Show HN: Capsule – Single-file web apps that save their data into SQLite

Re:Show HN: Capsule – Single-file web apps that save their d... by bashtian on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @10:26AM (#49713066)

If you want to distribute apps to many users this would probably be a better solution. The main benefit of Capsule is the personal document like app. You create a capsule, move it to an USB stick, save it in your cloud storage and it's still the same document. Nothing has changed, not the UI, not the data. The document will stay the same.

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Re:Show HN: Capsule – Single-file web apps that save their d... by al_borland on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @11:56AM (#49714504)

If it’s web native, anyone can just use it. If it’s a capsule, they first need to download the capsule app to associate the file extension with the OS and have it launch, right?

That feels like a big barrier, almost like a Java runtime.

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Re:Show HN: Capsule – Single-file web apps that save their d... by eleventen on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @12:02PM (#49714604)

In defense of capsule, the Filesystem API is janky and has kind of shit UX. Less sophisticated users would probably prefer the UX of a purpose built tool.

I prefer worse UX for the sake of standards and zero install, but many people would prefer the opposite. I don't think Capsule is intended for the HN crowd.

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Re:Show HN: Capsule – Single-file web apps that save their d... by ramon156 on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @11:20AM (#49713902)

how is a filesystem supposed to prevent you from doing that?

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