Shift
A customizable desktop browser for organizing work and personal spaces
- Also known as
- shift
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Shift?
A Chromium-based desktop browser that lets users create separate workspaces (Spaces) for different roles and integrate multiple apps with built-in AI features. Automatically manages logins across integrated apps and includes native security protections.
Shift pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free forever or $199.99/year for Advanced
Free
Free- spaces
- 5
- apps_per_space
- 10
- 5 Spaces
- 10 apps per Space
- Browser Builder and templates
- Limited Shift AI usage
- Carbon-neutral browsing
Advanced
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited Spaces
- Unlimited apps per Space
- Expanded Shift AI usage
- Priority customer support (video calling)
Team
Contact sales- Consolidated billing
- Central dashboard for management
What Shift does
The capabilities that matter for browser productivity, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Deployment model
- Chromium fork
- Chrome extension webstore compatibility
- ✓
- Vertical tab sidebar layout
- -
- Split screen web panels in single window
- -
- Multi account cookie isolation containers
- -
- Cmd k command palette global search
- -
- Native ad and tracker blocking engine
- -
- Collaborative shared workspaces and folders
- -
- Memory suspension inactive tab freezing
- -
- Generative AI LLM page summarization
- -
- SOC2 type ii
- -
- ISO 27001
- -
- Pricing model
- Freemium subscription
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
Integrations (12)
Independently observed- LM Studio
- Cloudflare
- Google Web Risk
- Avira
- ProofHub
- Asana
- Sentry
- Toggl
- RescueTime
- XMind
- Miro
- Chrome Extensions←•
Shift FAQ
Common questions about Shift, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Shift?
Shift is a privacy-focused Chromium-based browser where users create separate spaces to organize work, hobbies, and projects, integrate their favorite apps, and access built-in AI tools. It is indexed under Browser Productivity.
Source: https://shift.com/pricing/
Is Shift free?
Shift offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $199.99 per year. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://shift.com/pricing/
What platforms does Shift support?
Shift supports Windows and macOS. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://shift.com/pricing/
What does Shift integrate with?
We have confirmed 5 integrations for Shift, including Chrome Extensions, LM Studio, Cloudflare, Google Web Risk and Avira. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://shift.com/pricing/
What security certifications does Shift have?
We have independently confirmed GDPR for Shift. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Shift not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://shift.com/security/
Where is Shift available?
Shift is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
Source: https://shift.com/pricing/
Shift alternatives
Other browser productivity we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Opera GXA web browser with built-in free AI capabilities for summarization, image generation, and research assistancelow · 39%
- WaveboxA browser application optimized for seamless integration with work productivity tools and serviceslow · 28%
- SigmaOSA distraction-free, ad-free web browser optimized for macOSlow · 30%
- Orionlow · 18%
- ArcA privacy-first Chromium-based browser designed as a modern Chrome alternativelow · 32%
- Zen BrowserA browser optimized for performance, privacy, and productivitylow · 32%
Compare Shift
Side by side against other browser productivity, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Shift, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.08 | 8.4 | ✓ |
| Price level | 25 | 0.05 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 26 | 0.05 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 29 | 0.04 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Pricing model: freemium_subscription · Deployment model: chromium_fork · Chrome extension webstore compatibility: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-24 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 7 | mediumsource · 2026-09-24 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-09-24 · 50% |
Pricing
Security
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