Coherence X overview

Coherence X is a powerful tool that allows you to turn any websites into a chromium-based, native application on your Mac.

Features:

Turn any website into a Mac app in seconds. It all starts with picking a name for your app. Next, enter any URL. Coherence X can even grab you an icon. It's that simple.
Import extensions and customize your app. Coherence X apps are compatible with most Chrome extensions. Import profiles, set default tabs and system settings, and more.
Intelligent Whitelisting. Intelligent Whitelisting allows you to send non-primary and selected URLs to your default browser. It can evenly intelligently ignore sub-domain redirects.
Edit created apps. For the first time, Coherence X lets you edit and manage previously created apps. Change the name icon, tabs, mode, and much more.
Brave Integration. Coherence X is the only SSB tool that allows you to use the Brave browser as a backend. Get all the features of Chrome in a privacy-centric environment.

What's new in version 4.8

You can no longer import profiles or extensions at time of app creation. Instead, these are now managed directly inside each app after installation.
The Coherence Extension is no longer installed during creation; a new “Welcome to Coherence” page appears on first launch with instructions for adding the extension, profiles, and other extensions.
Restored link whitelisting functionality in the Coherence Extension following recent Google changes.
Coherence apps can now be launched directly from the creation tool immediately after setup.
Significant performance improvements to the Coherence Helper extension.
Improved support for modern versions of macOS, including removal of an issue where an “allow access” dialog appeared on every launch and close.
Various bug fixes and stability improvements.

When closing a standard Coherence app's main window, clicking on the dock icon will now make it reopen the primary window, as opposed to a generic one.
Various small fixes and improvements.

Fixed an issue where incorrect click zones would happen in the creation tool
Coherence will no longer fetch a new icon once the user has added a custom icon during creation
Fixed an issue where the color picker would appear when you reactivate the Coherence window
Improvements to the Coherence Extension backend
Fixed an issue where a phantom window would appear alongside the Coherence creation tool
Moved the paste icon during app creation to the URL text input
Improvements to Coherence Setapp Checkin experience in the Setapp build
Fixed an issue where Coherence apps would not remove from library after deletion
Fixed an issue where browser engines could break after deletion
Improvements to Coherence extension wording and UX
Improvements to Bulk App Creation
Improved Coherence app window behavior
Improved Coherence extension compatibility with Microsoft Brave
Fixed an issue where CoherenceMessagingHost would not quit after an app quits

Coherence 4.6 introduces a completely rewritten Coherence Extension, dramatically enhancing performance, reliability, and laying the groundwork for future features.
Significant performance improvements are a key highlight of this update, thanks to the new Coherence Extension, offering a smoother and more efficient user experience.
Increased reliability with the rewritten extension, addressing various issues for enhanced stability and reduced crashes.
The update sets a foundation for exciting new features, preparing Coherence for further advancements and capabilities.
Comprehensive bug fixes are included, focusing on improving the overall user experience and eliminating reported issues.

We're excited to announce significant enhancements to Link Forwarding in this update. You'll notice more seamless integration, resolving previous issues like duplicated link openings and better adherence to your system's default browser preferences.
Enhanced compatibility with Alfred and Spotlight ensures a smoother, more intuitive search experience.
The Coherence extension now boasts an expanded character limit for URL redirections, eliminating the previous 115-character constraint and offering you greater flexibility.
Custom icon support has received an upgrade, allowing for more personalized and visually appealing application icons.
We've happily restored support for Choosy, enhancing your choice of browser selection for different links.
Improved handling of special characters in app names, ensuring a broader range of customization options for your apps.
And as always, this update includes various other fixes and improvements to enhance your Coherence experience.

Fixed an issue where apps would not relaunch after closing due to the app process not quitting in the background.

Introduced a new, modern engine for Coherence apps enhancing overall reliability for future releases.
Fixed an issue where app names were not displayed correctly in macOS Sonoma.
Addressed various interface bugs to improve user experience.
Added the ability to drag and rearrange tabs within the app editor for more intuitive organization.
Creating a new app over a previously existing one no longer retains the old plist, ensuring accurate app configurations.
Enhanced support for special characters in app names, expanding naming options for users.
Added a feature to install an app from the recommended apps library multiple times, providing more flexibility in app management.
All tabs will now be included when using the app export feature, ensuring a complete transfer of app configurations.
Added the ability to edit entries in the whitelisting, offering more control over app permissions.
Various other optimizations and bug fixes to improve the overall functionality and performance of Coherence X.

Cleaned up build files and reduced app binary size
You can now use any URL when creating a Coherence app
Improved editing tabs in existing apps
Fixed an issue where the Coherence tool would not correctly show which settings were currently enabled when viewing a menu.
Coherence now automatically blocks all new windows in apps with the extension installed. You can disable this on a per-session or per-app basis in the Coherence extension.
Fixed an issue where settings would not remain checked within the Coherence tool
Updated user agent in the Coherence extension
Fixed an issue where editing the icon of a created app would shrink it
Various other fixes

The creation path when creating an app will now default to the selected location in preferences, and changing it on the create step will only change it for that session.
Coherence will now skip the import extension/profile step if none are found.
Significantly improved icon creation code that should avoid errors.
Significantly improved URL input code that should avoid errors.
Various other bug fixes.

Fixed a bug where updating Coherence apps would break their signature.
Fixed a bug where tabs would be lost when updating a Coherence app

Coherence X 4.2 focuses primarily on performance enhancements including but not limited to the additions mentioned below.
Coherence apps should now remember both their position and size between closes.
The Coherence creation tool window can now be relaunched after closing without needing to restart the app.
Added import extension/profile support for all supported browsers, and removed errors that would occur when Chrome is not installed.
Fixed trial apps.

Improved behavior when opening new tabs in an app.
Restored ability for apps to remember window position.

This update includes a complete rewrite of the Coherence extension in Swift, which should improve Coherence performance and reliability, as well as allow us to add new functionality with greater flexibility in the future.
This update adds back support for functions that broke in macOS 12.3 and later, including whitelisting and other extension behavior.

Fixed a bug where Google would return a not supported error

Fixed an issue where Brave tabbed apps couldn't be updated.
Fixed trial apps breaking.

Fixed a bug where apps would not create with certain icon types.
App library suggested apps are no longer tied to apps created outside of the suggested apps interface.
Tabbed apps will no longer show Tabs= and get stuck. A known bug is occurring where Brave apps will not update when edited, we are planning a fix.

This update fixes a bug where re-activating a non-in-focus Coherence app window would cause a generic Chrome window to appear. Apps must use the pre-included Coherence extension for this fix to work.
Various other fixes
To update your existing Coherence apps, go to Coherence -> Coherence in the menu bar -> App Updater and select any apps. It is *strongly* recommended you backup your apps by zipping and test on one app before updating all apps.

Fixed a bug where tabbed apps were uneditable
There should be notable improvements to pinned apps, launchpad apps, and launching apps via macro, but we are still working to improve this
Single-tabbed status bar apps are now working
Various bug fixes

All new design
Added support for Opera. Opera apps are currently only available in tabbed form.
Added support for Microsoft Edge
Added Quick Resume - app windows will now be restored after close without a need to restart your Coherence app.
Added Incognito apps. Incognito apps are only available in tabbed form.
Added Icon Customization tools - easily create custom Big Sur and Catalina style icons
Updated App Library, now with support for Recommended Apps - Quickly install some of the most popular Coherence apps in one click.

Added ability to change browser engine after creation
Added Quick Resume - app windows will now be restored after close without a need to restart your Coherence app.
Improved app backend
Many bug fixes

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2.3

(4 Reviews of Coherence X)

Comments
User Ratings

MaWri

Sep 19, 2021

3.2.1

0.0

Version: 3.2.1

Still a buggy mess. I am wondering why a Mac app would not support Safari. The app cannot do something as simple as create an icon without a bug. Their site says: "We are hopeful we will have a proper fix soon."

BZG-Inc-

Oct 26, 2020

3.1.4

5.0

Version: 3.1.4

Hi there, Version 3.1 - 3.1.2 involved a major change in backend changes that caused some momentary stability issues. We continue to improve the experience and I do not believe either of the comments in regards to 3.1.2 ever contacted us so we could try to resolve the issue. I do not understand the 'features they sell you don't work' comment but it we always appreciate being directly informed when there is an issue so we can address it.

larrkings

Oct 3, 2020

3.1.2

1.0

Version: 3.1.2

Super buggy and unstable. The features they sell you don't work properly and thus it is fake advertising of a half-baked product.

csaborio

Sep 4, 2020

The idea is nice behind this application (and its not-so-bright brother, Unity). However, I have found myself creating tabbed applications time and time again because the settings are not saved. I just deleted an app I have created about 20 times already, added the tabs, logged and quit to see if it would restore credentials. The app launches and it shows ONE empty tab. This is frustrating beyond belief. There is an app in Safari that allows you to create tabs "Tab Space". I think that works better than this apps. I get Coherence and Unity with Setapp, am uninstalling them and never using them again.