# Formatif Earns a 44 Proof of Usefulness Score by Building a 100% Offline, Local-First Desktop Media Processing Suite

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Podcast: [Tech Stories Tech Brief By HackerNoon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tech-stories-tech-brief-by-hackernoon-6365648)
Published: 2026-07-29T16:00:50+00:00
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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/formatif-earns-a-44-proof-of-usefulness-score-by-building-a-100percent-offline-local-first-desktop-media-processing-suite . Formatif earned a 44 Proof of Usefulness score for running 59 media-processing and AI enhancement tools entirely on local hardware. Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #proof-of-usefulness-hackathon , #hackernoon-hackathon , #formatif , #local-first-software , #offline-media-processing , #onnx-runtime , #batch-image-processing , #software-engineering , and more. This story was written by: @hadikaraki . Learn more about this writer by checking @hadikaraki's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Formatif is an offline desktop suite that uses local hardware for video, audio, image, and AI-powered media processing. It earned a 44 Proof of Usefulness score.

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