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Local-First Apps

February 1, 2025
CRDTs, SQLite, PGlite
42 builders
18 projects submitted

Best Project of the Night

Best Project

OfflineNotes

Akhil R, Meera K

A fully offline-first notes app with real-time sync when connectivity is restored. Uses CRDTs for conflict-free merging.

PGliteReactCRDTs

About This Theme

Local-first software works offline, syncs when connected, and keeps your data on your device. This hack night explored CRDTs, embedded databases like PGlite and SQLite-Wasm, and patterns for building apps that don't depend on a server to function.

Mentors

A
Aravind Balla
Full-stack dev, local-first advocate
S
Sathya Gunasekaran
Engineer, distributed systems

All Submitted Projects (6)

LocalCart

by Divya S

Shopping cart that works without internet, syncs when online.

SQLiteVue.jsPWA

PeerDocs

Rohan M, Arjun T

Peer-to-peer collaborative document editor, no server needed.

Y.jsNext.jsWebRTC

OfflineBoard

by Priya V

Kanban board that persists locally and syncs across tabs.

IndexedDBCanvasTypeScript

SyncWeather

by Arun J

Weather app that caches forecasts for offline access.

Service WorkerCache APIReact

LocalLedger

Fatima N, Sanjay P

Personal finance tracker built entirely local-first.

SQLiteElectronChart.js