Your Data. Your Device. No Accounts, No Tracking.

Cloudless Software is a local-first software company. Every product we build follows the core principles of the local-first movement:

Ownership: Your data belongs to you. We don’t store it, we don’t want it, and we never see it.

Immediacy: Our applications run natively on your device. No loading spinners waiting on a server. No latency. No downtime.

Independence: Everything works offline. No internet required, no accounts required, no dependency on our infrastructure or anyone else’s.

Durability: Access to your data is not dependent on any server, subscription, or service. It is yours permanently.

Security: Decentralized data is safer data. There is no central server to breach, no master database to leak, no single point of failure that exposes everyone at once. When every user is their own fortress, the economics of hacking simply don’t scale.

These principles come from the Ink & Switch local-first software research, which defined seven ideals for software that respects the person using it. They are the foundation we build on. We chose the name Cloudless because it reflects what we believe: the best place for your data is the device in your hands, and the best software is the kind that lets you walk away from the cloud with your data.

Walking away from the cloud with your data

Ransom in the Sky

Sky Demon

Cloud-based security products have become a fear-driven game. They peddle anxiety to tempt you to trust them. If you don't pay your monthly fee, will you even have access to your data? Are you shelling out for endless upsells simply to keep the Dark Cloud at bay?

Cautious Collaboration

Sky Angel

At Cloudless Software we don't hate the cloud. The cloud is good for some things... Swiping Left, Doomscrolling, Flix & Chill. We just don't think it's always the best place for your most sensitive data. Every cloud-based system will be hacked because it is available to be hacked. The payoff is big, because it's everyone's data.

House Always Wins

Casino Data Vault

What do casinos and cloud services have in common? They're both designed to separate you from your money, or in the latter case your data. Sure, the endless entertainment and seamless collaboration can be tempting, but neither is a safe bet for your sensitive data or your bottom line.

Our Core Principles

Cloudless software products are built with tools that compile to native code on each target device, providing the highest level of performance, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to deliver secure tools that work with data you own. All products adhere to our core principles:

  • Clarity of Purpose – We won’t over-extend features bloating the application to find more things to sell you.
  • Customer Owns Their Data – We actually don’t want it, we help you organize and protect it locally.
  • Fully Featured Products – One price, no upsells once you choose our product and no ads ever.
  • No Data Collection - Ever – We do not have user accounts or license keys. We do not collect data, metadata, use cookies, or store sandwiches.

Thank you for considering Cloudless Software products. Please visit our Products Page to learn more. If you have any questions, feel free to email or call us, we’re grown-ups, after all.

User placing data into vault

Latest Articles

We write about security events, cloud architecture risks, and why local-first changes the equation:

The Dashlane 2FA Breach: What Happened, Why It Worked, and What You Can Do
An attacker brute-forced Dashlane's six-digit 2FA code and downloaded encrypted vaults. A breakdown of the attack, multifactor authentication options, and how local-first architecture eliminates this attack surface.

Why Zero-Knowledge Encryption Is Not Enough
ETH Zurich researchers developed 25 successful attacks against Bitwarden, LastPass, and Dashlane. Every attack required a compromised server. What happens when there is no server to compromise?

Cloud Payment Failed Email? It Is a Phishing Scam.
A phishing campaign costs $500 to run and averages $125,000 per hit. With 2.3 billion cloud storage users, the scam just needs to be relatable.

Best Offline Password Managers Compared
KeePass, Bitwarden, Enpass, and Stellar compared through the lens of local-first software principles. There is a big difference between designed-for-offline and bolted-on-after.

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