There are apps like https://offpunk.net/ which are explicitly low tech (and even solar punk). But there are also apps, which just happen to be offline first (think PWA etc.). And things in between, like Syncthing. Some might be self hosted other maybe local or distributed applications.

What’s your favorite offline-first app or tool?

  • spark@slrpnk.net
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    2 days ago

    looks very interesting! i was looking for something like obsidian a couple of years ago and i ended up with dokuwiki because its simple, customizable and F(L)OSS. dokuwiki works well enough for me but its somewhat clumsy and doesn’t really work offline.

    maybe i am missing something, but i read that you can only use it in non-commercial settings without a license. this introduces an issue for me: not because i want to use it commercially without paying developers, but because from a solarpunk perspective i would like to avoid that dichotomy (commercial vs. non-commercial) altogether.

    would love to hear your thoughts on this.

      • spark@slrpnk.net
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        2 days ago

        the terms of usage really confuse me on this. there it says:

        For the avoidance of doubt, the use of OBSIDIAN for the exercise of your own trade or profession for which you are compensated compensation (e.g. teamwork with colleagues, writing work reports, etc.) does not qualify as Personal Use.

        Of course they can’t enforce or control anything if you sync using your own infrastructure so its safe to ignore (for now) but that doesn’t feel great either.

        • oscillator@slrpnk.netOP
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          1 day ago

          A key advantage of tools like obsidian is the local markdown data. So you can basically use this client until you don’t anymore. Then just move on, if you don’t use very specific plugins or something. So rather little risk here, in my opinion.

          But other popular alternatives you might want to check out are logseq and Joplin.