Syncthing could do that, if the software is designed to store locally.

Ever since I put the effort into Syncthing across my all devices (paired with restic on one of them for backup), I can't help but see how cross-device functionality and cloud this are the Sysco hash potatoes that balloons Big Corp services' profit margins.

Not saying it's easy to set up. But when you get there it's so liberating and you wish all software was bring-your-own-network.

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fenomas 7 hours ago | parent [-]

SyncThing syncs only when both clients are running at the same time. Nobody who edits a document on a website expects that they'll need to leave that browser window open in order to see the document in a different browser.

Am I missing something? Is this seriously a heated HN debate over "why does this website need to store the text it sends to people who view the website?"?

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gausswho 6 hours ago | parent [-]

We're not talking about collaborative tooling, just a record of what you've asked an AI assistant. If it doesn't sync right away, it's not the end of the world. I find that's true with most things.

And the clients don't need to be running at the same time if you have a third device that's always on and receiving the changes from either (like a backup system). Eventually everything arrives. It's not as robust as what Google or iCloud gives you, but it's good enough for me.

	▲	fenomas 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Chatgpt.com is essentially a CRUD app. What you're saying here amounts to saying that it could conceivably have been designed to work dramatically differently from all other CRUD apps. And obviously that's true, but why would it be? It's a website! You submit text, that you'll view or edit later, so the server stores it. How is that controversial to a HN audience? Also: > the clients don't need to be running at the same time if you have a third device that's always on An always-on device that stores data in order to sync it to clients is a server.
	▲	handoflixue 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It's great that you'd enjoy a significantly worse product that requires you to also be familiar with a completely unrelated product. For some reason, consumers have decided that they prefer a significantly better product that doesn't require any additional applications or technical expertise ¯\_(ツ)_/¯