Shelter is a cozy, secure and open-source web-based journal designed with privacy and end-to-end encryption. Your data stays yours, stored directly in your browser.
Built with SvelteKit, Web Crypto & ❤️.
Shelter web app home page:
Shelter editor with different themes built in:
More screenshots in SHOWCASE.md!
- Local-First Architecture: Works completely offline using IndexDB and Service Workers.
- End-to-End Encryption (E2EE): All sensitive information is encrypted on the client using Web Crypto. No one can read its contents, not even us.
- Battle-tested encryption: We implement robust and audited algorithms such as AES-GCM for encryption and PBKDF2 for key derivation.
- No account required: No email, no server, no tracking. Just open the app and start writing.
- No Vendor Lock-in: Your entries and notes belong to you. Export your entire library to standard open formats at any time (soon!).
- Rich Text Editor: Write with formatting using a clean, distraction-free editor powered by Tiptap.
- Themes: Choose the design you like best, from light and dark themes to community styles like Catppuccin, and many more on the way!
- Multilingual: Officially available in English and Catalan. Thanks to the community, we also have translations into Danish, Spanish, and many other languages!
- Open Source: Shelter is and always will be open source and free under the GNU AGPLv3 license.
Follow these steps to set up the project locally for development.
- Fork and clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/stageddat/shelter-web.git
cd shelter-web- Install dependencies:
pnpm install- Run the development server:
pnpm run devOpen localhost:5173 in your browser to view the local development server.
Contributions are welcome! Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before submitting a pull request.
Thank you to everyone who makes Shelter possible ❤️!
You can see the full list of people who have contributed to this project at shelter.cat/credits.
This project is open-source and available under the GNU AGPLv3.
