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    Offline-first tools for web developers

A quick list of tools for building HTML/CSS/JS apps that work well offline. Ping me at @nolanlawson if I missed anything!
Hybrid app development

Tools for bundling your HTML/CSS/JS into a native app.

Cordova/PhoneGap
Node-Webkit
Atom Shell
Chrome apps
WinJS

UI Frameworks

Frameworks designed to work well on mobile devices. A good pairing with the above build tools.

Ionic Framework
Famo.us
JQuery Mobile
Sencha Touch
Kendo UI

Databases and wrappers

Tools to help you use LocalStorage, Web SQL, and IndexedDB in the browser.

PouchDB
LocalForage
YDN-DB
Dexie
IndexedDBShim
Lawnchair

Level* community

One API, many backends. Mostly server-side, but some client-side libraries too:

level.js (IndexedDB)
IndexedUp (IndexedDB)
localstorage-down (LocalStorage)
SQLdown (SQL databases, including Web SQL)
MemDOWN (in-memory)
More

All-in-one frameworks

Hood.ie kind of stands alone in this regard. There's nothing quite like it!
Web APIs

Web APIs that help your app work well offline. Some new and immature technology, but still useful.

Application Cache

Also this article is a bit caustic, but still contains good tips (warning: language).


Service Workers

Very green – only supported in Chrome currently. Also, does not work with IndexedDB on Firefox and IE. Still exciting!
Great talk introducing it