LMOS VOID Beta 0.44.0: Easy-First Design + Local-Only Working Files
LMOS now defaults to a simpler one-glance workspace, moves advanced tools behind one More tools door, enforces device-local working-file storage, and adds OPFS, hardware and local-tool foundations without pretending the hosted web build is already a fully offline native OS.
What changed
Simple mode is the default shared UX rule.
Creator workspaces collapse dense menus into What next? + Tools in Simple mode.
More tools replaces the less-friendly Pro wording in the shared view switch.
Workflow labels and descriptions use shorter everyday language while keeping the same professional commands underneath.
Save state stays visible in Simple mode.
Touch targets remain 48px on coarse-pointer/mobile devices, with 44px primary-control intent elsewhere.
Cloud file providers and LM-hosted working-file storage are disabled by the local-only policy.
LM Files quarantines legacy remote references until a local copy is imported.
OPFS provides the strict browser-managed local root and project/tool directory tree.
Local generated tools run in an isolated Worker with direct network calls blocked.
WebUSB, WebSerial and WebHID are exposed only as permission-gated hardware capabilities.
LMOS explicitly does not claim physical-internal-volume attestation or full cold-start offline boot in the current hosted web environment.
The design rule
A first-time user should understand the next useful action in one glance. A power user should still be able to reach the deeper tool set without changing applications or learning a different product. Simple and More tools are two views of the same capability, not two different products.
The storage rule
Private working-file bytes belong on this device. In strict browser mode LMOS copies imported working files into browser-managed local storage rather than trusting an arbitrary mounted path that the browser cannot prove is physically internal.
Still open before Genesis 1.0
The native Mac/Windows host remains necessary for trusted internal-volume attestation, deeper native hardware privileges and a certifiable offline boot package. Real-device tablet and phone certification remains a separate release gate.
Use the beta on real work.
The most useful feedback is not “I like it.” Tell us where you hesitated, what took too many clicks, what did not save the way you expected, and what would make this useful enough to return to next week.