Private AI knowledge base for Mac

Give your AI the right sources at the right time.

Turn your Mac into a private AI knowledge base.

Capture research, organize sources, and connect your documents directly to AI assistants with local-first workflows.

Download on the Mac App Store See how it works
  • Local processing
  • Read-only AI access
  • No SourceShelf cloud
  • No telemetry
SourceShelf pack builder showing an ordered set of research files selected for use by an AI assistant.

Build your knowledge library

Bring scattered research together.

Capture webpages, files, and existing knowledge collections, then organize everything in a searchable local library.

SourceShelf conversion screen ready to process documents and folders into AI-friendly formats.

Make files ready for AI

Convert PDFs, Office files, scans, websites, Markdown, text, and more — locally on your Mac.

SourceShelf Safari extension offering page, main-content, selection, and area capture modes.

Save research from Safari

Capture full pages, main content, selections, and page areas directly from Safari.

SourceShelf searchable library containing organized research sources.

Keep research organized

Build ordered packs you can save and reuse, with previews, filters, and source tracking.

Keep knowledge trustworthy

Know what changed. Review what you share.

Focused context works best when it is current and intentional. SourceShelf helps you inspect a pack before it reaches your assistant.

SourceShelf Trust and Safety review showing the readiness of a selected knowledge pack.

Review before you share

Spot missing files, stale pages, and risky instructions before sharing a pack.

SourceShelf Refresh and Compare report classifying changed and missing sources.

See exactly what changed

Find new, changed, missing, and unchanged sources before refreshing your AI context.

Connect your AI

Give compatible assistants focused, reusable context.

Use a controlled, read-only snapshot through Model Context Protocol, or export a portable pack for another workflow. Your original files stay private.

See Local AI Access setup guides
SourceShelf Local AI Access window publishing a read-only knowledge-pack snapshot.

Use your pack in your AI app

Connect to compatible AI apps without repeatedly uploading the same ZIP.

SourceShelf export options for AI bundles, Markdown, llms.txt, and other workflows.

Export for any workflow

Create an AI bundle, one Markdown file, a portable llms.txt collection, or an OKF-compatible pack.

Your knowledge remains yours

Private by design.

SourceShelf performs conversions locally, uses Apple’s built-in OCR technology, never uploads your documents, and requires no cloud account.

Local processing. No SourceShelf cloud. No telemetry. Read the privacy details
SourceShelf privacy settings explaining local, read-only AI sharing and private processing.

Made for knowledge work

Your sources, prepared for the way you use AI.

Bring the formats you already use.

Webpages, PDFs and scans, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, HTML, Markdown, text, and existing llms.txt collections.

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Useful wherever knowledge matters.

For researchers, developers, students and academics, privacy-conscious professionals, and anyone building a personal AI knowledge base.

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SourceShelf use cases

Ways to use SourceShelf

Start with the workflow that matches the knowledge you want to capture, organize, or connect.

Build the knowledge base your AI has been missing.

Choose the right sources, keep control of the originals, and reuse focused context across compatible assistants.

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