The history of Webber

History of Webber - The generations of the web toolbox

Station 1: The Open-Beta of Webber OS

Everything starts with the first version of Webber OS, the Open Beta. A useless toolbox with three working programs - YouTube, Google, Webber Write V.1 and a clock. The Open Beta was supposed to be a "store window" where all visitors could see the progress of the Web OS.

Open-Beta Webber OS

Station 2: Webber OS gets bigger

More and more programs were planned and developed during the open beta phase. One of the first officially published apps was Spotify, which was supposed to be one of the main apps on Webber but was removed from the desktop later on.

Station 3: The Test Lab is closed!

The Test Lab, the only access to the open beta of Webber OS, was shut down on November 30th.

"Today at 8pm we officially discontinued the Webber Testlab. As of today, the system's public beta and Webber Write are no longer accessible as our team is now making the final changes prior to the release of Webber One. For the release of Webber One we have now also updated and redesigned our homepage. Also, a countdown is now displayed showing when Webber One will go online.
We thank you for supporting the project and look forward to using Webber One soon!"

The makers of Webber started to work on Webber One, the first 'real' Version of the Web Toolbox. 

Station 4: Webber One is out

Four months after the closure of the Test Lab, Webber One is finally out. Webber Shortcuts, Google Search, ChatGPT, and the FAQ App were introduced, and a new design opens up for the public: Rounded corners, animated logos, and a gradient background.

Station 5: Improving, improving, improving

One success won't stop the other. After V.1 of Webber was released, the next version, V.1.1, is already on its way, gets introduced on May 1st, and has an awesome new feature: The Widget bar offers users better flexibility with a weather widget, shortcuts (Now again with the Spotify app that was deleted after Webber Open Beta), a notes widget and a to-do list. Also, a new app is introduced:'Done', a to-do app that promises a more organized work life.

Station 6: Now.

Version 1.2. No app, no widget, but a feature that promises to make concentrating on tasks easier: 'Dark Mode'. With one click, the user gets rid of spiking colors and can focus on what's important. The dark mode is a small game changer for Webber and shows what a good design can do.