Deliver your apps instantly on the web
Spoon lets you create web-hosted versions of your existing Windows
apps that run instantly from your web site, with no install.
Spoon's unique, integrated app virtualization and delivery engine allows most
apps to launch after transferring less than 10% of the app content, and
completely eliminates installation and dependencies such as the AIR, JRE,
Silverlight, and .NET runtimes.
Most apps can be packaged and published to Spoon in a few hours. Spoon apps embed
into your existing web site with a single line of HTML. And Spoon requires no
code changes.
Key Benefits
Spoon allows existing Windows apps to be quickly converted into web-based apps
that run instantly from your web site. Spoon increases conversion rates and
creates new monetization opportunities for software developers and publishers.
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Boost Conversion Rates
Create one-click demos and evaluation versions of your apps that run instantly
from your web site, with no install or download barriers.
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Eliminate Long Downloads
Unique delivery technology allows most apps to launch with less than 10% transferred, reducing drop-off rates.
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Run Without AIR, Java, or .NET
Spoon automatically converts Adobe AIR, Java, and .NET-based apps into native
apps. No runtime installs are required.
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Reduce Support Costs
Eliminate errors due to failed setup and configuration. Sandboxed execution
environment prevents "DLL hell" and application conflicts.
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New Monetization Opportunities
Create SaaS versions of existing apps and generate new revenue through
advertising and upsells displayed alongside Spoon web-based apps.
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Offline Execution Support
Optional local registration capability allows offline execution and creates
Start Menu icons and other shell objects.
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No Code or Infrastructure Changes
Spoon works with existing, unmodified apps. No source code is required. Spoon
easily embeds into your existing web site.
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Run Anywhere
Make apps available wherever your users go — on the road, offline, and even on
locked-down desktops. Most apps run without administrative privileges.
Creating Spoon Apps
Spoon apps are built using Spoon App Studio. App Studio is free
for Spoon subscribers. Experienced users can convert most apps for Spoon in less than an hour.
App Studio monitors the installation of your app onto a clean desktop. It then
analyzes the installation and automatically constructs a virtual machine package
which is uploaded to Spoon.
Because Spoon optimized delivery is based on machine learning technology, Spoon needs to
see your app run a couple times in order to construct its model of your app.
Once a few sample runs have been gathered, Spoon builds its model and your app
is immediately available for use. While most apps work extremely well with
just one or two sample runs, highly complex apps may require additional runs for
optimal performance.
Once your Spoon app is online, simply add a provided line of HTML code into your
existing web site where you would like the app to appear.
App Studio also provides command-line scripting, manual app configuration, and
many other customizability options designed for advanced developers.
App Studio documentation: Online or PDF Version
Pricing
Silver Spoon is a fully hosted solution for application
publishers that includes everything you need to publish apps on your own web site —
including Spoon App Studio, storage, hosting, and CDN bandwidth — with simple,
affordable pricing.
Silver Spoon is available for apps up to 640MB. (App size is determined by Spoon
App Studio output package size).
There are no minimum term commitments. Pay only for what you use on a
month-to-month basis:
| Description |
Per Month |
Silver Spoon Subscription - Unlimited Users
(includes App Studio, Standard Support, and 1TB transfer) |
$200 |
| Each Application (up to 640MB app size) |
$50 |
| Content Delivery (first 1TB transfer) |
Free |
| Content Delivery (additional transfer, per GB) |
$0.15 |
Silver Spoon subscriptions can be purchased online. Payment can be made via Visa,
Mastercard, American Express, and Discover credit cards.
Other licensing options, including standalone, large app, volume, and perpetual
licensing are available upon request. Request a
custom quote
Technical Overview
Spoon uses machine learning technology to automatically decompose complex
applications into smaller functional and data units. Spoon does not require any streaming servers or specialized protocols, and works with no infrastructure changes.
Spoon automatically identifies a prefetch consisting of
the components of the app which must be loaded in order for the user to start
using the app. The prefetch is generally around 10% of the total app size,
though this can vary considerably depending on the behavior of the specific app.
Once the prefetch is transferred, the app launches immediately.
Apps can optionally be registered to the local device
upon transfer completion. Registration moves the app content to a permanent
location on the local device, making it available offline, and creates all Start
Menu icons, desktop shortcuts, and file associations related to the app.
Spoon is tightly coupled with the industry-leading Xenocode® application
virtualization engine. Virtualization packages applications into single,
pre-configured executable packages that run instantly on the end user device,
with no installation or dependencies. Virtual apps execute in isolated
sandboxes, protecting them from external DLL and dependency conflicts and
allowing apps to run on locked-down corporate desktops.
Learn more about Spoon app virtualization technology
Supported Platforms
The Spoon browser plugin works with most popular Internet browsers, including
Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari.
The Spoon app virtualization kernel supports the Windows XP, Windows 2000, 2003,
2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems. Spoon supports most
popular runtime engines, including the .NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5,
Silverlight, Java 5 and 6, and Adobe AIR.
Spoon does not require any device drivers or administrative privileges to install
or use. Because the Spoon app virtualization engine is a user-mode engine, Spoon
does not support application features which contain or directly depend on
interaction with specialized kernel-mode device drivers or other kernel-mode
extensions; operating system components and extensions; anti-virus applications;
and kernel event filtering, monitoring, and intrusion detection applications.
Spoon is fully compatible with most major anti-virus and security packages
currently available.
Terms and Conditions
Use of the Spoon service is subject to the Code Systems Terms of Use.