[ginko]

With a stand-alone application once you download it in your file system you know exactly where it is and how to create backups etc.

A "browser cache" is just an opaque bit of storage. What if you need to update/reinstall your browser or want to switch? I wouldn't trust important data to it.

I generally feel uncomfortable how so many applications are browser-only these days. The thought of having important data in a tab that you might close by mistake at any moment is uncomfortable. Browsers should really only be used for fleeting content, not productive work.

[rbbydotdev]

That used to be the case, but there’s a new API worth checking out, you can read and write files right on your computer https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/File_System...