A simple shelf for Mac and Windows

Move between apps without losing your flow.

Everything you need stays close.

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macOS 15+Windows 11 Apple silicon No account App Store · Microsoft Store

Tansei 8

#AFC5F6Color · Clipboard now
Screenshot 2026…PNG · Screen 2m
Audio Memo 2026-10-11 at 9.12.04 AMM4A · 0:46 3m
tokens.cssCode · Clipboard 4m
figma.com/file…Link · Clipboard 9m
brief.pdfPDF · File 18m
Standup notesNote · Tansei 31m
npm run buildCommand · Terminal 1h
IMG_0398.jpgJPG · Archived 2d

Open Tansei at loginThe shelf is ready the moment your Mac starts.

Show Tansei in the DockWhen off, open Tansei from the menu bar or ⌥T.

Shortcut

Open and close from anywhere⌥T

License

StatusLicensed

Report a Bug…Rate Tansei… About TanseiQuit Tansei

Saving what you copy

This is Tansei · Try me

The product · 01–05

Take a closer look.

The Shelf

Capture, three ways

Find it fast

Full View

Keyboard shortcuts

How it works

Add. Move. Use.

Add what you’re using

Drag anything onto the shelf and keep working. Text, links, images, files, colors, code.

Move between apps

The shelf stays docked at the edge of the screen while you move between editor, browser, and chat.

The Tansei shelf docked while moving between apps

Use it in place

Drag it back out when you need it. Nothing to file, nothing to search for.

Dragging a saved item back out of Tansei

Watch it in motion

See how Tansei fits into your workflow without getting in the way.

The Tansei shelf catching a screenshot of a moodboard

Save it once. Find it instantly. Everything you need to keep work moving.

Copy & capture

Copy text, links, colors, or take a screenshot. It appears on your shelf automatically.

Notes & files

Write a quick note, add a file, or drag one in. Keep everything together while you work.

Record & transcribe

Record your screen or a voice memo. Tansei creates a transcript right on your computer.

Pins, groups, tags & filters

Pin important items, group related work, add tags, and filter your shelf to find what you need faster.

Colors

Copied colors become swatches, ready to use as HEX, RGB, HSL, and more.

Stored locally

Everything stays on your computer. Preview, rename, open, archive, or delete any item whenever you need.

As featured on

“[A]n excellent clipboard manager … A real competitor for Yoink … and other clipboard managers. … Tansei is quickly becoming part of my everyday workflow.”

BrettTerpstra.comBrett Terpstra, Web Excursions (opens in a new tab)

“Tansei is really a storage space for anything. … [A]ll I have to do is copy the URL, and it shows up in Tansei’s shelf automatically.”

Six ColorsPhilip Michaels, App Report (opens in a new tab)

“Keep links, text, screenshots, colors, and files on a convenient desktop shelf. … [E]verything you need for your current task within easy reach.”

MacMenuBar.comLuuk Koelman, Clipboard Managers (opens in a new tab)

Tansei7 items7 items14 items

brettterpstra.com/2026/10/06/web-excursions…Link · SafariJust copied

#AFC5F6Color · Color Picker

ScreenshotPNG · Screen

hero-ref.pngPNG · Clipboard

sk-live-••••4f2aText · Might be sensitive

$npm run buildCommand · Terminal

{ }{ "ok": true }Response · JSON

Melora Hardin Remembers Playing a ‘Ch…Link · Clipboard20h

Get Your PhilLink · Clipboard21h

Image from ClipboardPNG · Clipboard22h

## TanseiText · Clipboard22h

#782635Color · Color Picker22h

Image from ClipboardPNG · Clipboard22h

The New Women’s Pro Baseball League…Link · Clipboard22h

[quform id="1" name="aanmelden"]Text · Clipboard2m

Confirmation system logicText · Clipboard16m

quform.comText · Clipboard20m

No bundles were generated by this ope…Text · Clipboard36m

MacTube Contact FormLink · Clipboard37m

hook.eu2.make.comLink · Clipboard40m

MacMenuBar TallyText · Clipboard49m

MacMenuBar - Email VerificationText · Clipboard51m

Just copied from BrettTerpstra.comPhilip Michaels’ shelf, as shown in Six ColorsLuuk Koelman’s shelf, as shown on MacMenuBar

Neither does your shelf

Modern work doesn’t sit still.

A dog running down an empty stadium track with a laptop in its mouth

Not everything belongs in a folder.

Some things are still in motion.

A prompt for an AI tool.

#AFC5F6 A link you need for later. launch-notes.txtText · Clipboard

A prompt for an AI tool.

#AFC5F6 A link you need for later. launch-notes.txtText · Clipboard

A simple shelf for Mac and Windows. A screenshot you just grabbed. tokens.cssCode · Clipboard

A color from a design. A simple shelf for Mac and Windows. A screenshot you just grabbed. tokens.cssCode · Clipboard

A color from a design.

1,200×

app switches a day

4 hours

lost each week to refocusing

That’s the gap Tansei closes. Everything you’re carrying stays one glance away.

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Harvard Business Review, across 137 workers
at Fortune 500 companies

Who it's for

For people who work across too many apps.

Modern work rarely stays in one place.

Vibe coders Developers Designers Researchers Marketers Founders Students Creative teams

A woman in red sunglasses on a busy street, green MacBook held to her chest

From the blog

Notes on work in motion.

Read the blog

01Oct 11, 2026 · 5 min read

Private by default.

Tansei is built to keep your working context private, local, and under your control.

On your device

Your active shelf stays on your device by default.

No sign-in

Tansei works without an account.

Offline ready

Your shelf is available with or without internet.

Controlled by you

Clear, archive, recover, or delete anything when you choose.

Pricing

Buy once. Use Tansei.

$7 once, per platform. No subscription.

Get Tansei License key sent instantly.

$7 Once, per platform
No subscription

01Save anythingNotes, links, images, files, code, colors, and more.

02Find it fastGroups, tags, pins, and search.

03Keep it yoursStored locally. Private by design.

MacmacOS 15 or later · Apple silicon

PCWindows 11

Move faster

Everything you’d keep on a shelf.
Now on Mac and Windows.