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local-first

17 catalogue entries use this topic; each Project's license policy is labeled separately.

Hermes Agent

Hermes AgentAIOpen

Open-source terminal-native AI agent harness from Nous Research

Stars252.6K
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

Hermes Agent is Nous Research's open-source terminal-native agent harness that plans and executes supervised tasks on the user's own machine.

Alternative toOpenCode
AFFiNE

AFFiNEOpen

Documents, whiteboard, and database in one canvas

Stars54.3K
Commit12h ago
LicenseMIT

AFFiNE puts a document editor and an infinite canvas over the same content. A page can be read as a document or arranged spatially as a whiteboard, and edits in one mode are edits in the other.

Alternative toMiroNotion
Spacedrive

SpacedriveOpen

Local-first file explorer unifying devices, drives, and clouds

Stars39.2K
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

Spacedrive is a local-first, open source file explorer that unifies files across devices, drives, servers, and optional clouds in one searchable interface.

Alternative toDropbox
Screenpipe

Screenpipe

Local-first screen and audio memory that gives any AI your work context

Stars21.9K
Commitjust now
LicenseCustom: Screenpipe Commercial License (source-available)

Screenpipe is a local-first app that records screen and audio into searchable on-device history for AI assistants via a local API and MCP server.

Alternative toActivityWatch
Dyad

DyadAI

Local, open-source AI app builder that turns prompts into ownable code

Stars21.7K
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0 AND FSL-1.1-ALv2

Dyad is a local-first AI app builder that turns natural-language prompts into working web applications, with the generated code stored on your own machine.

Alternative toClineCursorAider
Yaak

YaakOpen

Local-first desktop API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and more

Stars19.3K
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

Yaak is a local-first desktop API client from the creator of Insomnia, with MIT-licensed source code. It sends REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, and Server-Sent Events requests from native apps on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Alternative toPostman
Instant

InstantOpen

Open-source realtime database with sync, auth, and presence

Stars10.5K
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

Instant is an open-source realtime database that syncs state across clients with InstaQL queries, auth, presence, and storage.

Anarlog

AnarlogAIOpen

Local-first meeting notepad with bot-free audio capture

Stars9,427
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

Anarlog is a local-first meeting notepad that records device audio without adding a bot to the call and keeps transcripts in local files.

Alternative toLM StudioWispr Flow
Wealthfolio

WealthfolioOpen

Private, open-source investment and personal finance tracker that runs locally on your devices.

Stars9,172
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Wealthfolio is a private, open-source investment and personal finance app that runs locally on your devices, covering investments, net worth, spending, and planning simulations with no account required.

Alternative toGhostfolio
Anytype

Anytype

Local-first notes, wikis, and tasks with end-to-end encryption

Stars8,878
Commitjust now
LicenseAny Source Available License 1.0

Anytype is a local-first workspace for notes, wikis, tasks, and databases that keeps encrypted data on-device and can import workspaces from Notion.

Alternative toNotion
Colanode

ColanodeOpen

Local-first workspace combining chat, pages, databases, and files.

Stars5,156
Commit5mo ago
LicenseApache-2.0

Colanode is a local-first collaboration workspace combining real-time chat, rich-text pages, databases, and files.

Deta Surf

Deta SurfAIOpen

Open-source AI notebook that turns browsing into notes

Stars3,588
Commit7d ago
LicenseApache-2.0

Deta Surf is a local-first AI notebook and browser for macOS, Windows, and Linux that keeps research and notes in one place.

Synara

SynaraOpen

Local-first desktop workspace for coding-agent runtimes

Stars2,097
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

Synara is a free, open-source, local-first desktop workspace that hosts coding-agent sessions with projects, terminals, diffs, and Git delivery in one app.

Alternative toOpenCode
Beaver Notes

Beaver NotesOpen

Local-first notes with linking, tags, and your choice of sync

Stars1,345
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

Beaver Notes is a local-first note-taking app that keeps notes on the device by default, with no account required and no telemetry in the editor. Notes support Markdown, note linking, tags, folders, file attachments, LaTeX math, sketches, and locked notes, and work fully offline.

Alternative toNotion
PearPass

PearPassOpen

Open-source password manager with P2P sync and no cloud

Stars538
Commit17d ago
LicenseApache-2.0

PearPass is an open-source password manager that keeps encrypted vaults only on your devices and syncs them over peer-to-peer connections with no cloud servers.

Alternative toLastPass1Password
Darkwrite

DarkwriteOpen

Offline-first notebook with rich editing, themes, and local storage

Stars318
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Darkwrite is an offline-first notebook for Windows, macOS, and Linux that keeps every note on the device, with no account and no subscription.

Alternative toBeaver Notes
Capd

CapdOpen

Private macOS app to capture pages, notes, and images with full-text search

Stars74
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

Capd is a private macOS app for saving web pages, text selections, notes, links, and images into a local library with full-text search.

Alternative toRaindrop.io