Start on Mac
- Get started on Mac — convert your first files, build a pack, and choose an export.
- Capture from Safari — pages, main content, selections, highlights, recipes, review, and keyboard shortcuts.
- Browse the Library — search, filters, source status, actions, and previews.
- Build and manage packs — saved packs, ordering, drafts, Trust & Safety, and Refresh & Compare.
- Choose an export format — AI Reference Pack, OKF, Markdown,
llms.txt, and clipboard workflows. - Manage storage — review local usage, safely clear obsolete data, and deliberately remove generated sources.
Start on iPhone or iPad
- Get started on iPhone and iPad — learn the adaptive Library, Packs, Sources, and Reader workspace.
- Capture from Safari — enable the extension, capture pages or a Safari window, and import website
llms.txtcollections. - Import and read documents — use Files, the Share Sheet, local OCR, search, and offline reading.
- Build, export, and move packs — organize research and move complete packs with Files or AirDrop.
- Settings and privacy — review local storage, Safari access, and the no-account/no-sync model.
Local AI access (MCP)
More guides
- Convert files and folders
- Trust & Safety and living packs
- Import and export llms.txt
- Settings reference
- Supported formats
- Privacy and security
- Glossary
A useful mental model
SourceShelf keeps four jobs separate:
- Convert or capture creates a local Markdown source.
- Library helps you find, inspect, and maintain sources.
- Packs arrange selected sources in a deliberate order.
- Export or Local AI Access delivers that pack to another workflow.
SourceShelf performs these jobs locally. Local-file import, conversion, OCR, reading, export, comparison, and MCP access do not fetch remote content. Website capture and website llms.txt acquisition are explicit Safari-extension actions governed by Safari’s website permissions.
The documentation screenshots use SourceShelf’s synthetic demo corpus and have local paths and MCP authorization values removed.