Understanding Local-First Software and Data Ownership in Collaborative Tools
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Summary
The article discusses the benefits of local-first software that allows users to collaborate online while retaining ownership of their data. It highlights the shift towards a new generation of collaborative tools that prioritize data ownership.
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Today’s cloud apps offer big benefits compared to earlier generations of software: seamless collaboration, and being able to
We depend on these and many other online services, e.g. for taking notes, planning projects or events, remembering contacts, and a whole raft of business uses.
A new generation of collaborative software that allows users to retain ownership of their data.

