle)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-we-make-apps-with-rapidweaver/525/6 "2015-07-30T11:36:17Z")
Thank you for the input ;-). ---
**Author:** ![mastermix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@mastermix](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mastermix)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-we-make-apps-with-rapidweaver/525/7 "2015-11-21T21:22:31Z")
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**Author:** ![Daniel77584](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/daniel77584/32/2179_2.png) [@Daniel77584](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Daniel77584)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-we-make-apps-with-rapidweaver/525/8 "2016-01-14T20:52:38Z")
Can you help me hiding the address/status bars on smart phones and tablets? Rapid weaver 6 Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![willwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bc8723/32.png) [@willwood](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/willwood)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-we-make-apps-with-rapidweaver/525/9 "2016-01-14T21:14:31Z")
There is some information here about some meta tags you can add to a page to remove the address bar and status bar on iOS Safari: [https://developer.apple.com/library/safari/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariHTMLRef/Articles/MetaTags.html](https://developer.apple.com/library/safari/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariHTMLRef/Articles/MetaTags.html) So typically you would take something like this: `` And enter it into the Custom Header box, of the RapidWeaver Page Inspector. Or edit your theme index.html file to include it towards the top. ---
**Author:** ![swilliam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/swilliam/32/14799_2.png) [@swilliam](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/swilliam)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/can-we-make-apps-with-rapidweaver/525/10 "2016-01-14T23:13:04Z")
Here ya go. > **[Making Fullscreen Experiences  |  Web Fundamentals  |  Google Developers](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/native-hardware/fullscreen/)** > > Going fullscreen.