Pick up where you left off
Over the past six months, hundreds of you have made it clear:
I love Dia, but I can’t make it my default browser. At least, not until my stuff follows me.
Starting today, you can bring Dia with you: Sync has arrived. Now you can access your favorite parts of your browser, no matter where you are.
These two Dia instances are synced to show you what it looks like across separate machines
From the desk of
Luan, Software Engineer
Sync sounds simple: all of your stuff, on another machine. But it’s far more complicated than that.
What happens when you rename a tab group on your laptop and delete it on your desktop before they’ve talked to each other? All your stuff, your setup, your profile—gone. You have to start over.
To solve this, we couldn’t just throw everything into a database somewhere. Your data stays encrypted and local-first, which means there’s no server that knows the “right” answer when two machines disagree.
Getting Sync to just work meant solving thousands of tiny collisions. But we did it. Sync brings your browser with you—not just the app, but everything you rely on inside it. Now, we can’t wait for you to try it out.
How to set Sync up
Go to Settings → Sync.
Turn Sync on.
You’ll be asked to accept the privacy policy—this allows your data to move with you, while staying encrypted and local-first.
Follow the steps and save it somewhere you’ll remember.
NOTE: If you lose both your machine and this file, there’s no way to recover your data.
Go to Settings → Sync.
Turn Sync on.
This time, you’ll be asked for a code.
A 6-character code will appear.
Enter that code on your second machine.
That’s it, you’re synced! Give it a second. Your profiles will show up, your bookmarks will settle in, and your browser will start to feel familiar again.
If you need more support on setting Sync up, check out this doc for further instructions or troubleshooting.
OneLastThing
Faraz Ghorbanpour is a sculptor, animator, and stop-motion artist who makes art literally wherever he is. Every day on his commute, he builds these tiny stop-motion stories right in his lap on the train, maybe 10-15 seconds long while the train travels through the city. He’s worked with Carolina Herrera and Patreon, was just featured at the Hilton in DC for the Cherry Blossom Festival, and is starting a residency with Nguyen Wahed on April 11th. I think that something I love about his art so much is that it encourages you to re-think where you can make art - and the answer is anywhere! No studio needed, and as an artist myself sometimes I forget that the possibilities are truly endless.
admired by
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Faraz Ghorbanpour
