Metro-style apps

Metro-style apps, officially known as Windows Store apps, is a class of mobile apps distributed via Windows Store for Microsoft Windows. These apps are unlike traditional Windows desktop software in terms of design, development, distribution and contents.

Nomenclature

Starting with Windows 10, Windows itself consistently uses the phrase "desktop app" to refer to all traditional computer programs. The phrase "Windows Store app" is used to refer to the Metro-style apps, even those that do not come from Windows Store.

Look and feel

Found in Windows, Mac OS and Linux, traditional desktop software could run inside windows with distinct borders. Their border could bear a title bar which displayed application title, a system menu, and optionally a set of maximize, minimize, close and help buttons. Their window could be resized horizontally and vertically. They are controlled by visible elements of user interface, including menus, toolbars, ribbons, scroll bars and window borders, which have become so elaborate in Windows Vista and Windows 7 that they require specialized apps (such as Window Clippings) for taking screenshots.

App

App, apps or APP may refer to:

Computing

Education

Entertainment

Apps (surname)

Apps is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

See also