How it works
Local-first, in plain words
The usual way: your data sits on a company’s computer and you reach it through their app. qwerk turns that round. The data sits with you; the app only touches it with your permission.
Your phone holds your data
Every chat, page and post is written on your own device first. That is why qwerk opens at once and works with no signal: there is nothing to wait for.
A relay carries sealed copies
To reach the rest of your group, your device sends an encrypted copy through a sync server. The relay moves the parcels; it cannot open them. When you are offline, the parcels wait and catch up when you are back.
Nothing readable sits on a server
Only the people in your hub hold the keys. Not us, not the relay, not a government asking the relay: there is nothing readable to hand over.
Your hub is yours
The code is free and open. Members, roles and rules are set by the group. You can see, export or delete your data from Settings at any time.