--- title: I built an offline productivity setup, and now I can... description: A personal workflow built around offline-first tools that eliminate dependency on internet connectivity. The setup includes Obsidian for note-taking and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-an-offline-productivity-setup-and-now-i-can-work-anywhere-without-wi-fi-kx5qekcsh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I built an offline productivity setup, and now I can work anywhere without Wi-Fi | daily.dev og:description: A personal workflow built around offline-first tools that eliminate dependency on internet connectivity. The setup includes Obsidian for note-taking and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-an-offline-productivity-setup-and-now-i-can-work-anywhere-without-wi-fi-kx5qekcsh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/kX5QEkCSh.png og:image:alt: I built an offline productivity setup, and now I can work anywhere without Wi-Fi og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I built an offline productivity setup, and now I can work anywhere without Wi-Fi **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal workflow built around offline-first tools that eliminate dependency on internet connectivity. The setup includes Obsidian for note-taking and writing (plain Markdown files stored locally), Ollama with Open WebUI for running AI models like Llama 3.1 and DeepSeek-R1 locally, Paperless-ngx as a self-hosted document management system, and BentoPDF plus SumatraPDF for offline PDF editing and reading. The goal is making cloud services optional rather than essential, enabling uninterrupted work during outages, travel, or unreliable Wi-Fi situations. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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