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GalShelf is the main app. Galdrive and Galguard are companion apps released separately; each card says whether it can be downloaded now. This page never installs anything by itself.

GalShelf

Windows

Available

A local-first visual-novel shelf: organise your works, keep reading records, and manage saves and cloud saves.

This site doesn't host the package directly; published Windows versions are on the GalShelf release page.

Download from the release page ↗

The release page lists the package of every published version with its SHA-256 checksum; the desktop app checks the same place for updates.

Galdrive

Windows

Not available yet

A planned, separate small app for game saves only: setup, backup, restore and sync. It ships separately from GalShelf and cannot be downloaded yet; GalShelf's own cloud saves keep working without it.

There is nothing to download yet. This card never redirects, signs you up or installs anything.

Galguard

GalShelf Guard · Windows

Pre-release

GalShelf's standalone integrity, analysis and recovery companion (GalShelf Guard). It can also be downloaded, verified and installed from GalShelf's Settings › Privacy & Security.

Version 0.1.0

Open the pre-release page ↗

Pre-release: features and screens may still change. The release page has the installer and its SHA-256 checksum, for 64-bit Windows 10/11.

About the companion apps:Galdrive Galguard

Two packages: Full and Lite

Every Windows release offers two packages on the release page. Both come from the same build and use the same GalShelf.exe; they differ only in the optional components they include.

GalShelf Full (the file ending in -Full.zip): the complete, batteries-included experience, with Locale Emulator (Japanese-locale launching), Magpie (upscaling) and the share-card art library pre-installed and ready right after extracting. If you are unsure, choose Full.
GalShelf Lite (the file ending in -Lite.zip): a smaller download with the same features and nothing disabled. Optional tools can be associated from an installation you already have, or installed later through GalShelf.
In-app updates work for both: Full keeps its pre-installed tools and Lite stays lite.

Before you install

Extract the whole package, then start GalShelf.exe; keep the components folder (and, in the Full package, the modules folder) next to it.
On first use you can import local works straight away; linking accounts isn't required for local features.
The desktop app and the paired galbd bridge share one release manifest; don't mix bridge files from different release packages.

Verification and updates

The release page lists a SHA-256 checksum for every package, so you can check your download. The desktop app checks the same page for updates and verifies the release signature before installing.

Read the guide →Installation and first-run docs →Setting up the galbd / AstrBot plugin →