Your visual drop shelf between phone and computer
Multi-device users waste 10+ minutes daily trying to transfer text/images between phone and computer using clunky email, cloud apps or incompatible tools
SnapShelf is a beautiful visual dashboard where you drag or send content (images, screenshots, notes, links) from any device. Items appear as organized, taggable cards on all your other devices in real time. Built for researchers, designers and students who need to collect and organize inspiration across devices.
Professionals and students who actively use both smartphone and computer throughout the day (remote workers, developers, researchers, content creators)
Transforms simple transfers into a visual knowledge base with automatic AI categorization, visual similarity search and board organization - not just another clipboard but a creative workspace.
creative
Card-based infinite canvas for content organization
Send content from phone share sheet or desktop drag
Content appears instantly on all devices via Action Cable
Automatic categorization and keyword extraction
Visual and text search across all shelves
Organize content into project-specific shelves
Optimized mobile interface with camera integration
Find visually or thematically related items
One-click export to Notion, PDF or Figma
Real-time co-editing of shared shelves
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| is_shared | bool | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| board_id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| content_type | text | No |
| storage_url | text | Yes |
| extracted_text | text | Yes |
| ai_tags | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/boardsList user's boards
/api/itemsUpload new shelf item with AI processing
/api/items/searchVisual and semantic search
100 items/month
Unlimited
For power users
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 140 | 6% | $126 | $1,512 |
| Month 6 | 1,650 | 13% | $3,217 | $38,604 |
Stop losing inspiration between phone and computer. Drop it on your shelf. Organize it beautifully. Access it everywhere.
Contact 12 content creators and researchers on Twitter who have posted about multi-device workflows. Offer them free annual accounts for case study videos. Share a visual 'day in the life' thread on IndieHackers demonstrating the exact pain this solves.
Beautiful visual boards
Not real-time across mobile/desktop, more heavy-weight
Instant cross-device drop with lighter, faster experience
Great discovery
Not private, no direct phone-to-computer workflow
Private, instant, productivity focused rather than social
The combination of visual UX and AI categorization creates a rich dataset that improves recommendations over time, creating a strong flywheel for power users.
AI image understanding has become cheap and reliable enough for real-time use, while visual thinking tools have exploded in popularity among knowledge workers.
Storage costs for images and screenshots
Implement smart compression and retention policies from day one
Users already using Notion or Milanote
Focus on instant capture workflow as a complement rather than replacement
Success: 150 signups and 25 survey responses
Success: 25% convert to paid after 30 days
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