Shelf
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 14 Sep 2026; it has been in the index since 30 Jun 2026. How this is checked
Shelf is a Chrome extension for long-term reading. It saves articles, videos, and podcasts to files the user owns, including Markdown, Notion, Obsidian, and Logseq. The site describes it as local-first and says it uses no account and no telemetry.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Overview
6 featuresPurpose: Saving and organizing online content in a local, portable, and privacy-friendly way.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Audience: readers and researchers who want to save and own their reading data
Inferred · not functionally tested
Functions: collaboration
Inferred · not functionally tested
Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: unknown
Recorded constraints: pricing: free · license: Proprietary · platforms: WEB · deployment: browser
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: shelf-extension.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
Shelf sits in PulseGate's Read-it-later & curation category. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on saving and organizing online content in a local, portable, and privacy-friendly way. Inferred · not functionally tested: Shelf is a consumer product aimed at readers and researchers who want to save and own their reading data. Basis unknown · not verified: Shelf is free to use. Basis unknown · not verified: It runs on the web.
Shelf first shipped in 2026. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are article saving, video saving, and podcast saving.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Article saving
- Video saving
- Podcast saving
- Markdown export
- Local-first storage
- No account required
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
- Astro
- astro-island in the HTML · /_astro/ in the HTML
- Vercel
- x-vercel-id header · x-vercel-cache header
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
What PulseGate has recorded for this listing
Frequently asked questions about Shelf
- What is Shelf?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Shelf focuses on saving and organizing online content in a local, portable, and privacy-friendly way. It is catalogued under Read-it-later & curation on PulseGate.
- Who is Shelf for?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Shelf is a consumer product built for readers and researchers who want to save and own their reading data.
- Does Shelf have a free plan?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Shelf is free to use.
- What platforms does Shelf run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Shelf runs on the web.
- Is Shelf still active?
- PulseGate's liveness check found it on 14 Sep 2026.
- What are alternatives to Shelf?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Shelf, Download Shelf, and Shelfab.ShelfDownload ShelfShelfab
- When did Shelf launch?
- Shelf first shipped in 2026.
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