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> Works in any browser, even offline once loaded That, my friend, is not how offline works. You will be required to have internet access in one way or another.

> Works in any browser, even offline once loaded That, my friend, is not how offline works. You will be required to have internet access in one way or another. Offline works 100% locally no matter if you have internet or not.

soanvig 9mo ago
But you have to get the software somehow? Once you get it, it works offline. The same here I guess: once you download the source code/binaries into browser's cache (that can store things indefinitely) it's offline.
- hulitu 9mo ago
  > But you have to get the software somehow? We call this: download. Usually better than RCE.
- fwip 9mo ago
  True, but you are at the whims of the browser cache, and how long it wants to keep it around.
  - zdp7 9mo ago
    If you are worried, download and self host. As suggested on the website (when discussing trust and PII).
RobotToaster 9mo ago
There's an electron build, although why you'd use it over a native slicer is beyond me.
aprilnya 9mo ago
Umm, I’m confused about this comment… the concept of a web app that gets saved into browser cache and then can be loaded and used while offline definitely isn’t new. See Photopea etc
- ginko 9mo ago
  With a stand-alone application once you download it in your file system you know exactly where it is and how to create backups etc. A "browser cache" is just an opaque bit of storage. What if you need to update/reinstall your browser or want to switch? I wouldn't trust important data to it. I generally feel uncomfortable how so many applications are browser-only these days. The thought of having important data in a tab that you might close by mistake at any moment is uncomfortable. Browsers should really only be used for fleeting content, not productive work.
  - rbbydotdev 9mo ago
    That used to be the case, but there’s a new API worth checking out, you can read and write files right on your computer https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/File_System_API/Origin_private_file_system https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/File_System...
radium3d 9mo ago
You're misunderstanding how websites work. You can install it locally on your computer and run it via localhost https://github.com/GridSpace/grid-apps https://github.com/GridSpace/grid-apps

soanvig 9mo ago

But you have to get the software somehow? Once you get it, it works offline. The same here I guess: once you download the source code/binaries into browser's cache (that can store things indefinitely) it's offline.

hulitu 9mo ago
> But you have to get the software somehow? We call this: download. Usually better than RCE.
fwip 9mo ago
True, but you are at the whims of the browser cache, and how long it wants to keep it around.
- zdp7 9mo ago
  If you are worried, download and self host. As suggested on the website (when discussing trust and PII).

RobotToaster 9mo ago

There's an electron build, although why you'd use it over a native slicer is beyond me.

aprilnya 9mo ago

Umm, I’m confused about this comment… the concept of a web app that gets saved into browser cache and then can be loaded and used while offline definitely isn’t new. See Photopea etc

ginko 9mo ago
With a stand-alone application once you download it in your file system you know exactly where it is and how to create backups etc. A "browser cache" is just an opaque bit of storage. What if you need to update/reinstall your browser or want to switch? I wouldn't trust important data to it. I generally feel uncomfortable how so many applications are browser-only these days. The thought of having important data in a tab that you might close by mistake at any moment is uncomfortable. Browsers should really only be used for fleeting content, not productive work.
- rbbydotdev 9mo ago
  That used to be the case, but there’s a new API worth checking out, you can read and write files right on your computer https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/File_System_API/Origin_private_file_system https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/File_System...

radium3d 9mo ago

You're misunderstanding how websites work. You can install it locally on your computer and run it via localhost https://github.com/GridSpace/grid-apps https://github.com/GridSpace/grid-apps