How do I switch from Wavebox to Singlebox?

Download Singlebox, sign in, and add your apps from the catalog or by pasting any website's address. Then sign in to each account. Every account gets its own profile, so you can recreate your Wavebox setup in a few minutes and keep using Wavebox until you're ready.

Can I use several accounts of the same app?

Yes. Every app or account is its own profile with an isolated session, so you can stay signed in to several accounts of the same service at once. The free plan includes 2 profiles, and paid plans include unlimited profiles.

Is Singlebox a browser like Wavebox?

No. Singlebox is a dedicated app for your messaging, email, and work apps. You keep your current browser for browsing, and links to other sites open there.

Yes. Singlebox has a free plan with 2 profiles and cloud sync. Paid plans add unlimited profiles, app lock, built-in ad and tracker blocking, theme colors, and priority support.

Singlebox vs. Wavebox

Straightforward access to your everyday apps, without a power-user browser.

Wavebox is a Chromium-based browser built for people who work across many accounts and clients, with spaces, groups, tabs, split screen, and link rules. Singlebox is simpler: a dedicated window for your messaging, email, and work apps, with every account signed in.

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Last reviewed October 8, 2026 · Compared with Wavebox 155

At a glance

Singlebox

A dedicated window for messaging, email, and work apps, with every account signed in and unread badges at a glance. Best for people who want quick access to the apps they use every day, without learning a new browser.

Wavebox

A full Chromium browser organized into spaces, groups, and tabs, with split screen, a link-routing engine, notes, dashboards, and an AI assistant. Best for power users who want to run all their browsing and work through one configurable browser.

Everyday app access versus a power-user browser

Wavebox gives you a lot to work with: spaces with separate cookies, groups with their own tab strips, split screen, Smart Notes, dashboards, and a Link Opening Engine that routes links by rules. It rewards the time you spend setting it up.

Singlebox is built for the moment you sit down to work: you open it, and your apps are there, signed in, with unread badges showing what needs attention. Each app still has tabs and tab groups when you need them, link rules can send a link straight to the right profile, and everything else opens in your default browser.

Multiple accounts

Wavebox separates accounts with spaces, each storing its own cookies, and recommends a dedicated space for each account. In Singlebox, every app or account is its own profile with an isolated session, so adding a second account is as easy as adding any other app.

Notifications

In Singlebox, unread badges appear on each app and on the Dock or taskbar, and you can mute any app that gets noisy.

Wavebox shows unread badges and offers a Focus Mode that mutes notifications. To save resources, it puts apps to sleep after 15 minutes by default; its integrated apps keep updating while asleep, and others wake up periodically.

Feature comparison

Feature	Singlebox	Wavebox
What it is	A dedicated desktop app for your messaging, email, and work apps	A Chromium-based browser for multi-account work
Platforms	macOS, Windows	macOS, Windows, Linux
Browsing and links	Links open in your default browser, or follow rules that send them to a specific profile	A full browser, with a Link Opening Engine for rule-based routing
Multiple accounts	Every app or account is its own profile with an isolated session	Spaces with separate cookies, plus separate profiles
Organizing apps	One profile bar with folders, tabs and tab groups inside each app, and a command palette	Spaces, groups with tab strips, split screen, and dashboards
Adding apps	Pick from 65,000+ apps in the catalog or add any website	A large app directory, plus any URL as a custom app
Notifications and badges	Unread badges on each app and on the Dock or taskbar; mute any app	Unread badges and Focus Mode; apps sleep after 15 minutes by default
Browser extensions	1Password, Bitwarden, LastPass, and Dark Reader	Chrome Web Store extensions (1 on the free plan)
App lock	Password, or Touch ID on Mac, with auto-lock (paid plans)	Privacy Lock with a PIN, password, or biometrics (Pro)
Ad and tracker blocking	Built in, using uBlock Origin and EasyList filter lists (paid plans)	Not built in; Wavebox recommends the uBlock Origin Lite extension
Sync across computers	Profiles, bookmarks, and settings sync on every plan	Cloud Sync on Pro and Teams
Sign-in	Free account required	Account required

Why Singlebox

Why choose Singlebox

Nothing new to learn

Singlebox isn't a new browser. Add your apps, sign in, and your work is in one place, with nothing to set up first. When you want more, tabs and tab groups, link rules, and custom CSS and JavaScript are there.

Every account, one click away

Each app or account is its own profile with an isolated session, so a second inbox or client workspace sits right next to the first.

Your browser stays your browser

Links to other sites open in your default browser, keeping Singlebox focused on the apps you work in.

Where Wavebox may be a better fit

You want a full browser with split screen and Chrome Web Store extensions.
You want notes, dashboards, and an AI assistant built into your browser.
You use Linux. Singlebox is available for macOS and Windows.
You want team features such as shared and centrally managed profiles.

Which should you choose?

Choose Wavebox if you want a power-user browser for everything, with spaces, split screen, link routing, and extensions, and you enjoy configuring it.

Choose Singlebox if you want straightforward access to the messaging, email, and work apps you use every day, with every account signed in and nothing new to learn.

Frequently asked questions

How do I switch from Wavebox to Singlebox?: Download Singlebox, sign in, and add your apps from the catalog or by pasting any website's address. Then sign in to each account. Every account gets its own profile, so you can recreate your Wavebox setup in a few minutes and keep using Wavebox until you're ready.
Can I use several accounts of the same app?: Yes. Every app or account is its own profile with an isolated session, so you can stay signed in to several accounts of the same service at once. The free plan includes 2 profiles, and paid plans include unlimited profiles.
Is Singlebox a browser like Wavebox?: No. Singlebox is a dedicated app for your messaging, email, and work apps. You keep your current browser for browsing, and links to other sites open there.
Is Singlebox free?: Yes. Singlebox has a free plan with 2 profiles and cloud sync. Paid plans add unlimited profiles, app lock, built-in ad and tracker blocking, theme colors, and priority support.