Web apps should be able to do anything iOS, Android, or desktop apps can. The members of the cross-company capabilities project want to make it possible for you to build and deliver apps on the open web that have never been possible before.

![A fugu fish, the logo of Project Fugu.](https://developer.chrome.com/static/docs/capabilities/status/image/a-fugu-fish-logo-proje-72c18399ef278.svg)

The [capabilities project](https://developer.chrome.com/blog/capabilities) is a cross-company effort with the objective of
making it possible for web apps to do anything iOS, Android, or desktop apps can, by exposing the
capabilities of these platforms to the web platform, while maintaining user
security, privacy, trust, and other core tenets of the web.

This work, among many other examples, allowed
[Adobe to bring Photoshop to the web](https://web.dev/articles/ps-on-the-web),
[Excalidraw to deprecate their Electron app](https://web.dev/articles/deprecating-excalidraw-electron), and
[Betty Crocker to increase purchase intent indicators by 300%](https://web.dev/articles/betty-crocker).

> [!TIP]
> **Tip:** You can try out community-built apps with Fugu APIs listed in the [Project Fugu API Showcase](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/capabilities/fugu-showcase).

You can see the list of new and potential capabilities and the stage each proposal
is in on the [Fugu API Tracker](https://goo.gle/fugu-api-tracker).
It's worth noting that many ideas never make it past the explainer or origin trial stage.
The goal of the process is to ship the right features. That means we need to learn and
iterate quickly. Not shipping a feature because it doesn't solve the developer need is OK.

## Available in stable

The following APIs have graduated from origin trial and are available in the
latest version of Chromium, and in many cases other Chromium based browsers.

[All already shipped APIs](https://fugu-tracker.web.app/#shipped)

## In an origin trial

These APIs are available as an [origin trial](https://developers.chrome.com/origintrials/#/trials/active) in Chrome. Origin
trials provide an opportunity for Chrome to validate experimental features and
APIs, and make it possible for you to provide feedback on their usability
and effectiveness in broader deployment.

Opting into an origin trial allows you to build demos and prototypes that your
beta testing users can try for the duration of the trial without requiring them
to flip any flags in their browser. Although typically more stable than features
available behind a flag (see below) it's still possible for an API surface to
change based on your feedback. There's more info on origin trials in the [Origin
Trials Guide for Web Developers](https://github.com/GoogleChrome/OriginTrials/blob/gh-pages/developer-guide.md).

[All APIs currently in origin trial](https://fugu-tracker.web.app/#origin-trial)

## Available behind a flag

These APIs are only available behind a flag. They're experimental and still
under development. They are not ready for use in production. There's a good
chance there are bugs, that these APIs will break, or the API surface will
change.

[All APIs currently behind a flag](https://fugu-tracker.web.app/#developer-trial)

## Work has begun

Work on these APIs has just started. There is not much to see yet,
but interested developers may want to star the relevant Chromium bugs
to stay updated on progress that is being made.

[All APIs on which work has started](https://fugu-tracker.web.app/#started)

## Under consideration

This is the backlog of APIs and ideas we have not gotten to yet.
It is worthwhile to star the relevant Chromium bugs to cast your vote
for a feature, and to be informed once work starts.

[All APIs under consideration](https://fugu-tracker.web.app/#under-consideration)

## Suggest a new capability

Do you have a suggestion for a capability you think Chromium should consider?
Tell us about it by filing a [new feature request](https://goo.gl/qWhHXU).
Be sure to include as much detail as you can, such as
the problem you're trying to solve, suggested use cases, and anything else
that might be helpful.

Want to try some of these new capabilities? Check out the
[Web Capabilities Codelab](https://developers.google.com/codelabs/project-fugu#0).