/awesome-offline

A collection of privacy-first, offline alternatives to web-based software ⬇️

Recently, big tech has seemed to become increasingly untrustworthy and unreliable, there's been a renewed focus on privacy-centric applications. With Google killing longstanding products, Reddit's API hikes, and Twitter arbitrarily banning accounts, it's getting harder to trust companies with your valuable data.

Well, you can't get anymore privacy-first than not connecting to the internet at all.

It's also important to remember that just having access to high-speed internet is sadly a privilege – not a right – for most people. As a result, I started compiling a list of offline-first alternatives to popular web software.

Contributions welcome!

For Everyone

ChatGPT

Name Platforms Pricing Open Source?
GPT4All Linux, macOS, Windows Free Yes

EverNote

Name Platforms Pricing Open Source?
Bear iPadOS, iOS, macOS Paid No
Joplin iPadOS, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows Free Yes

Figma

Name Platforms Pricing Open Source?
Affinity Designer iPadOS, macOS, Windows Paid No
PenPot Desktop* Linux, macOS, Windows Free Yes
Sketch macOS Paid No

Notion

Name Platforms Pricing Open Source?
AFFiNE Linux, macOS, Windows Freemium Yes
Logseq Android, Linux, macOS, Windows Free Yes
Obsidian Android, iOS, iPadOS, Linux, macOS, Windows Freemium No
Siyuan Android, Linux, macOS, Windows Freemium Yes
Trillium Linux, macOS, Windows Free Yes

For Developers

StackOverflow

Name Plaforms Pricing Open Source?
Dash macOS Paid No
Zeal Windows, Linux Free Yes

Google Fonts

Name Plaforms Pricing Open Source?
Fontsource Web Free Yes