openshed
share tools & stuff with friends.
no strangers. no ads. just your people.
what is openshed?
OpenShed is a self-hosted, privacy-first app for sharing physical items within small, trusted groups. Neighborhoods, friend circles, makerspaces — any group that wants to stop buying things they only use once.
Create a community, invite your people, and start listing items you're happy to lend. Others can browse the catalog, request to borrow, and return things when they're done. That's it.
invite-only
No public signup. Every member joins through a personal invite link.
privacy-first
Self-hosted on your own hardware. EXIF data stripped from photos. No tracking.
runs anywhere
Docker on a Raspberry Pi, a NAS, or any server. Expose via Tailscale or Cloudflare Tunnel.
zero cost
Free and open source. No subscriptions, no premium tiers, no data selling.
try it out
Curious how it works? Jump into demo mode to explore a fully loaded instance with three communities, real-looking members, and a catalog full of items.
try demo mode