Dropply

Dropply is a premium local-first shared scratchpad for text, files, images, and fast device handoff. The desktop app is built with Tauri, React, and Rust, with SQLite metadata storage, blob-backed local persistence, and sync foundations designed for WebRTC-first replication with relay fallback.

Product

• Drag in files, screenshots, images, and text
• Type or paste directly into the built-in composer
• Keep everything in one time-ordered stream
• Export or delete items individually
• Pair devices without accounts
• Pin the desktop window on top when you want a persistent drop surface

Repository layout

• src/: React desktop UI
• src-tauri/: Tauri host, Rust storage layer, commands, and desktop packaging config
• relay-server/: optional relay service foundation
• docs/: release, security, and open-core documentation
• private-components/: documentation-only placeholder for proprietary modules and hosted services

Open-core model

Dropply is structured as an open-core product.

Open-source desktop core:

• local-first desktop app
• single shared stream
• local persistence
• item import, export, and deletion
• device pairing groundwork
• release packaging

Private / hosted tier:

• managed relay and hosted sync coordination
• account-backed device recovery
• team/private streams
• paid cloud plans and policy controls
• hosted APIs, billing, and admin services

See OPEN_CORE.md for the current boundary. See PLATFORM_ARCHITECTURE.md for the hosted/private architecture direction. See AUTH_AND_IDENTITY.md for the account model. See PLANS_AND_LIMITS.md for the free vs paid hosted limits plan. See PRODUCTION_READY.md for the production launch checklist. See GITHUB_PUBLICATION.md for the public-vs-private repo split. See CODE_SIGNING.md for Windows signing setup. See PRIVACY_POLICY.md and TERMS_OF_SERVICE.md for hosted-service legal baseline.

Release status

v1.0.0 is the first packaged desktop release baseline.

Included:

• polished premium desktop UI
• local text/file/image capture
• SQLite + blob storage
• item export and deletion
• desktop always-on-top pin toggle
• Windows installer packaging

Still in progress:

• production-complete cross-device WebRTC sync
• production-complete relay/cloud sync
• multi-stream workspaces
• end-to-end hosted private tier

Development

Prerequisites:

• Node.js 20+
• Rust stable
• Tauri prerequisites for your OS

Run the desktop app:

npm install
npm run tauri:dev

Run the relay server:

cd relay-server
cargo run

Build release bundles:

npm run tauri:build

Generate checksums:

./scripts/generate-checksums.ps1

Prepare a sanitized public GitHub repo copy:

./scripts/prepare-public-repo.ps1

Release artifacts

Windows release bundles are emitted under:

• src-tauri/target/release/bundle/msi/
• src-tauri/target/release/bundle/nsis/

See RELEASE.md for packaging notes and distribution guidance.

Security

Desktop hardening included in this repo:

• scoped asset protocol access
• tightened packaged-app CSP
• unused shell capability removed
• local-first storage design

See SECURITY.md.

Licensing

The open-source desktop core is released under the MIT license in LICENSE.

Private hosted and proprietary components are not part of the open-source license. See LICENSE-COMMERCIAL.md.