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BackShelves

Browse and restore backups from Backblaze B2, SFTP and local folders, down to a single table of a PostgreSQL archive.

State: On 16 Oct 2026 the last change is the 3 Oct commit that added table-level restore from PostgreSQL archives and local sources; its author uses it, but it has no signed release and S3 sources have not started. m

Runs on: macOS, built from source; no signed build
Built with: Rust and Tauri 2, React 19 and TypeScript; restores run the system PostgreSQL and MySQL tools
Data: Reads the backups you point it at; passwords go to the system keyring, with a plain file as fallback when the keyring fails
Code: Private repository

Known limits

Choosing one table only works on PostgreSQL archives. m
It has never been released; only macOS has been exercised. m
Native drag-and-drop and a real mounted NAS are not yet tested, and S3 is missing. m
Restores into a new database stay on the server until deleted by hand. m

03 Oct milestone
BackShelves can restore only chosen tables from a PostgreSQL archive, a feature first written into its roadmap on 10 Oct 2025; it was checked on disposable databases. m
13 Feb milestone
In one day BackShelves gains a SQL reader for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite and DuckDB, an MCP server that can list and restore backups, and a French and English interface. m
04 Feb rename
Backup Explorer is renamed BackShelves, and its repository is created under the arsis-dev organisation the same day. m
09 Oct 2025 milestone
BackShelves begins as Backup Explorer, a desktop app to browse backups on Backblaze B2 and SFTP and download them. m