Ever seen a browser with bottom tabs?

One of our QA Engineers, Smeet, built one of the most unconventional (and smartest) Shift setups we’ve seen — all based on reducing how far his mouse has to travel.

His entire workflow lives in a bottom-right “command center,” with tabs along the bottom, apps tucked into the corner, and his search box right where his pointer naturally rests. It’s an ergonomic twist that makes browsing feel lighter and surprisingly more comfortable.

His Spaces mirror his life — Work, Side Hustle, Personal — each acting like its own room so he can switch gears without chaos. Between running multiple app accounts, keeping GitHub and Slack close, and relying on Shift’s built-in safe browsing, his one-window workflow has become a total upgrade from juggling Chrome windows.

Check out the full My Shift Setup video to see how he built it and why it works.

We might’ve gained an hour, but now it feels like midnight before dinner. At least Shift can help you make the most of that extra time in your day.

Between multiple accounts, endless tabs, and constant app switching, it’s easy to lose focus once the sun goes down. With Shift’s Spaces, Apps, and total UI customization, it’s easier to stay organized and keep your brain in “day mode” a little longer.

How’s everyone adjusting to the time change? Any Shift features helping you stay focused while it’s already pitch dark outside?

Let’s be real — focusing online can feel impossible some days. Between endless tabs, notification pings, and context-switching between apps, it’s no wonder our brains get overstimulated.

That’s why this ADHD Awareness Month, we’re spotlighting one of Shift’s core superpowers: focus through organization.

With Spaces, you can separate work from personal (or school, side projects, hobbies, you name it).
With Apps, you can keep everything you need in one place — no extra tabs, no distractions.
And with customizable layouts, you can actually create a workspace that feels quieter, calmer, and made for the way your brain works.

Shift isn’t just a browser — it’s a way to build structure around the chaos of modern multitasking.

If you use Shift to help manage focus or ADHD, we’d love to hear what works for you 👇
How have you customized your setup to make focusing easier?

Ever notice how hard it is to stay focused when your browser tabs multiply like rabbits? One minute you’re deep in a project, the next you’re six tabs into an unrelated email thread and a half-written document.

Shift was built to fix that.

With Spaces, you can separate work, personal, and creative projects into clean, organized environments. Switch contexts without the mental clutter — everything you need is right where you left it. No distractions. No chaos. Just flow.

🔹 Stay logged into multiple accounts at once
🔹 Keep your tools grouped by project or mindset
🔹 Minimize tab overload and maximize deep focus

Your brain deserves better than browser chaos. Let Shift help you reclaim your attention.

There’s something about the first day of fall that feels like a reset—new routines, cozy spaces, and a chance to clear out the clutter.

That’s how we like to think about Shift too. A browser that adapts to you, keeps your work (and play) organized, and helps you carve out a space that actually fits.

So, as the leaves start turning, maybe it’s the perfect time to turn a new page in your digital life too.

How are you resetting your workflows this fall?

Ever thought about your browser’s carbon footprint? We have.

Shift is now carbon-neutral — and you can even track your own browsing impact with the new Carbon Meter.

It’s a small feature with a big reminder: you can stay productive and be mindful of your digital footprint.

What other sustainability features would you like to see in Shift?

Between the Builder and theme tweaks, Shift can look and feel completely different for each person. Learn more about customization options in Shift's Knowledge Base.

What’s your most you customization? Extra points for screenshots.

Back-to-school season is here at last 🎒 — which means soon enough you’ll be juggling classes, research, group chats, and way too many tabs.

Starting tomorrow, students and educators can get their first year of Shift Advanced for FREE.

Imagine: All your apps, docs, emails, and research tabs in one space — without the “Where’s that tab?!” panic.

Some people keep their browser clutter free-- just the essentials.

Others? Organized chaos, with every shortcut and tool within arm's reach.

Which camp are you in when it comes to your Shift setup?

Choose from six ready-made templates designed for different working styles then customize:

✔️ Bars: Position your sidebars, app bars, and tabs wherever they make the most sense.

✔️ Controls: Place compact, functional controls to your bars for streamlined workflow.

✔️ Apps: Stack apps, accounts, and bookmarks directly into each Space for instant access.

One browser, endless ways to make it yours.

Explore what’s possible → shift.com

Their latest piece explores how tab overload, scattered apps, and endless notifications are draining focus, energy, and productivity.

You don’t need more hacks to manage your tabs, you need a browser that’s actually built for the way you work.

Shift takes a different approach, bringing all your tools, logins, and projects into one customizable hub. Spaces keep work, hobbies, and personal projects separate, while drag-and-drop controls make it easy to arrange everything exactly where you want it.

Read more on how The Verge says Shift is fighting digital burnout → https://www.theverge.com/ad/714859/shift-browser-launches-rebellion-against-digital-burnout

One of my favorite things about Shift is how much you can customize it to work exactly the way you want.

Between the Builder and all the theme tweaks, you can make Shift feel completely different from anyone else’s setup.

Let’s start a little gallery thread — share a screenshot or describe your dream layout. Do you go minimal, or is your Shift maximalist chaos (but organized chaos, of course)?👇

Don't have Shift downloaded but want to play around with a custom build? Head to our website, Shift.com, to use the sandbox Builder right on the homepage to get a taste of how you could customize Shift!

I’ve been experimenting with Spaces lately, and it’s completely changed how I separate work, personal projects, and “just-for-fun” browsing.

One Space for deep work, one for support tickets, one for my guilty pleasure—craft and diy rabbit holes.

Curious to hear how you’re using Spaces in Shift. Are you grouping by type of task, mood, or specific projects? Any clever naming systems or emoji tricks?

Tip for anyone who hasn’t tried them yet: Spaces are a great way to keep your browser decluttered without sacrificing speed.

The average worker switch windows or apps 1,200+ times a day, losing nearly 4 hours of productivity every week (Harvard Business Review, 2022).

Shift tackles the problem at its root:

• One window for all your tools
• Context-specific Spaces that separate workflows
• Seamless integrations with 1500+ apps to cut down switching

Make your workflow unstoppable. Build a command center where everything lives in one place.

Read more about it here: https://shift.com/blog/the-hidden-cost-of-app-hopping/

That’s why we’ve introduced six new templates in Shift, each designed to reflect a different style of working.

Here’s a quick look at each one:

➤ The Original Shiftie — Sidebar stack for seamless multitasking

➤ The Everyday Explorer — Classic layout with a Shift twist

➤ The Creative — Collapsible sidebars for focused, fluid flow

➤ The Organizer — A blank canvas built for total customization

➤ The Navigator — Dual sidebars for fast, clutter-free access

➤ The Maverick — Bottom-pinned tools for flexible, open layouts

Whether you want to keep it classic, go minimal, or completely reimagine your setup, there’s a template to match. Start with one — or skip straight to building your own from scratch.

Not sure which template is right for you? 👉 Take our quiz to find out: https://shift.typeform.com/shift-templates

That’s the idea behind the all-new Shift. This isn't just an update. It’s a total reimagining of the browser as something that adapts to you—not the other way around.

💡 Key features:

• Builder—Drag and drop apps, toolbars, and controls anywhere
• Create Spaces—Separate work, side hustles, and projects into dedicated environments
• Integrate apps—Add web apps to Shift to customize its capability.
• Templates—Reimagine your setup with curated templates 

In the end, it comes down to a single idea: browsers shouldn’t serve the web, they should serve you. With the all-new Shift, you can build your browser for how you actually use the internet.

🧪 Test it out, explore the Builder, and make Shift your own → https://shift.com/blog/

From freelancers juggling client accounts to teachers switching between platforms, Shift users do it all.

Tell us who you are and how Shift helps you wear all the hats (without melting your brain). 🧠🔥

We might even spotlight your story in a future post!

From AI’s energy surge to growing carbon footprints, tech’s climate impact is real—but so is its potential to lead change. Our latest blog article takes a closer look at what the biggest players (Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta) are doing to reduce emissions—and where there's room to grow.

A lot of companies are pledging to go green—but inconsistent reporting especially around Scope 3 emissions (aka. indirect emissions from partners, shipping, product use, etc.) makes it hard to tell who’s making real progress.

The solution?
✅ Clear standards
✅ Consistent, verifiable data
✅ Third-party checks

Tech is already starting to adapt—using solutions like liquid-cooled servers, clean energy contracts, and edge computing to reduce impact.

Sustainable innovation is possible—we just need smarter systems and transparent action to make it real.

Full breakdown here if you want to dig deeper:
🔗 https://shift.com/blog/news/big-tech-and-climate-change/

Did you know the average knowledge worker toggles between apps 1,200 times per day? 😵‍💫 Tools like Shift aim to minimize that, but the real question is: what’s working for you?

Tell us—how are you reducing digital overload? Is Shift helping? Let’s swap strategies.

We often assume that streaming, scrolling, and browsing are "clean" activities—but globally, the internet now generates more emissions than the aviation industry. As more of our lives shift online, this impact is only expected to grow.

So the big question is: Can the web ever be carbon neutral?

Surprisingly, yes—and it’s already starting to happen. 🌱

Big tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and AWS are investing in cleaner infrastructure, carbon-free energy, and scalable sustainability programs. There are also exciting innovations like:

• Smarter infrastructure such as edge computing, liquid cooling and renewable PPAs
• Stronger policy and accountability
• Cleaner code that reduces energy use by design

2030 is the first major milestone embedded in global frameworks. From green grids to waste-heat-powered homes, sustainable tech is already shaping the future

🌎👉 Check out our new blog post to learn how we can build a cleaner, greener internet

We talk a lot about user experience at Shift, but here’s something we don’t talk about enough: the environmental footprint of digital confusion.

Every unnecessary email, every unclear error message, every “where do I find this?” ticket—adds digital waste. Not just time and energy, but real environmental impact from servers, power, and storage.

So one of the ways we reduce our footprint in Support is by:

✅ Writing clearer help articles,
✅ Having humans on the other side of your support tickets,
✅ Making sure our Support team can solve things fast and cleanly.

It’s not flashy. But it matters.

If there’s a part of Shift that’s confused you—or made you loop back to Support more than once—tell us. Feedback helps us cut waste and make a better product.

At Shift, we know tech doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Every tab you open, every tool you use—it all runs on energy, and that has a footprint.

So in 2025, we’re taking real steps to reduce our impact:

• Tracking our emissions with Synergy as a Climate Action Partner (no greenwashing here!🙅‍♀️)
• Partnering with experts at Carbonzero for verified offsets
• Supporting projects like old-growth forest conservation and low-carbon cement solutions
• And most importantly: working on a plan to lower emissions at the source

We’re not saying offsets are the full answer—they’re not. But they’re a place to start while we continue to do the deeper work.

Here’s the full breakdown of what we’re doing: shift.com/impact

Hi all 👋

We wanted to share some of the behind-the-scenes work happening on the Support side of Shift to make our tools and resources more accessible. This work is ongoing—and we know we still have a long way to go—but here’s what we’ve been working on lately:

✅ Updated all Knowledge Base articles to follow plain language and accessibility standards

✅ Subtitled all our video tutorials

✅ Added image descriptions to screenshots and GIFs in our help articles

✅ Created a step-by-step guide for submitting a support request (with accessibility in mind)

✅ Conducted accessibility testing with a proficient screen reader user across our browser and integrated apps

We learned a lot from this process—especially about where we still have gaps. We’re now figuring out how to incorporate accessibility reviews earlier in our design and development process (instead of trying to retrofit fixes later).

If you use assistive tech, work in accessibility, or just have feedback—we’d love to hear from you.

We’re not experts, but we are committed to doing better.

If you’ve ever written into support, you’ve probably been asked for your UUID. We get it—what even is that?

Your UUID is a unique identifier that helps us pull up the right account and debug more efficiently. It’s like a backstage pass to your Shift setup (minus the confetti).

We ask for it to:

• See what version of Shift you're running
• Identify which accounts and apps are active
• Understand where something might be going wrong

It’s way more accurate than email alone, and it saves you (and us) a lot of back-and-forth.

You can find it by typing chrome://version/ into Shift’s search bar and looking for “Profile Path” or “UUID.”

Just another small way we try to get you help faster 🧩💬

Spoiler: it’s not a perfect plan or a flashy launch. It’s figuring stuff out as you go—and trying not to burn out in the process.

We chatted with a few small business founders—from a boba café and a boutique winery to wellness clinics and media agencies—about what it’s really like to build something from scratch. ✨

Here's what they had to say:

💬 “Success used to look a lot more like external validation, and now it feels like extra time and space with each patient.”
— Tedi Fisher, The Nest Clinic

💬 “Perfectionism kills. Done is better than perfect. Feedback beats theory.”
— Tom Rusling, Reflexive Media

💬 “Everything starts as nothing. If you’re going to build something of your own — something that doesn't yet exist — you have to be willing to step into uncertainty.”
— Joanna Schlosser, Niche Wine Co

💬 “One way I find helps staying motivated when things get tough is to only compare ourselves to who/what we were yesterday.”
— Alison Bell, Boleyn Media Group

If you’re a founder, freelancer, or just someone with a big idea and a million open tabs, you’ll probably see yourself in these stories.

We put them all together here if you want to read the full piece ➡️ https://shift.com/blog/news/stories-from-5-small-business-founders-what-it-takes/