# Shift

> Build-your-own desktop browser for multiple inboxes, apps and Spaces

Shift is a desktop browser for Mac and Windows from Shift Technologies Inc. that people lay out themselves: apps, bars and controls can be dragged anywhere in the window, or a template can serve as the starting layout. Spaces separate work, hobbies and projects with their own apps, tabs and extensions, and several Gmail, Outlook or Yahoo accounts stay available side by side. An optional assistant, Shift AI, is built into the sidebar and address bar.

- **Category:** Browsers
- **Made by:** Shift Technologies Inc.
- **Website:** https://shift.com
- **Runs on:** macOS, Windows
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Shift has a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99 per month, or $199.99 billed annually (Advanced).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** 5 Spaces with 10 apps per Space, the Browser Builder and templates, and limited Shift AI usage. No credit card is needed to download.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | 5 Spaces with 10 apps per Space, the Browser Builder and templates, limited Shift AI usage, and email and chatbot support. |
| Advanced | $19.99 per month, or $199.99 billed annually | Unlimited Spaces and apps per Space, expanded Shift AI usage and priority customer support with video calling. |

Read from https://shift.com/pricing/ on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Shift before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save $40 with annual billing** (Annual discount): Shift Advanced is $199.99 billed annually, against $19.99 a month. Shift's pricing page labels the annual option as a $40 saving. Source: https://shift.com/pricing/

## Key features

- **Browser Builder and templates:** Apps, bars and controls can be dragged anywhere in the window, unused controls can be removed, and templates offer ready-made layouts with the sidebar at the side, top or bottom.
- **Spaces:** Spaces separate work, hobbies and projects, each with its own apps, tabs and extensions. Several logins for the same app can be toggled without signing out.
- **Multiple inboxes:** Several Gmail, Outlook or Yahoo email accounts can be opened side by side, with the apps and extensions used alongside them kept in the same Space.
- **Shift AI:** An optional assistant summarizes pages and videos, drafts replies and answers questions using context from Spaces, apps, history and open tabs, with a separate chat in each Space.
- **App library and Chrome extensions:** More than 4,500 apps can be connected from Shift's library in one click, any Chrome extension can be added, and Shift offers to add apps that are missing.
- **Download scanning and site checks:** Downloads are screened through Avira's file reputation service, visited URLs are checked with Google Web Risk, and passwords are encrypted and stored locally.

## Good for

- People juggling several email accounts and app logins
- Freelancers and consultants who keep each client in its own Space
- Those who want to design their own browser layout

## Worth knowing

- The free plan is limited to 5 Spaces, 10 apps per Space and limited Shift AI usage.
- Shift is available on desktop for Mac and Windows only; no Linux or mobile version is listed.
- Team setups with consolidated billing and a central dashboard are not priced publicly; the pricing page says to contact Shift.
- Refunds are offered only within 14 days of a purchase or renewal payment.

## Works with

Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail

**Tags:** Web browser, AI features

## Alternatives

- [Wavebox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wavebox): Desktop browser that keeps many web apps and accounts signed in. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/shift-vs-wavebox)
- [Rambox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/rambox): Workspace app that runs many web apps and accounts in one window. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/rambox-vs-shift)
- [Arc](https://toolgpa.com/tools/arc): Chromium-based browser with Spaces, Profiles and Split View. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/arc-vs-shift)
- [Vivaldi](https://toolgpa.com/tools/vivaldi): Customizable browser with built-in mail, calendar and feed reader. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/shift-vs-vivaldi)
- [Google Chrome](https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-chrome): Google's free browser for desktop and mobile, with Gemini built in. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-chrome-vs-shift)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://shift.com/
- https://shift.com/pricing/
- https://shift.com/download/
- https://shift.com/builder/
- https://shift.com/spaces/
- https://shift.com/ai/
- https://shift.com/email-management/
- https://shift.com/security/
- https://shift.com/apps/
- https://shift.com/legal/

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/shift
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