Offline Use

Lithium stores your data locally so you can keep working without internet. But there are real constraints worth understanding.

How it works

• All your content lives in IndexedDB on your device
• Edits save locally first, always
• When internet returns, changes sync to the server automatically

What you need first

Offline doesn’t mean “works from a cold start.” You need to have:

• Signed in at least once on that browser/device, so your data is cached locally
• Loaded your pages — only content that has been synced to your device is available offline

If you’ve never opened Lithium on a device, there’s nothing to show you offline.

While offline

• You can read and edit any content that’s already on your device
• New pages and blocks are created locally and will sync later
• You won’t see changes made on other devices until you reconnect
• The sync indicator in the top-right shows your connection status

Sync indicator

• Green checkmark — connected and synced
• Syncing — uploading or downloading changes
• Offline — no connection (changes saved locally)