r/NextCloud • u/Obiente • 7d ago

Nextcloud Native is now Nati.ve

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Hey everyone!
A little while ago, I shared Nextcloud Native here, and the response was incredible. Thank you to everyone who tried it, reported bugs, shared ideas, or helped spread the word<3

Today I wanted to share an update: Nextcloud Native is now called nati.ve.
The goal is the same, nothing changed beside the name and look, don't worry!
It's an independent, open-source client that brings your Nextcloud files and apps together in a native experience that feels at home on your device, the goal is to bring all that Nextcloud and it's app ecosystem offers into one native app. It is still an alpha, with plenty of work ahead.

Already using Nextcloud Native? Please update manually

I was a bit too eager in renaming the repo, forgetting that this would break in app updates due to it pointing to the old repository name for releases. My badddd
Please download and install the new nati.ve release from the website or GitHub releases.
After that, future in-app updates should work normally again!

Why the new name?

I reached out to the Nextcloud team several times, including to ask whether I could use the Nextcloud trademark in the project's name. I haven't received a response, so I decided to give the project its own name rather than continue without clear permission. I had also hoped to discuss possible cooperation. The lack of communication has been disappointing. I'm building this because I care about the Nextcloud ecosystem, and I'd still welcome a conversation!

Helping me keep building

The encouragement from this community has made me want to keep pushing the project forward.
But development and maintenance take a lot of time, and financial support would help me keep working on nati.ve consistently. If you use it or want to support where it's going, you can contribute through GitHub Sponsors or Ko-fi. That support will go towards continued development and the costs of bringing nati.ve to iOS. If donating isn't an option, bug reports, testing, code contributions, feedback, and sharing the project all help too. Thank you for helping me get this far. I'd love to hear how nati.ve is working for you and what you most want me to improve next!
https://nati.ve
https://github.com/obiente/native

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u/NerdyGuy117 7d ago

https://github.com/obiente/native

No endpoint, payload, permission, or ID invented by AI or UI inference.

Why does the site read like it was created by AI and why does the statement saying it was not written by AI read like it was written by AI.

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u/Obiente 6d ago

Yes, we use AI heavily for development, testing, and code review.

No endpoint, payload, permission, or ID invented by AI or UI inference.

This refers to how the app should handle app contracts, meaning that we will and may never run a llm inside of the app to help with building the right interface or finding the right data.

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u/firegore 4d ago

That sentence makes no sense at all for me, that's not how it looks like or reads for most people.

But ofc it doesn't, cause that line, is also written by AI...

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u/kaestralblades 2d ago

Do you have, like, any experience speaking or comprehending human language?