textshelf For Portfolio showcase

Present your work beautifully. Control who sees it.

For artists, photographers, designers, writers, and students who need a middle ground between a public website and a forwarded file link.

Controlled sharing · feedback built in

Sharing your portfolio usually means compromises — either a fully public website, or a file-share link that gets forwarded beyond your control. Neither presents the work the way you intended.

  • Public website or nothing

    No middle ground for selective sharing — either everyone or no one.

  • File-share links get forwarded

    You lose control of who sees your work the moment it leaves your inbox.

  • PDFs look unprofessional

    Not designed for visual presentation. Reading on a phone is awful.

  • Feedback gets lost in email

    No way to collect structured comments on specific pieces.

A clean tool for messy work.

i.

Gallery view

Visual work in a clean grid with lightbox viewing — for photography, design, and art.

ii.

Selective sharing

Invite specific people to view your portfolio. Control access without going public.

iii.

Custom branding

Logo, brand colors, your professional identity. Present work the way you mean to.

iv.

Feedback in context

Viewers comment on specific pieces, not in a separate email thread.

v.

Many formats

Images, PDFs, videos, documents. One place for any kind of creative work.

Built for

Artists, photographers, designers, writers, students.

Artists sharing work with galleries or clients. Photographers presenting proofs for selection. Designers showcasing concepts to stakeholders. Writers sharing manuscripts with agents. Students presenting thesis or project work. Anyone who needs a portfolio that's neither fully public nor lost to a forwarded link.

$0

Free — run a small call

25 submissions a year, 3 readers per shelf, unlimited shelves. The reading room and the free Mac app.

$390

Standard — a program, a journal, a studio

Up to 1,000 submissions a year. Unlimited shelves and readers. 25 GB storage. Exports and reporting. Billed once a year.

$1,290

Organization — several programs

Up to 5,000 submissions a year. Custom branding, custom storage bucket, custom AI skills, priority support. Billed once a year.

Priced by what you take in, not by the months in between. Nonprofit discounts on request; larger programs and institutions, talk to us.

Share your portfolio on your terms.