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538 bytes added, 13:50, 26 April 2011
Add warning that Prism is no longer developed by Mozilla Labs, and link to the two alternatives
{{warning|<p>Prism is no longer developed by Mozilla Labs. There are now two alternatives:</p>
<p>The Prism code was picked up by Matthew Gertner who started a company to continue its open source development under the name [http://www.salsitasoft.com/webrunner/ WebRunner]. See his blog post at http://www.salsitasoft.com/blog/2011...now-webrunner/</p>
<p>Mozilla Labs itself started a new project called [http://mozillalabs.com/chromeless/ Chromeless]. See their blog post at http://mozillalabs.com/blog/2011/02/...ow-chromeless/</p>}}
 
Prism is a simple XULRunner based browser that hosts web applications without the normal web browser user interface. Prism is based on a concept called Site Specific Browsers (SSB). An SSB is an application with an embedded browser designed to work exclusively with a single web application. It doesn’t have the menus, toolbars and accoutrements of a normal web browser. Some people have called it a "[http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/05/13/a-dedicated-distraction-free-browser-for-gmail/ distraction free browser]" because none of the typical browser chrome is used. An SSB also has a tighter integration with the OS and desktop than a typical web application running through a web browser.
<div class="note">WebRunner has become [http://labs.mozilla.com/2007/10/prism/ Prism], a Mozilla Labs project. Find more discussion in the Prism [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla-labs-prism/topics user feedback forum] or the [https://labs.mozilla.com/forum/index.php/board,16.0.html archived forum].</div>
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