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How to Add a PWA to Your Next.js App (2026): Manifest, Service Worker, and Offline Setup

Flat vector illustration of a Next.js PWA launching from a smartphone

Why turn your Next.js app into a PWA in 2026? If you have a Next.js app that people open in a browser, a Next.js PWA is probably the cheapest distribution upgrade you can make: one deploy gives you a home-screen icon, a standalone window with no browser chrome, offline-capable pages, and (where supported) push notifications. … Read more