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 <p><span class="seoSummary">Quickstart information on coding open web apps.</span></p>
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 <dt>
  <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Apps/Quickstart/Build/Intro_to_open_web_apps">Introduction to open web apps</a></dt>
 <dd>
  What are open web apps? How they differ from regular web pages? Why is this significant? This article aims to answer these questions and more.</dd>
 <dt>
  <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Apps/Quickstart/Build/Your_first_app">Your first app</a></dt>
 <dd>
  This article takes you through the basic steps and additional knowledge on top of regular web development required to create installable open web apps.</dd>
 <dt>
  <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Apps/Quickstart/Build/Intro_to_Firefox_OS">Introduction to Firefox OS</a></dt>
 <dd>
  An introduction to Firefox OS, Mozilla's new open web app-based mobile platform.</dd>
 <dt>
  <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Apps/Quickstart/Build/Intro_to_manifests">Introduction to manifests</a></dt>
 <dd>
  An FAQ designed to answer any questions you may have about manifests, hosting apps, origins, and other such topics.</dd>
 <dt>
  <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Apps/Quickstart/Build/For_Web_developers">App development for web developers</a></dt>
 <dd>
  If you're a web developer, how do open web apps differ from what you're used to? This article explains all.</dd>
 <dt>
  <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Apps/Quickstart/Build/For_mobile_developers">App development for mobile developers</a></dt>
 <dd>
  If you're a native mobile application developer, what advantages can open web apps bring to you, and how do they differ from what you are used to? Here are some ideas.</dd>
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  <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Apps/Quickstart/Build/Developing_app_functionality">Developing app functionality</a></dt>
 <dd>
  This page talks about the kinds of different functionality that you might want to build into your apps, with links to further information.</dd>
 <dt>
  <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Apps/Quickstart/Build/Payments">Payments</a></dt>
 <dd>
  How do you build functionality to make people pay for installing your open web apps? Here is the lowdown.</dd>
 <dt>
  <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Apps/Quickstart/Build/App_tools">App tools</a></dt>
 <dd>
  Last for this section, we provide some links to more information on the tools available to help you develop great open web apps.</dd>
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