Your files, found in plain language — from the menu bar.
A Mac menu-bar app that indexes the files you save and lets you ask for them in plain English — "where is the contract Acme sent last Tuesday?" Shelf reads and indexes your files on your Mac; when you ask, only the handful of matching excerpts and your question go to the AI — never whole files, never the index. Summon it from anywhere with ⌘⇧Space. Billed to your Oriora wallet, a fraction of a cent per search.
Pick folders
Choose the folders Shelf should index; it reads them on your Mac and builds a local index you re-index on demand.
Ask
Hit ⌘⇧Space and ask for a file in plain English — by name, date, or what it says inside.
Open it
Shelf answers with the matching files and cites where each came from.
Do my files leave my Mac?
No. Shelf indexes your files on your Mac. When you ask a question, only the handful of matching excerpts and your question go to the AI — never whole files, and never the index itself. Oriora keeps nothing.
What can it search?
File names, dates and folders for everything you index, plus the text inside your text and code files. It does not parse inside PDFs or Office documents — those it finds by name, date and folder.
Do I need a subscription?
No. The app is free; each search costs a fraction of a cent, billed to your Oriora wallet.
How do I sign in?
With your Oriora account — the app opens your browser to sign in once, then remembers you.
Available on
Local-first Mac app for Apple Silicon (M1 or later). Stored locally on your device; AI billed to your Oriora wallet.
Anyone who knows they saved a file but not where — freelancers, consultants, knowledge workers.