Local server for synced online content management system

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a non-transitory computer readable medium;
• and
• computer readable instructions, stored on the non-transitory computer readable medium, that when executed by the processor are effective to cause the system to:
• execute, on a client device, a client-side application configured to synchronize at least one content item between the client device and an online content management system;
• execute, on the client device, a local web server accessible via a web browser on the client device and configured to communicate with the client-side application to interact with synchronized content items stored locally on the client device;
• detect, via the web browser, a request to open a content item;
• send, simultaneously, via the web browse:
• a request to the online content management system to access a copy of the content item stored on the online management system, and
• a request to the local web server to access a copy of the content item stored locally on the client device;
• in the event the online content management system responds first, display via the web browser, the copy of the content item stored on the online content management system;
• and
• in the event the local web server responds first, display via a native application on the client device the copy of the content item stored locally on the client device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:

• execute, on a client device, a client-side application configured to synchronize at least one content item between the client device and an online content management system;
• execute, on the client device, a local web server accessible via a web browser on the client device and configured to communicate with the client-side application to interact with synchronized content items stored locally on the client device;
• detect, via the web browser, a request to open a content item;
• send, simultaneously, via the web browse:
• a request to the online content management system to access a copy of the content item stored on the online management system, and
• a request to the local web server to access a copy of the content item stored locally on the client device;
• in the event the online content management system responds first, display via the web browser, the copy of the content item stored on the online content management system;
• and
• in the event the local web server responds first, display via a native application on the client device the copy of the content item stored locally on the client device.