Free
Already running
€0
forever
- Unlimited saves
- Export to Markdown, Obsidian, Logseq, Notion
- Up to 2 simultaneous destinations
- Collections with 1-level nesting
- YouTube transcripts and highlights
- Streak, Daily Pick, Inbox Zero
Pricing — 02 · Three doors
Three doors. Pick one, or take your time.
One indie maker, no funding, no growth-team metrics. The free tier stays generous because the value is the export, not the lock-in. Pay only if you want the tool to outlast its first year.
Filed in Verona · 2026 · § Pricing as a long-term promise
Pro
For the long-term reader
€4.99
per month, billed monthly
or €49 billed yearly — save €11
- Everything in Free
- AI auto-tag (Gemini Nano + Groq cloud fallback)
- AI auto-summary (concise bullets, in page body)
- Unlimited simultaneous destinations
- Collections nested up to 5 levels deep
- Multi-database Notion routing per collection
- Smart Rules (auto-tag and auto-collect on save)
- + 2 more on the way
Founder Lifetime
For the first 100 readers
€99
Pay once. Pro forever.
- Everything in Pro, forever
- All future Pro features, no upgrade fees
- Founder name listed on the Colophon page (opt-in)
- Direct line to the maker for feature requests
All prices in EUR · Includes VAT for EU consumers · Stripe receipts emailed instantly
§ I Why Pro exists at all.
Shelf is built by one person on nights and weekends. The free tier covers everything most readers need — unlimited saves, exports to your tools of choice, the daily reading loop. It is generous because the export-anywhere model means your library is portable; charging a wall to leave would betray that.
Pro pays for the things that take real engineering time on top of the core save flow: the AI cascade that runs Gemini Nano on-device with a cloud fallback, the smart-rules engine that auto-routes saves to collections, the bulk library tools, the deeper Notion routing. None of these are hostage features. The Free tier is not deliberately crippled to push the upgrade.
The maths is unromantic: a couple of paying readers per week funds a slow, sustainable hand on the codebase. Two thousand free readers and two hundred paying ones is a working business for one indie maker — and that is the only business this project is trying to be.
What you get · matrix
Side by side, plainly.
Free
Pro
Founder
Unlimited saves
✓
✓
✓
Markdown / Obsidian / Logseq export
✓
✓
✓
Notion export
✓
✓
✓
Multiple destinations per save
up to 2
unlimited
unlimited
Collections with nesting
1 level
5 levels
5 levels
YouTube transcripts & highlights
✓
✓
✓
Streak, Daily Pick, Inbox Zero
✓
✓
✓
AI auto-tag (Gemini Nano + Groq)
—
✓
✓
AI auto-summary
—
✓
✓
Smart Rules (auto-tag, auto-collect)
—
✓
✓
Multi-database Notion routing
—
✓
✓
Library backup (ZIP + JSON)
—
✓
✓
Bulk operations
—
✓
✓
Future Pro features
—
while subscribed
forever
Founder Colophon listing
—
—
opt-in
Questions before paying
Plainly answered.
Can I switch from Monthly to Yearly later?
Yes — open your Stripe customer portal (the link is in every receipt email) and switch plans. Stripe prorates the remainder of your current cycle automatically.
What happens to my Pro features if I cancel?
You keep Pro through the end of the period you paid for, then revert to Free. The Free tier handles your library indefinitely — saves, exports, the daily loop — none of that requires Pro.
Is Founder Lifetime really forever, or just until v2?
Forever. There is no v2 plan that resets the deal. All future Pro features land on Founder licenses at no additional cost. The cap (100 supporters) exists so the maker can promise this honestly, not to invent scarcity.
Can I get a refund?
For subscriptions: within 14 days of purchase if you have not actively used the Pro features. For Founder Lifetime: within 14 days if the license key has not been activated on any device. After activation, refunds are case-by-case — email and we will talk.
Who handles billing, taxes, invoices?
Stripe processes the payment and the receipts. The invoice is issued by Shelf (the maker, as a registered Italian sole proprietor with P.IVA) — Italian VAT applies for EU consumers. Footer below has the legal details.
What if I lose my license key?
Visit /recover, enter the email you bought with, and we re-issue the key. The license is signed against your Stripe customer record, so as long as the purchase exists, the key can be re-emitted.
“The cost of a shelf is patience.
The cost of Pro is four euros ninety-nine.”
— Notes for a slow product, 2026
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