Shelf

Your private reading list.

$9.99 · macOS · one-time purchase

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Shelf app showing a private library with books, films, shows, podcasts, ratings, and status

What Shelf does

Custom shelves

Create shelves for books, films, shows, podcasts — or anything else. Colour-coded, yours to organise however you like.

Rate and track

Five-star ratings and three states: Want, In Progress, Finished. Filter by status. Click to cycle. That's it.

Private by design

No social, no friends, no algorithm telling you what to read next. Just your list, for you.

What you get

macOS 12+ (Apple Silicon & Intel)
One-time purchase, updates within the same major version
No account required
Local SQLite — your data stays on your Mac

Made for Mac

Built for your desktop.

Shelf is Mac-first by design. It lives on your machine, opens quickly, and keeps your library data local unless you choose to export it.

Mac Direct download Local data

$9.99. One-time. Up to 3 Macs.

Themes

Make Shelf yours.

Every Minimalist Mac app supports colour palettes. Start with Classic Light and Midnight, then add starter themes or limited drops when you want a new mood.

Strawberry Matcha Provence Santorini Nantucket Sloe & Elderflower
Explore themes

Your shelf. Not a feed.

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