Seven serverless browser tools: WASM, WebGPU, client-side encryption

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This article rounds up seven browser-based tools that run without a server and rely on technologies like WASM, WebGPU, and client-side encryption. It covers local-first workflows for note taking, diagramming, music handling, pose detection, task management, and AR-style processing. Several examples use IndexedDB, File System Access API, and Web MIDI API to keep data and computation in the browser. The piece also highlights performance gains from WebGPU and WASM for compute-heavy tasks.

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