The Method
Your work belongs to you. So we built for that.
Five principles shape every decision we make — from how data is stored on your device to how it reaches the people you work with.
01
Local-first by default.
Your devices are the database, so every note, issue, plan, and comment lives on the laptop and phone in front of you and keeps working when the network does not.
There is no “what if the cloud is down” question, because the cloud was never the source of truth — we sync, and you own.
02
End-to-end encrypted, where it matters most.
Your private conversations and inline comments are encrypted with OpenMLS (RFC 9420), the same standard that protects your iMessages.
We cannot read them, and we do not pretend otherwise.
03
CRDTs over conflict dialogs.
When two people edit the same issue offline, both edits land cleanly, because Loro reconciles them without ever asking either of you to pick a winner.
You never see a “your version vs theirs” prompt, and no edit is ever quietly dropped on the floor.
04
Open infrastructure.
Every layer of New Journey runs on an open standard with an open implementation: NATS for transport, Loro for CRDTs, and OpenMLS for encryption.
You can run those layers yourself or pay anyone who hosts them, and there is no proprietary piece in the middle to lock you in either way.
05
Honest about tradeoffs.
Decentralised sync is slower than a central state server, and CRDTs cost more bytes than a normalised schema.
We own those tradeoffs and refuse to pretend they do not exist.
Why we call it New Journey.
Tools that only help with execution are tools that ignore where ideas come from. Every stage matters — capture, plan, collaborate, execute, reflect — and each deserves to be a first-class citizen of the platform.
Capture
The half-formed idea on a walk, the note from a customer call, the thing you almost forgot — this is where every piece of work begins.
Plan
Shape the idea into something a team can hold, with issues and milestones that turn rough edges into a path forward.
Collaborate
Bring others in to comment, decide, and disagree, because the work gets better when more minds have touched it.
Execute
Ship the work by moving cards across the board, closing issues, and merging PRs — the visible part of the journey, but only one part of it.
Reflect
Look back at what worked and what did not, because reflection is what turns motion into progress.
Build with us.
We’re shipping in the open. Talk to us, or follow along in the changelog.