Our second #special is out. Following the great success of @localfirstconf.com in Berlin, we're excited to share more about the vision for SyncConf 2025 in SF. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.

Episode #26 is out. Adam Fish on building sync engines at scale with Ditto and Realm. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.

Episode #25 is out. Tanner Linsley on React Query, TanStack DB and building great developer tools. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.

Episode #24 is out. Ben Holmes (@bholmes.dev) on exploring local-first software by building a simple sync engine from scratch. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.

Announcing the Local-First Landscape A comprehensive guide to help developers choose the right tools for building local-first applications. localfirst.fm/landscape

Episode #23 is out. Sujay Jayakar (@sujayakar.bsky.social) on building the sync engine behind Dropbox and Convex. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.

Episode #22 is out. Paul Butler on Jamsocket, Y-Sweet and when to build vs buy a sync engine. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.

Episode #21 is out. Seph Gentle on Google Wave, eg-walker, rich text editing and thoughts on AI. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.

Episode #20 is out. Adam Wulf (@adamwulf.bsky.social) on the evolution of Muse, life as a solopreneur and analytics in local-first applications. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.

Episode #19 is out. Brooklyn Zelenka (@expede.wtf) on decentralized, local-first authorization and access control discussing projects such as UCAN, Beehive and Beelay. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.

Who would you like to see as podcast guests in 2025?

Our first #special is out. Apps vs Files with Gordon Brander , Peter van Hardenberg & Jess Martin (@jessmart.in) . Full episode links and show notes in the comments.

Episode #18 is out. James Arthur (@thruflo.com) on ElectricSQL, read/write-path syncing and PGlite to run Postgres everywhere via WASM. Full episode links and show notes in the comments.

Episode #17 is out. Kyle Simpson on local-first identity, encryption, passkeys and authn. www.localfirst.fm/17

New localfirst.fm episode is out! This time: most in-depth story recorded so far about jazz.tools, how it works, how it’s different, how it came to be. Plus some thoughts about local-first and the web in general! Great conversation and great questions by @schickling.dev www.localfirst.fm/16

My interview with the Local-First Podcast is up! www.localfirst.fm/4 We had a fun time talking about how I came to the topic over the last 10 years, and why I believe it's a transformational idea. And we even talked about the connections between Bluesky and local-first.