The latest articles on DEV Community by Plain_Hq (@plain_hq). https://dev.to/plain_hq https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3950675%2Fc5ac9cc6-cdbb-4b26-b229-366cb41c3088.png https://dev.to/plain_hq en Plain_Hq Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:03 +0000 https://dev.to/plain_hq/building-productivity-tools-as-single-html-files-271o https://dev.to/plain_hq/building-productivity-tools-as-single-html-files-271o <h2> Why I'm building productivity tools as single .html files </h2> <p>No build step. No backend. No tracking. You open the file, it works, your data stays in your browser via localStorage.</p> <p>This is post #1 of a series on what I'm learning building Plain — a small studio shipping offline-first HTML tools.</p> showdev webdev productivity privacy