# Offline Editor

**URL:** https://talk.observablehq.com/t/offline-editor/4905
**Category:** Feedback
**Created:** [April 13, 2021, 11:45am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/offline-editor/4905 "2021-04-13T11:45:55Z")
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### Author: ![mcmcclur](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/mcmcclur/32/2364_2.png) [@mcmcclur](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mcmcclur)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/offline-editor/4905/2 "2021-04-13T14:12:14Z")

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I think the answer is _no_, mainly because the strong emphasis on community building (which I find myself to be very grateful for). The most official response to this question I know of is here:

> [@Noob: Can you run your own Observable server](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/noob-can-you-run-your-own-observable-server/757/2):
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> Hi Aaron! Sure - something similar [was asked in this thread](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/private-installations/501) - the answer’s, well: we’re soon going to open source the runtime for Observable, making it possible to export a notebook and include it on another website/webpage. But that won’t include the editable notebook interface or the rest of [observablehq.com](http://observablehq.com) - unlike Jupyter, we’re really aiming to create a community and cross-pollination of concepts and code rather than individual installations. We might eventually launch something that enab…

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