How to write offline in a browser

Chrome, Edge, Brave (Windows, macOS, Linux)

1. Open quorly.dev/app once, while online, and let it finish loading.
2. Install it: the install icon at the right end of the address bar, or menu → Cast, save and share → Install page as app.
3. Open the installed app once more, then close it. That second open is what caches the editor's assets.

ChromeOS

Same three steps; the app appears in the launcher and shelf. There is a Chromebook guide with screenshots-level detail.

Firefox and Safari

Neither installs web apps natively. The editor still caches and works offline in a normal tab, but there is no launcher entry, and clearing site data takes the library with it. If offline is a hard requirement, the desktop build or a Chromium browser is the better fit.

Turn off Wi-Fi, open the app, and type a paragraph. Then close the window and open it again with the network still off. If the draft is there and the cursor blinks, you are done. That is a two-minute test, and it is the only one that matters.

Offline does not mean backed up. The library lives in the browser profile, so a cleared profile or a wiped device takes it with it. Before a trip: export a .quorly package (document plus images), or point Local Sync at a folder that is itself backed up. The desktop app has the same model with its own store, which is one way to keep work separate from the browser profile.

Because the alternative is a writing app that stops when the Wi-Fi does — and the places where you get the most writing done tend to be the places with the worst signal. Ten minutes of setup buys a writing surface that works on a train, a plane, or a bad hotel connection, and does not need an account to open.