Garage Software That Works Offline
MekaDesk is an offline-first garage software: it works fully without an internet connection. Your quotes, invoices, repair orders, and client files are accessible even when the fiber goes down or you're working in an underground workshop. An installable PWA on desktop, tablet, or smartphone.
Why Offline-First Is Essential for a Garage
Traditional SaaS software requires a permanent connection. For a garage, that's a real operational risk:
- Internet provider outage: your business stops
- Underground workshop or weak signal area: sluggish or unavailable interface
- Mobile tablet at a client's location: no guaranteed 4G
MekaDesk flips the logic: all your business data is stored locally in an IndexedDB database on your device. Cloud sync is secondary and opportunistic.
How It Works Technically
MekaDesk is a Progressive Web App (PWA):
- Service worker caches the full interface on first load
- IndexedDB (via Dexie) stores vehicles, clients, quotes, invoices, repair orders
- Installable on Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS from the browser (+ icon)
- Automatic background updates when connectivity returns
Concretely: close the browser, cut wifi, open the app — everything works identically.
End-to-End Encrypted Cloud Backup (Zero-Knowledge)
If offline is essential, losing your data is even worse. MekaDesk offers an automatic cloud backup:
- AES-256-GCM encryption with a key derived from your password (PBKDF2-SHA-256, 600,000 iterations)
- The key never leaves your device — even we cannot read your data
- Automatic backup at startup if older than 24h, then every 4h
- 20 historical backups, one-click restore
- Full GDPR compliance (primary data lives on the user's device)
Multi-Device Sync
Using MekaDesk on the reception PC and the mechanic's tablet? Changes sync via the cloud with record-level conflict resolution (updatedAt timestamps) and deletion tracking (tombstones). No data is lost, even if two people edit the same invoice.