You remember what a file was about, not what you named it. That's all Shelf needs. Type something like "that pdf from last week" and it's right there, along with every photo, video and document on your computer.
For Windows 10, 11 and Linux · Coming soon to the Microsoft Store
Photos, videos, music, documents, zips and apps each get their own shelf, so you can see what you have without opening a single folder.
A quick look at the real app, nothing staged.
Type it the way you'd say it to a friend. Shelf shows you exactly how it understood you, so there are no surprises.
Everyday file headaches, each one fixed in a click.
Write "pdfs from last week" and Shelf turns it into little filters you can actually see: what kind of file, when, how big and where it came from.
Can't remember the file name, but you know it came from WhatsApp? That's enough. Shelf groups every download by where you got it, with each site's real icon.
Shelf spots files that are exactly the same, even when they have different names, and photos that look alike.
All the apps on your computer with their real icons. Double click one to open it, or spot the ones you haven't used in months.
Shelf finds the stuff you forgot about and shows you how much room it takes. You look it over and decide. Everything goes to the trash first, so nothing disappears by accident.
Shelf follows your system, or you can choose. It looks good either way.
The little touches that make it feel like home.
Your libraries with real previews, what you could clean up, and where your downloads came from, all on one screen.
Browse any folder with big previews, as a grid or a list. Double click to go in, and make a new folder in one click.
Double click a file and it opens in the app you already use for it. No surprises.
If you write code, your projects won't clutter your results with thousands of code files. Shelf still finds the videos, music and documents inside them.
Grab any file in Shelf and drop it into an email, a chat or a website upload.
Save a new file and it shows up within seconds. Nothing to refresh, no button to press.
Shelf looks through your files so you don't have to, and it never sends them anywhere.
Searching, reading text and finding duplicates all happen right on your computer. No account, no cloud, no uploads.
Removed something by mistake? It's sitting in the trash, ready to put back.
Double click an installer or a script and Shelf asks before running it.
Under a 10 MB download, and it looks through a normal home folder in seconds.
Windows 10 and 11, plus Ubuntu and other modern Linux.
One price, every feature, yours to keep.
Shelf is nearly ready. Send me an email and I'll let you know the day it launches.
No, it sits alongside File Explorer or Files. Think of it as a nicer way to see and search your files. "Show in folder" is always one click away.
Never. Everything happens on your computer. Your files, and what's inside them, stay there.
Only if you ask it to, and even then it just moves them to the trash. You can always put them back.
Windows 10 and 11, and Linux (Ubuntu and other modern distributions, as a .deb or an AppImage). Reading the text inside screenshots and PDFs works on Linux today and is coming to Windows.
No. You pay $4.99 once and it's yours, updates included.
Yes. You get a free trial with every feature switched on. If you buy, everything stays just as you left it.
Yes. Shelf doesn't need the internet to search, preview or tidy up your files.
Email asadnooby@gmail.com. I made Shelf, and I read every email myself.
Give your files a home that's nice to look at and easy to search.
For Windows 10, 11 and Linux