DeviceShelf
Scan your Wi-Fi or LAN and find every device with IP, vendor, name, open ports and risks. Local monitoring included, no account, no telemetry.
DeviceShelf launched on June 22, 2026 with 3 votes, #6,658 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.
What it does
DeviceShelf is a local-first network scanner for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android. It scans your LAN and shows devices with IP address, vendor, hostname, device type, open ports/services and security hints. Unlike cloud-based inventory or network apps, DeviceShelf does not require an account and does not use telemetry. License verification works offline via ed25519. Data only leaves the device when users explicitly enable optional features.
One click maps your whole Wi-Fi or LAN: every connected device, what it is, which ports are open and where the risk is. Nothing gets installed on the devices themselves, so a printer, a TV or a camera shows up without an agent, an account or SNMP. DeviceShelf keeps that map local, then warns you when something new appears. App and dashboard in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic and Chinese — screenshots shown in English. Hit Scan and the list fills in front of you: every device that answers, named, typed and sorted, with its open ports right there in the row. An unknown box on .99? The device drawer gathers its signals, and your own AI key turns them into a name, a role and…from deviceshelf.app
In the maker’s words, at launch
DeviceShelf – a read-only LAN scanner for homelabs, no cloud backend
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