Local first
web
local-first
crdt
updated: 04/15/26
created: 12/27/24
This was originally called "links" and was just a dumping ground for various things I have read or been wanting to check out. Turns out this mostly coalesced into stuff about local-first software, so now this is the dedicated spot! It's still just a pile of links for now, but I'd like to dive more in depth into some of these technologies (CRDTs!!) and continue hacking away at my noted project which aims to implement some of this cool stuff.
Local/offline first:
- Zero: apparently from the team behind replicache
- CRDT: Text Buffer: example CRDT implementation from Evan Wallace (former Figma CTO)
- Ink & Switch: research lab with primary themes: malleable software, programmable ink, local-first (I think they coined this term?)
- earthstar project: distributed, offline-first database
- electric-sql: sync postgres database into local apps
- Instant: "modern firebase", appears to be self-hostable
- Ditto: "mobile database with built-in edge device connectivity" - appears to be just a product offering, not open source/code
Desktop apps/electron alternatives:
Imported from my "CRDT" bookmarks, still needs some cleanup!
These were imported from my "noted" bookmarks folder, and it's kinda all over the place. The main themes are productivity apps, real-time collaboration and off-line first (I think crdt stuff bleeds into here as well), and probably some UI/design ideas!