# Local-First Privacy

HTTMELY is designed around local files.

## What Stays Local

- Added folder shortcuts.
- Window and sidebar state.
- Generated pages.
- HTML and Markdown content.
- Archives and exports.

## What HTTMELY Does Not Add

HTTMELY does not add:

- Cloud sync
- Analytics
- Uploads
- Accounts
- Remote databases
- External services

## Folder Access

HTTMELY reads folders you choose.

Removing a folder from Places removes the shortcut from HTTMELY. It does not delete the folder or its files.

## Generated Content

If you use Codex or scripts to create pages for HTTMELY, those tools are separate from the viewer.

The clean contract is:

- A script or agent creates local HTML/Markdown.
- HTTMELY reads the folder.
- The folder is the handoff.