2026.05.28

📰 News & Discussions

LoFi/36 (Local-First) Community Meetup

LoFi/36 took place on May 26, 2026 with talks by Dondga Li ("Building a Cross-Platform Local-First GTD App as a Solo Dev"), Samson Ssali ("SEYFR - Send Your Files Right") and Bryan Reilly ("Local-First Modular Tools with CoCube").

How's Linear so fast? A technical breakdown

"Linear inverts the traditional relationship. The actual database the UI reads from is in the browser, in IndexedDB. Mutations apply locally first, then asynchronously push to the server, which broadcasts deltas back to other clients via WebSocket."

Can you highlight while offline? Local-first reality across 14 Read-Later apps

"We checked 14 Read-Later apps for real Local-first and Offline-mode support, and open-sourced how Slax Reader built No Spinner with PowerSync."

🛠️ Tools & Resources

ArcBrain — Persistent AI Memory for Developers

"Your memory stays on your machine. By default, ArcBrain uses a local Ollama instance for AI summarization — no data ever leaves your computer. Cloud providers (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini) are also supported for better quality at ~$1–$8/month. You own everything."

What modern apps look like in 2026

"We built an AI slideshow editor to show what's possible when humans and agents work together in the same canvas — realtime presence, conflict-free editing, comments, and notifications, all powered by @liveblocks"

Tlamatini: A local-first AI developer assistant that goes beyond chat

"Run it on your machine with Ollama. Your code never leaves your box. Hybrid RAG over your codebase · 75-tool multi-turn orchestration · 68 visual workflow agents · multi-agent delegation to Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI"

Ava - I remember how you build

"I'm Ava — an open-source coding agent that learns your project, your taste, and your habits, and carries them across every session. Free forever, local-first, and yours on any model you choose — or fully offline on your own stack."

Armorer

"Local control plane for running AI agents with sandboxes, approvals, guardrails, credentials, and runtime health."

✨ Apps

Neo-Capital: AI bookkeeping that lives on your computer

"Neo-Capital imports your business and personal bank statements, categorizes every transaction automatically, and surfaces every tax deduction — all running locally on your Windows or Mac."

Stave: Local-First Finance For Mac

"Recognises common merchants. Learns the rest from how you categorise. Stays on your Mac."

Enkrypted Chat

"Decentralized P2P encrypted messaging - No setup required"

Quiet Sleep

"No account required. No ads or social feed. Entries stay local on your device"

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