Local Client Overview

The Niuton local client is a native desktop application built with Tauri 2.0 and React that synchronizes your data and files locally.

Features

• File Sync — Two-way sync of your entire filesystem
• Data Sync — Notes, finance, documents, maps, chess games
• Offline Access — Work without internet, changes sync when reconnected
• Native Integration — System tray, file associations, notifications
• Multi-Device — Sync across multiple devices

Architecture

┌──────────────────────────┐
│  React UI (TypeScript)   │
├──────────────────────────┤
│  Tauri 2.0 Runtime       │
│  ┌────────────────────┐  │
│  │ Sync Engine (Rust) │  │
│  │ ┌──────┐ ┌──────┐  │  │
│  │ │ Data │ │ File │  │  │
│  │ │ Sync │ │ Sync │  │  │
│  │ └──────┘ └──────┘  │  │
│  └────────────────────┘  │
├──────────────────────────┤
│  Local SQLite Database   │
│  Local Filesystem        │
└──────────────────────────┘
         │
         │ HTTPS (Bearer Token)
         ▼
┌──────────────────────────┐
│  Niuton Server           │
│  /api/sync/*             │
└──────────────────────────┘

Supported Platforms

Platform	Status
macOS	Supported
Windows	Supported
Linux	Supported

Security

• Bearer tokens stored in OS keychain
• All communication over HTTPS
• Token per device, individually revocable
• 2FA support during authentication