Pay once. Here's what it costs.
The browser tools are free. Deskshed, the Windows app, is a one-time payment. Anything marked planned isn't for sale yet; its price is published now so you can hold us to it.
On sale now: Deskshed for Windows. Planned: single tools and Plus, which can't be bought yet.
- Every browser tool, free
- No account, no ads, no watermark
- Nothing uploaded
- One of our tools in the desktop app, full version, forever
- Counts toward the full app if you upgrade
- For the first 1,000 buyers, then $9
- Every tool, whole folders at once, works offline
- Windows now, Mac later; one computer
- Download straight after paying
Plus (planned): optional, $3 a month or $24 a year
Plus is an add-on for the few things that cost us money each month. It never gates a tool that runs on your own computer, and the app keeps working if you cancel.
| Plus covers | Why it costs us monthly |
|---|---|
| Changeable QR codes with scan counts | We host the redirect. If you cancel, the code keeps pointing where it last pointed, forever. |
| Cloud runs of the heavy AI tools (transcription, background removal, upscaling) for slow machines | GPU time on our servers. The local versions stay free in the app. |
| Share links for GIFs, clips and PDFs | Storage and bandwidth. |
| Settings and presets synced across your devices | A small amount of storage. |
Building software that needs these jobs done? See the developer API. Looking for free desktop apps? See the ones we recommend.
What we don't replace
Some subscriptions are really services. They need someone else's servers, content or hardware, and no tool that runs on your own computer can stand in for them. We'd rather say so than sell you something that doesn't do the job:
| Kind of subscription | Examples | Why not |
|---|---|---|
| Streaming, music, games, news | Netflix, Spotify, Game Pass, newspapers | You're paying for the content, not the player. |
| Chat and meetings | Slack, Zoom, Teams | The other people are on their servers. |
| The big AI assistants | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot | The models run in their data centers. Small models can run locally, but it isn't the same thing. |
| Hosting, email and storage | Google Workspace email, Dropbox, web hosts | Someone has to run the server. |
| VPNs, antivirus, identity protection | NordVPN, Norton, LifeLock | These are networks and monitoring services, not apps. |
| Email marketing and sales data | Mailchimp, Ahrefs, Apollo | Sending at scale and the databases behind them cost real money every month. |
| Stock photos and music licensing | Shutterstock, Envato, Epidemic Sound | You're paying for the license, not the software. |
| Gyms, meal kits, phone plans, memberships | Planet Fitness, HelloFresh, Amazon Prime | Not software. |
Common questions
What can I buy today?
Deskshed for Windows, $5 once for the first 1,000 buyers. Single tools and Plus are planned and not for sale yet, so nobody is charged for them.
What does 'pay once' include?
The app, every tool in it, and updates to those tools for as long as we make them, for one computer. If we ever make a major new version with a new price, you keep the one you bought.
Why is there a monthly tier at all?
Only for things that cost us money every month: hosting a changeable QR redirect, running big AI models on our servers for slow laptops, hosting share links. Nothing you can run on your own machine will ever move behind it, and the app keeps working if you cancel.
Why would I pay if the tools are free here?
You don't have to. The app is for people who use these tools often: everything in one window, whole folders at once, bigger files, and no need for a browser or the internet. If the free versions do what you need, keep using them.
Do you sell other people's free apps?
No. If a good free app already does the job, we link you to its developer on our free apps page. There's nothing to charge for.
Can Deskshed replace my streaming, VPN or ChatGPT subscription?
No, and we won't pretend otherwise. Anything that is really a service (streaming, music, news, VPNs, antivirus, cloud hosting, chat apps, the big AI assistants) needs someone else's servers, and no local tool replaces that. The full list of what we don't replace is on this page.