2025.07.03

📰 News & Discussions

Practical Local-First Software with Automerge - Peter van Hardenberg (talk video)

"In this talk, we'll learn about local-first software: what it is, how it works, and when does and doesn't makes sense, and we'll also build a simple application with Automerge to make it all real."

Introducing the first alpha of Turso: The next evolution of SQLite

"Almost six months ago, we announced a bold project: we were going to invest in a full rewrite of SQLite from scratch. Codenamed 'Project Limbo', it quickly amassed palpable interest, and a community of contributors. Today, we reached the point where we are confident enough in its quality that we are ready for the first alpha release."

Triplit drops cloud offering and bets on community-driven development (Discord announcement)

"We’re moving away from the commercial side of Triplit and leaning into and expanding open-source and community driven development." Triplit Discord server invite link

🛠️ Tools & Resources

Build a Local-First Sketch App with Expo, Instant & Reanimated (video)

"In this video, Beto shows how to build a local-first sketch app using Expo, Instant, and Reanimated. You’ll learn how to add and move shapes with gestures, store data offline, and get real-time sync — all without managing a backend."

Synquill

"A powerful Flutter package for offline-first data management with automatic REST API synchronization."

p2p Shipyard

"peer-to-peer made easy: Full-stack developer suite for p2p apps"

✨ Apps

Epanet-JS – A local-first, FSL-licensed app for water network sims

"We're creating a new way to build and run hydraulic models—right from your browser in a modern, web-based, open source platform. Quickly open, edit, and analyze your networks on your computer without installing any software. All simulations run directly on your machine, keeping your data private—no cloud required."

Taurin

"Taurin is a local-first email client (currently Gmail only) focused on speed and clarity." - ashbrother on HN

NumPad

"I've rewritten [NumPad] as a PWA that supports multiple documents, persists them to IndexedDB, and has a syncing service for paying customers. Syncing is handled by Automerge[1] under the hood" - tonyonodi on HN

OOMOL Studio

"We’ve been working on OOMOL for the past few years – a workflow automation platform built for developers. " "Local-first (no cloud lock-in)" - monica-guli on HN

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