Local-first software: You own your data, in spite of the cloud (2019) (inkandswitch.com)

Screenshot of inkandswitch.com: Local-first software: You own your data, in spite of the cloud (2019)

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Screenshot of inkandswitch.com: Local-first software (2019)

Local-first software (2019)(inkandswitch.com)

795 points by gasull 1 year ago | 269 comments

Ink & Switch essay from April 2019 proposing local-first software principles for collaboration and data ownership, surveying storage approaches and CRDTs.

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Screenshot of inkandswitch.com: Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps

Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps (inkandswitch.com)

267 points by jessmartin 1 year ago | 106 comments

Screenshot of inkandswitch.com: Keyhive – Local-first access control

Keyhive – Local-first access control (inkandswitch.com)

143 points by dannyobrien 1 year ago | 10 comments

Screenshot of inkandswitch.com: Beehive lab notebook: Local-first access control

Beehive lab notebook: Local-first access control (inkandswitch.com)

38 points by meiraleal 2 years ago | 2 comments

Screenshot of inkandswitch.com: Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps (2025)

Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps (2025)(inkandswitch.com)

144 points by evakhoury 28 days ago | 69 comments

Ink & Switch essay (June 2025) envisioning malleable software that users can reshape to their needs, and the barriers in today's computing stack to achieving it.

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