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Asked: 2026-05-28T19:43:41+00:00

I want to make a ‘application’ that operates through a browser. It should be

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I want to make a ‘application’ that operates through a browser.
It should be offline / local on the users machine.
It needs a database to store and retrieve data.
And – because it should be really easy to use – it should run without a server.

The only thing I found so far is the Google Gears API: http://code.google.com/apis/gears/
but I don’t really know if it’s ideal for my purposes, because the database will contain quite some data and it should be easy to backup.

Any ideas, suggestions?

Thanks!

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  1. Editorial Team

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gears_(software)

    Google Gears is discontinued.

    I would suggest read about HTML local database/storage options. You might save data locally and sync when there is a connection.

    I would be very specific in the interface about whether everything is stored or you are waiting for connection because losing data is a major issue for your users.

    Permanent storage on the local machine with a web application is not a generally accepted practice and could generate serious issues.

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