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Hi, I'm developing Bloom[0] which is an entirely FOSS encrypted[1] and offline-first (but with multi-devices sync!) productivity app which features Files, contacts, calendar and notes. So no chat nor Git, but everything else :)

If you are interested in joining the (coming soon) beta, feel free to contact me: https://bloom.sh/contact

[0] https://gitlab.com/bloom42/bloom

[1] https://gitlab.com/bloom42/bloom/-/wikis/security

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am I right that it's Google apps FOSS alternatives?

Yes :) I launched it last June but it was a webApp. Time have passed and the project has switched to native apps to offer what Google (and the web) can't offer: offline first and end-to-end encryption.

So it offers the same services as Google, but with better (in my opinion) features.

can I get beta invite?

Nice, my only problem with it is that it's centralized.

Decentralization is my goal, but I need to do things in the right order and not fight 10 battles at 1 time. here is my plan to add decentralization:

* secure revenues with the hosted offering to assure the sustainability of the project

* Grow a community

* Work on decentralization

So it's "centralized" (it's not really a social app, so it's not really a problem) right now, but the goal is (the identity part) to be federated/p2p in 1 year

As a heavy Keybase user, this looks promising. Is the lack of chat a permanent decision, or is it just something that's planned for later?

Thank you!

Currently it's not planned because it's a lack of focus and I believe that the existing alternatives (Signal & Matrix) are really good.

Adding encrypted email is envisaged but it will be considered once the other features have reached stability (Email is such a mess...)

For encrypted email, maybe you could look for integration with something like mailpile.

Thank you For the hint! I will take a look

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