Local-First

Or how I learned to love Tiptap and ProseMirror OT sync.

Learn about Automerge CRDTs for collaborative editing, syncing changes using Convex.

Object sync engines manage a rich object graph across multiple clients and a centralized server and are a great fit for building local-first apps.

Indy, our Head of Product, led building Google Photos for Android. This is his story.

We can categorize sync platforms across nine dimensions: data size, data update rate, the structure of the data, input latency, offline support, number of concurrent clients, centralization, flexibility, and consistency.

Sync platforms like Convex simplify distributed state management, ensuring that developers can focus on building their applications rather than managing backend complexities.