Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) provide an app-like user experience through features like push notifications, offline use, and platform integration. They are built using service workers, web app manifests, and responsive design. Service workers allow PWAs to work offline by handling fetch events, caching app resources like HTML and CSS. Web app manifests define how the app should behave when installed on the home screen. Notifications and other features make PWAs feel like native mobile applications to users.