The Kami app and extension allow you to work offline, annotating your documents as usual. Offline mode will be shown in the bottom right, and any changes will be saved locally, similar to the image below.
What can you do in Kami’s offline mode?
The beauty of Kami’s offline mode is that you can do almost everything in the app that you would normally do, just without the internet. This includes:
Editing any document type using our array of tools such as text boxes, freehand drawings, or shapes.
Annotate files using the text, voice, or video comments.
Insert shapes and images.
❗️The following tools require a direct internet connection to use:
The Dictionary Tool, as this requires connecting to the Oxford Dictionary definitions
The Understand tools - including the AI Translation tool
Document PDF Download
Text-to-speech (depending on your device, some will work)
Speech to text
Google Drive syncing (this includes moving or renaming the document)
OneDrive syncing
Question AI
Split and Merge
Text recognition
Some of the Add Media features
Signature Tool
Adding new annotations to the Annotation Bank
How to use Kami in offline mode
Follow these simple steps to use Kami’s offline mode successfully.
Open ANY file into Kami while connected to the internet. (Kami will happily convert Google Files, Microsoft Files, PDFs, images etc). Google Classroom, Schoology and Canvas assignments can also be opened within Kami at this stage. Offline Access is supported in recent versions of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge.
Let any annotations already on the file load up. You will be able to watch, read, or listen to comments already inserted by a collaborator or teacher in offline mode.
Disconnect from the internet. We recommend keeping your Kami tab open (this will mean the changes automatically save when you come back online. If you close it for any reason, you can get back to your document by clicking our extension icon or going to kami.app and choosing your file from the recents list.
Edit and annotate your Kami file using any of the Kami tools and comment features.
Reconnect to the internet. Click the save button in the upper-right corner or wait for your work to automatically sync to our servers. You can now close the Kami tab or submit an assignment knowing all your changes have been saved. If you had closed your Kami tabs, reopen Kami to save the changes you made while offline.
If you need further assistance, don't hesitate to get in touch with us at support@kamiapp.com or book some training with one of our Teacher Success Champions here: https://www.kamiapp.com/training