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Isolated Web Apps (IWA) build on the work done on PWAs and [Web Packaging](https://github.com/WICG/webpackage). They are a specification that allows web content to be distributed offline outside of a browser, much like a traditional app. It can be signed just like a regular app too, allowing you to verify that it came from the proper place and hasn't been modified. You could install an IWA from your favorite app store just like any other app and have the same security assurances. This would be incredibly useful in allowing for cross-platform E2EE web apps that don't need to trust a server every time you use them.

[Google](https://chromeos.dev/en/web/isolated-web-apps) distinguishes between the drive by web, PWAs, and IWAs. The drive by web requires more conservative access to the system as the most accessible and therefore least trusted option. PWAs are a bit more trusted and so can integrate a bit more deeply into the system. IWAs are the most trusted and as such can have deeper access into the system and more powerful capabilities.
Google [distinguishes](https://chromeos.dev/en/web/isolated-web-apps) between the drive by web, PWAs, and IWAs. The drive by web requires more conservative access to the system as the most accessible and is therefore least trusted. PWAs are a bit more trusted and can integrate a bit more deeply into the system as a result. IWAs are the most trusted and, as such, can have deeper access into the system and more powerful capabilities.

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![Diagram showing the drive by web, a PWA, then a dotted line separating them from IWAs](../assets/images/iwa-the-future-of-web-apps/iwa-diagram.png)
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