pisply

Pisply is a cross‑platform open‑source software library and platform designed to enable real‑time data synchronization and collaboration across distributed client environments. It provides a set of data models, synchronization protocols, and client SDKs intended for building offline‑first, collaborative applications.

The project originated as an international collaborative effort to simplify building apps that work well offline and when connectivity is intermittent. Since its inception, pisply has evolved through community contributions and formalized releases, with an emphasis on modularity, extensibility, and clear integration points for developers.

At its core, pisply offers a modular architecture with a core synchronization engine, a conflict‑resolution layer, and a pluggable storage subsystem. It emphasizes offline‑first operation, allowing local changes to be accumulated and later synchronized with minimal user intervention. The conflict resolution typically relies on CRDT‑style semantics to merge concurrent updates safely, while access control and security are handled through pluggable encryption and authentication backends. Data is organized into collections or documents and can be synchronized over various transport options, including peer‑to‑peer and client‑server topologies.

Pisply provides SDKs for web and mobile development, with primary support for JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, and Rust, plus bindings to additional platforms. It is commonly used for collaborative editors, offline data collection in field apps, and shared dashboards or analytics tools. Adoption remains strongest in projects that require robust offline support and flexible synchronization strategies, though there is a learning curve for teams new to CRDT‑based architectures.