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web apps can be totally offline via localstorage and some PWA APIs, it's just not widespreadely in use unfortunately

by SemanticStrengh 4y ago

ptato 4y ago
localStorage is nice but what I really love are files, in a folder, on my computer :D
- capableweb 4y ago
  localStorage is in a file, on your computer ;) For Firefox/Linux, it's in webappsstore.sqlite (guessing the same file exists for Windows/macOS too but can't verify, and Chrome probably have something similar). Less fun: many "offline-capable" web apps that leverages PWA APIs/localStorage usually often allow you to download/upload a JSON representation of your data. I think I remember a graph drawing tool that allow you to do just that, but can't find a link to it right now.
  - ptato 4y ago
    It's a hidden, opaque file. As far as I can tell, my browser doesn't tell me what its path is on my file system. That path and the file format could change with a browser update. Again, localStorage is nice, but this whole setup isn't comparable to a .pdf or whatever that I can have on my desktop.
    - SemanticStrengh 4y ago
      capableweb isn't telling you how capable the web has become, see https://googlechromelabs.github.io/text-editor/ https://googlechromelabs.github.io/text-editor/ note: probably works best in chromium browsers
  - jlund-molfese 4y ago
    It wouldn't have been draw.io / https://app.diagrams.net/ https://app.diagrams.net/, would it? I use that tool frequently, and loved that feature at a company where data couldn't be stored on external servers
  - pketh 4y ago
    in the case of Kinopio, you can also export your data to a JSON file. But I think the OP may be referring to something like obsidian where each document corresponds is an individual markdown file which is always up to date
    - SemanticStrengh 4y ago
      You might wanna consider the file system access api on chromiums https://googlechromelabs.github.io/text-editor/ https://googlechromelabs.github.io/text-editor/ There is both a public and a private filesystem mode.

web apps can be totally offline via localstorage and some PWA APIs, it's just not widespreadely in use unfortunately

ptato 4y ago

localStorage is nice but what I really love are files, in a folder, on my computer :D

capableweb 4y ago
localStorage is in a file, on your computer ;) For Firefox/Linux, it's in webappsstore.sqlite (guessing the same file exists for Windows/macOS too but can't verify, and Chrome probably have something similar). Less fun: many "offline-capable" web apps that leverages PWA APIs/localStorage usually often allow you to download/upload a JSON representation of your data. I think I remember a graph drawing tool that allow you to do just that, but can't find a link to it right now.
- ptato 4y ago
  It's a hidden, opaque file. As far as I can tell, my browser doesn't tell me what its path is on my file system. That path and the file format could change with a browser update. Again, localStorage is nice, but this whole setup isn't comparable to a .pdf or whatever that I can have on my desktop.
  - SemanticStrengh 4y ago
    capableweb isn't telling you how capable the web has become, see https://googlechromelabs.github.io/text-editor/ https://googlechromelabs.github.io/text-editor/ note: probably works best in chromium browsers
- jlund-molfese 4y ago
  It wouldn't have been draw.io / https://app.diagrams.net/ https://app.diagrams.net/, would it? I use that tool frequently, and loved that feature at a company where data couldn't be stored on external servers
- pketh 4y ago
  in the case of Kinopio, you can also export your data to a JSON file. But I think the OP may be referring to something like obsidian where each document corresponds is an individual markdown file which is always up to date
  - SemanticStrengh 4y ago
    You might wanna consider the file system access api on chromiums https://googlechromelabs.github.io/text-editor/ https://googlechromelabs.github.io/text-editor/ There is both a public and a private filesystem mode.