Describe any tool in plain English. Shelf builds it instantly and keeps it on your machine — private, permanent, and completely yours.
How it works
No coding. No deployment. No cloud account. Just describe what you want and Shelf does the rest.
Type what you need in plain English. "A stopwatch with lap times." "A daily mood log." "A simple invoice tracker." No technical knowledge required.
Shelf uses AI to generate a complete, working app in seconds. It runs right inside Shelf — sandboxed, safe, and yours to use immediately.
Every app and all its data are saved to a local database on your machine. Close Shelf, come back a year later — your app and data are exactly where you left them.
Why Shelf
Every decision in Shelf was made for people who just want a simple tool that works. Nothing more.
Everything is stored in a local SQLite database on your computer. No cloud sync, no servers, no one else can access your data. Ever.
Forget learning a new tool, signing up, or asking a developer. Describe what you want and your app is ready before you finish your coffee.
Shelf is under 5MB — lighter than a browser extension. It feels native on Mac, Windows, and Linux because it's built with Tauri, not Electron.
Your apps don't expire. They don't disappear when a service shuts down. Download once and your apps are yours forever. No monthly fee to keep your own data.
Download
Available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Free to download. Bring your own DeepSeek API key to get started.
Windows 10 or later. 64-bit.
Coming soonAppImage for most distributions.
Coming soonShelf uses your own AI key (BYOK). On first launch you'll enter a DeepSeek API key. It's stored only on your machine — never sent to Shelf's servers. DeepSeek offers some of the lowest API prices available, making each app generation cost less than a fraction of a cent.