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Top 23 Rust local-first Projects
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sqlsync
SQLSync is a collaborative offline-first wrapper around SQLite. It is designed to synchronize web application state between users, devices, and the edge.
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duckle
Open-source ETL and ELT tool on DuckDB. Low-code visual data pipelines or SQL: 364 components, dbt, CDC, data quality, reverse ETL, lineage, MCP for AI agents. (by slothflowlabs)
Project mention: Show HN: Duckle a drag-and-drop visual pipeline designer | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-06-22 -
vestige
Vestige gives AI agents sharp memory: a local-first Rust MCP server that reaches backward through time to find the quiet change, decision, or service that caused today’s failure, not the lookalike. (by samvallad33)
Project mention: Show HN: Vestige – A queryless memory layer for multi agent coding fleets | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-07-21 -
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OpenLogi
⚡️A native, local-first alternative to Logitech Options+, written in Rust 🦀 — remap buttons, DPI, and SmartShift over HID++. No account, no telemetry.
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bitchat-tui
🔒 Secure, anonymous, peer-to-peer (P2P) Bluetooth chat in your terminal. An off-grid, encrypted TUI messenger built with Rust.
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kuku
Open-source local-first Markdown workspace with wiki, AI editing, and encrypted sync. (by kuku-mom)
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uteke
🧠 The Brain for Your AI — Local-first memory engine for AI agents. Store, recall, and search memories with semantic embeddings. Single Rust binary, zero config, fully offline.
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Project mention: Camelid – Local AI inference in Rust with desktop, web, terminal, API interfaces | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-07-23
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SpeakoFlow
Free, open-source offline voice dictation for Windows, macOS, and Linux. A Wispr Flow alternative with an AI assistant that can read your screen on request and answer questions.
View SpeakoFlow on GitHub
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Project mention: Show HN: Numax – a portable runtime for distributed apps | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-06-16
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duckle
Local-first ETL/ELT studio: a drag-and-drop visual pipeline designer that compiles to SQL and runs on DuckDB. Tiny desktop app, no servers, git-friendly workspaces.
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Duckle is delivered as a compact ~30 MB desktop application, ensuring no reliance on cloud services, servers, or vendor lock-in.
Explore the repository here:https://github.com/SouravRoy-ETL/duckle
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VelesDB
The explainable, local-first memory engine for AI agents. One ~9 MB binary fuses vector + graph + columnar under VelesQL; why() returns the evidence path behind every recall. No cloud, no glue code — runs on server, browser, mobile and desktop.
Project mention: VelesDB now has a Haystack connector - build a RAG pipeline with zero infrastructure | dev.to | 2026-05-01VelesDB now ships a first-party Haystack 2.x DocumentStore, contributed by @CrepuscularIRIS in PR #672. Two pip installs, zero infrastructure, and your Haystack pipeline has a vector backend that runs in-process.
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mouzi
A free, privacy-first automatic file organizer that quietly sorts your Downloads folder from the system tray.
Project mention: How a simple Downloads organizer is being used to stop ScreenConnect scams | dev.to | 2026-07-25I created Mouzi because my "Downloads" folder looked like a digital dumping ground. The app has grown significantly since then, but I never expected anyone to use it as protection against remote access scams. And yet - it's probably the most interesting use case I've heard of so far.
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loomabase
Offline-first synchronization engine for SQLite and PostgreSQL, built in Rust with column-level CRDTs, authoritative partial replicas, and secure multi- tenancy.
Project mention: Loomabase – Column-Level CRDT Sync for SQLite and Postgres | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-06-26
NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
Rust local-first discussion
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Teamtype
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VelesDB now has a Haystack connector - build a RAG pipeline with zero infrastructure
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Index
What are some of the best open-source local-first projects in Rust? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | sqlsync | 2,913 |
| 2 | teamtype | 1,902 |
| 3 | duckle | 1,028 |
| 4 | vestige | 602 |
| 5 | p2panda | 546 |
| 6 | OpenLogi | 358 |
| 7 | bitchat-tui | 357 |
| 8 | reflection | 340 |
| 9 | crdt-richtext | 307 |
| 10 | Actyx | 295 |
| 11 | keyhive | 238 |
| 12 | oku | 210 |
| 13 | kuku | 204 |
| 14 | uteke | 204 |
| 15 | Camelid | 179 |
| 16 | jazz | 161 |
| 17 | SpeakoFlow | 117 |
| 18 | numax | 114 |
| 19 | osvauld | 106 |
| 20 | duckle | 94 |
| 21 | VelesDB | 87 |
| 22 | mouzi | 72 |
| 23 | loomabase | 71 |
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