Why Local-First Software is the Future of Professional Privacy

The cloud compromise

When your time-tracking app syncs to the cloud, your data goes somewhere else. Server logs. Backups. Analytics. Third-party integrations. Each hop is a potential leak. For professionals—lawyers, clinicians, consultants—that’s unacceptable.

Your calendar says who you met. Your logs say what you worked on. In the wrong hands, that’s not just embarrassing. It’s a liability.

Local-first means sovereignty

Local-first software keeps your data on your device. No sync. No upload. No server to breach. Kronux stores everything in standard formats on your Mac. You can:

• Back it up — Time Machine, external drive, whatever you use.
• Inspect it — Plain files, no proprietary lock-in.
• Export it — CSV, JSON, or use the data however you like.
• Delete it — When you’re done, it’s gone. No account to cancel, no data to request removal from.

Built-in AI, zero uploads

Kronux uses AI to categorize your work. That AI runs locally—powered by Ollama or another model on your Mac. Your raw logs never leave your machine. No API calls. No telemetry. No “we analyze usage to improve our product.”

The intelligence lives where your data lives. That’s the only way it should work.

The future is yours

As AI gets more capable, the temptation to centralize data will grow. “Just upload your logs so we can train a better model.” The local-first alternative: your data stays yours. Better models run on your hardware. Better privacy by design.

Kronux is built for that future. Your time. Your machine. Your rules.