Tags and collections
Give a file several tags and include it in multiple collections.
Midnight Shelf
Find your files again with tags and notes.
Midnight Shelf organizes files without moving or changing the originals. Search file names, tags and notes together, and keep a file in more than one collection.
Mac: macOS 15 or later, Apple silicon · Windows 10 or 11, x64
Mac 0.0.20 · Windows 0.0.19 available
Notes and search
Search file names, tags and notes together.
Batch organization
Apply tags and notes to several files at once.
Archive
Store entries with their notes and organization and bring them back later.
Collect files and find them again
Drop in files and folders
Drag a file or folder onto the list to add it. Double-click an entry to open it in its usual app. Adding a folder adds the folder itself.
Group related material
Put a brief and its images in a collection, and tag useful references. One file can appear in multiple collections.
Leave a note
Record details that don’t fit in the file name, such as which version you sent or what to check at the next meeting. Search names, tags and notes together.
Details to know
Edit several files at once
Apply tags and notes to multiple selected files. Append to existing notes or replace them.
Archive completed work
Keep notes and organization in the archive, then restore the entry when you need it again.
Your files stay where they are
No account is needed. Tags, collections and notes are stored on your computer. Original files are not moved or modified.
File moves have limits
On Mac, Shelf can find a file again after it is renamed or moved within the same drive. Moves to another drive and original file moves on Windows are not tracked automatically.
Archive or remove from the list
Archiving keeps notes and organization. Removing an entry also deletes its app-stored notes, tags and collection links. Neither action deletes the original file.
See it in use
A closer look
Install Midnight Shelf
Mac
macOS 15 or later · Apple silicon. Open the DMG and drag Midnight Shelf into Applications. Check for updates from the app’s Help menu.
0.0.20 · DMGWindows
Windows 10 or 11 · x64. Extract the ZIP and run MidnightShelf.exe. To update, quit the app and run it from the new version’s folder.
0.0.19 · ZIP · No automatic updates