2026.04.02

📰 News & Discussions

Building More Resilient Local-First Software with atproto

"atproto has the potential to become a rock-solid replacement for the most fragile part of any local-first app: the sync server."

LoFi/35 (Local-First) Community Meetup

LoFi/35 took place on March 31, 2026 with talks by Sai Vishwak Korimerla ("Building Edge-First Agents with Rust"), Riken Shah ("The Memory Problem Nobody Talks About in Local-First") and Arushi Bandi ("The Power of ATProtocol Local-First").

localfirst.fm Special: Local-First Conf 2026

"CfP for Local-First Conf 2026 is open. Adam and Johannes discuss this year’s conference themes."

Absurdly Fast Apps with Zero (video)

"Check out how we built Synhax for the MadCSS tournament using Zero Sync and how it works."

🛠️ Tools & Resources

RxDB 17.0.0: Local-First to the Moon

"RxDB version 17 focuses on features for Vibe-Coders, better reactivity, improved debugging and DX-for-LLMs, performance and important breaking storage fixes, while also graduating several long-standing plugins out of beta."

Build a Fully Offline AI App with Foundry Local and CAG

"A hands-on guide to building an on-device AI support agent using Context-Augmented Generation, JavaScript, and Foundry Local."

PGlite React Live Queries in Multi Tab Worker TypeScript Vite PostgreSQL (video)

"This template provides a minimal setup to get React and PGlite with multi-tab worker working in Vite with HMR and some ESLint rules."

Turbolite

"turbolite is a SQLite VFS in Rust that serves point lookups and joins directly from S3 with sub-250ms cold latency."

Strata Sync

"A local-first sync engine for TypeScript, React, and Next.js. Every read is instant. Every write works offline. Every client converges."

The Ultimate Guide to Browser-Based AI: Privacy-First, Offline-Ready and Future-Proof by M. Salnikov

"In this session, we’ll explore the full landscape of browser-based AI and machine learning—no servers required. From text generation and image recognition to real-time transcription and offline copilots, the web platform now provides a rich toolbox of APIs and tools to enable truly private, performant, and intelligent experiences."

✨ Apps

trimmr

"Open-source browser editor for GIFs and short videos that keeps processing local to your device (no upload required), with trim, speed, text overlays, and export workflows."

LiberaGPT

"Large language models optimized to run entirely offline on your iPhone. No subscriptions. No data collection."

Bitterbot

"A local-first AI agent with persistent memory, emotional intelligence, and a peer-to-peer skills economy."

Cashmonki

"Privacy Focused Local Storage: Everything is stored locally on your phone. Your transactions stay put, even when your internet connection disappears."

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