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  1. v86

    x86 PC emulator and x86-to-wasm JIT, running in the browser

    Maybe I missed it, but is the licensing info available anywhere? The playground seems to be using v86.js I don't see the required "Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice" -- https://github.com/copy/v86/blob/master/LICENSE

  2. SurveyJS

    JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor. Add the SurveyJS white-label form builder to your JavaScript app (React/Angular/Vue3). Build dynamic JSON forms without coding. Fully customizable, works with any backend, perfect for data-heavy apps. Learn more.

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  3. absurd-sql

    sqlite3 in ur indexeddb (hopefully a better backend soon)

  4. sql.js

    A javascript library to run SQLite on the web.

  5. file-system-access

    Expose the file system on the user’s device, so Web apps can interoperate with the user’s native applications.

    Huh. Disregard what I wrote entirely, then. Reading through https://github.com/WICG/file-system-access/blob/main/AccessH..., I can see how they’ve bypassed most of the problems I saw—I was making unnecessary assumptions.

    Thank you for correcting me.

  6. fs

    File System Standard (by whatwg)

  7. PostgresApp

    The easiest way to get started with PostgreSQL on the Mac

    I love that you did audacious thing.

    FYI, if you're MacOS, someone has packaged Postgres into a standard "just works" self contained MacOS app. With a GUI & system tray menu to contro it. It so good that I use it instead of a Docker image for PG. All the psql and pg_restore commands are contained in the .app package and can be called from the terminal.

    https://postgresapp.com/

  8. node-postgres

    Discontinued PostgreSQL client for node.js. (by bitdotioinc)

    Love this! I think it's time for the database to move closer to the browser.

    We spend some time getting the node-postgres library working with websockets so we could go browser->websockify->postgres: https://github.com/bitdotioinc/node-postgres - this lets us use a full-featured postgres client (with, eg, cursor support) in the browser.

  9. Civic Auth

    Web2 & Web3 login in a simple SDK. Drop Civic Auth into your app with native TS/JS support. Email login, SSO options, embedded wallets, and full session management. Minimal config. Deploy in under 5 minutes.

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  10. datasette-lite

    Datasette running in your browser using WebAssembly and Pyodide

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