We live in a disconnected & battery powered world, but our technology and best practices are a leftover from the always connected & steadily powered past.
The Offline Club | Offline Community & Events
Join The Offline Club's global movement towards a more humane world. We host offline events and retreats for you to unplug and connect, community-style.
Offline First
Local-First Software
Experience apps that work offline, keep your data private, and sync seamlessly across your devices. Your data stays with you, not locked in the cloud.
Local-First Software
Experience apps that work offline, keep your data private, and sync seamlessly across your devices. Your data stays with you, not locked in the cloud.
Service Workers and PWAs: It's About Reliable Performance, Not "Offline" - Infrequently Noted
Alex Russell on browsers, standards, and the process of progress.
Hike, Bike, Drive Offline – Navigate with Privacy
Discover more of your journey - Powered by the community
What if the internet stopped working for a day?
For many people, going without the internet even for a few hours is unthinkable. But if it did stop working, the impact might not be what you'd expect.
Unplug America | Notion
Canadian tech alternatives to bring your data back across the border. by Tod and Jocelyn Maffin • see their projects • support their work
Think You Can Live Offline Without Being Tracked? Here's What It Takes - Fast Company
We asked the most privacy-aware people we could find what it would take to go off the radar. Hint: You're going to need to do more than throw away your laptop.
LOW←TECH MAGAZINE
This is a solar-powered website, which means it sometimes goes offline
we were online
Turn the internet into a living, shared space with real-time traces of people browsing.
The Internet explained from first principles
Learn more about this critical infrastructure, which you likely use for hours every day.
How We Built an Offline-First Data Pipeline for Rural Cooperatives | HackerNoon
Learn how an offline-first data pipeline using edge computing and SQLite enabled reliable synchronization in low-connectivity regions.
Designing Offline-First Web Apps
We assume our users are like us—with the latest devices, the most recent software, and the fastest connections. And while we may maintain a veritable zoo of older devices and browsers for testing, …
When, How, and Why to Abandon the Internet
Should we abandon the internet? Voice memos from Douglas Rushkoff, Bridget Todd, Robin Berjon, Janet Vertesi and more on leaving, rebuilding or saving it.
