Self-hosted projects tagged “Local First”

Open-source platform to control smart home devices, build automations and dashboards, with broad third-party integrations and local-first privacy.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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Google Home+15

LocalSend is a free, open-source app for fast, encrypted file and text sharing between nearby devices over a local network, available on desktop and mobile.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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Apple AirDrop+6

Open-source peer-to-peer file synchronization with TLS encryption, no central server, and a browser-based UI.

MPL-2.0Actively maintained

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Resilio Sync+6

Free open-source video editor for web, desktop, and mobile with timeline editing, multi-track support, real-time preview, and local-first privacy.

MITActively maintained

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CapCut+16

Open-source, privacy-focused collaborative workspace for notes, databases, kanban boards and AI-assisted writing; desktop, mobile and web clients with local-first storage.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Notion+19

All-in-one, privacy-focused workspace that merges docs, whiteboards and databases with real-time collaboration and multimodal AI assistance.

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Notion+16

Memos is a lightweight, privacy-first self-hosted note-taking service with Markdown, fast search, and sharing features for personal notes, wikis, and team knowledge.

MITActively maintained

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Memos Cloud+19

Logseq is a privacy-first, open-source knowledge management app for networked notes, tasks, and collaboration using local Markdown or Org-mode graphs.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Roam Research+19

Open-source hierarchical notes and personal knowledge base with rich editing, full-text search, encryption, scripting, and optional self-hosted sync and web access.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Evernote+18

Actual Budget is a local-first personal finance app with envelope budgeting, reporting, multi-device sync, and optional end-to-end encryption.

MITActively maintained

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YNAB (You Need A Budget)+17

Alternative open source firmware for ESP8266/ESP32 IoT devices, providing local control via MQTT/HTTP/Web UI, OTA updates, and built-in automation rules and timers.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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SONOFF Cloud (eWeLink)+6

Open-source, privacy-first automated time tracker with local storage, extensible watchers, and dashboards for analyzing app, browser, and coding activity.

MPL-2.0Actively maintained

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RescueTime+6

WebAssembly-powered on-device file converter built with Svelte and TypeScript, enabling offline, privacy-first conversions.

ESPHome generates custom firmware for ESP32/ESP8266 and other boards from YAML, enabling local smart home devices with Home Assistant, API, and MQTT integration.

Actively maintained

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Blynk+15

AirDrop-like P2P file and text transfer in the browser with device pairing and temporary public rooms for internet transfers.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Apple AirDrop+5

Open-source, self-hosted AI note-taking app for fast capture and organization, with Markdown notes and RAG-based natural language search.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Evernote+19

Buku is a fast, privacy-focused CLI bookmark manager storing bookmarks in a portable SQLite DB. It supports imports/exports, smart tagging, regex search and an optional web UI.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Pinboard+10

Open-source, local-first Slack and Notion alternative combining team chat, rich docs, databases, and file management with offline-first sync and self-hosting.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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Notion+19

Single-file, offline-capable kanban/task board that stores boards in the browser; supports multiple boards, drag-and-drop, undo/redo, export/import and local backup agents.

Likely dormant

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Trello+5

Basic Memory gives AI assistants durable, local-first memory by reading and writing structured Markdown notes, enabling reusable context across conversations and tools.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Obsidian+14

Self-hosted NVR and computer vision platform for RTSP/IP cameras with local object detection, motion detection, and face recognition.

MITActively maintained

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Synology Surveillance Station+10

Privacy-first, open-source home assistant for dashboards, device integrations, scenes, alerts, and local-first automation with optional secure remote access.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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Google Home+10

Self-hosted music library manager that unifies local and streaming sources and streams to many player ecosystems with Home Assistant integration.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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Sonos+12

Self-hosted smart home hub that unifies device control, automation, and floorplan visualization while preserving privacy.

MPL-2.0Actively maintained

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Samsung SmartThings+19

Zim is a desktop wiki editor for personal notes, journals, and task lists, storing pages as plain text files with links, attachments, and plugin support.

GPL-2.0Actively maintained

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Microsoft OneNote+12

Minimal, local-first markdown note-taking app built with Svelte and Tailwind; provides desktop (Tauri) and web interfaces with local PGlite storage.

AGPL-3.0Slowing down

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Standard Notes+11

Open-source, browser-based code playground that runs entirely client-side; supports 90+ languages and embeddable demos, with Docker-based self-hosting.

MITActively maintained

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CodeSandbox+5

moOde Audio is a Raspberry Pi music player and streamer with a responsive WebUI, MPD-based playback, multiroom audio, and support for popular network renderers and outputs.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Volumio Premium (MyVolumio)+5

Open-source background-removal toolkit offering Focus/Snap local models, a Docker web app and Python SDK, plus a Pro API (Inferentia‑accelerated) for production use.

Actively maintained

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remove.bg

Modern, privacy-focused task manager with kanban, calendar, natural-language dates, recurring tasks, and JSON file storage.

Slowing down

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Todoist+9