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https://github.com/saccofrancesco/workshift

Desktop app for smart shift scheduling, real-time hour tracking, and XLSX export — built with Tauri, Next.js, and shadcn/ui
https://github.com/saccofrancesco/workshift

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Desktop app for smart shift scheduling, real-time hour tracking, and XLSX export — built with Tauri, Next.js, and shadcn/ui

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  Workshift - Desktop Shift Planner

  
Workshift: Desktop Shift Planner







  

    

  






A fast local desktop app to manage people, plan daily shifts, track monthly workload, and export polished Excel schedules.






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  TL;DR •

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  Quickstart •

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  License




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## TL;DR



Workshift is a cross-platform Tauri desktop app for shift planning.

You can manage employees, assign shifts in a monthly calendar, monitor monthly workload progress, and export everything to `.xlsx` in one click.



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## Why Workshift



- Keep scheduling simple and local, without external SaaS complexity

- Get a clear visual calendar with per-day staffing indicators

- Prevent overlapping shifts for the same person

- Track monthly target vs assigned hours in real time

- Export a complete Excel workbook ready to share



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## Key Features



- Employee management (add/edit/delete)

- Shift management with overlap validation

- Monthly calendar navigation with day-level detail

- Per-employee workload recap with progress bars

- Lunch-break-aware hour calculations

- One-click export to `.xlsx` with 3 sheets: `Shifts_Data`, `Monthly_View`, `Summary`

- Light and dark mode

- Cross-platform installers via GitHub Releases



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## Download Installers



Latest release page (all assets):

- https://github.com/saccofrancesco/workshift/releases/latest



Direct downloads (dynamic, always point to the latest release):



| Platform | Architecture | Package | Direct download |

| --- | --- | --- | --- |

| Windows | x64 | `.exe` installer | [Download](https://github.com/saccofrancesco/workshift/releases/latest/download/workshift-windows-x64-setup.exe) |

| Windows | x64 | `.msi` installer | [Download](https://github.com/saccofrancesco/workshift/releases/latest/download/workshift-windows-x64.msi) |

| macOS | Apple Silicon | `.dmg` | [Download](https://github.com/saccofrancesco/workshift/releases/latest/download/workshift-macos-aarch64.dmg) |

| macOS | Intel | `.dmg` | [Download](https://github.com/saccofrancesco/workshift/releases/latest/download/workshift-macos-x64.dmg) |

| Linux | x64 | `.AppImage` | [Download](https://github.com/saccofrancesco/workshift/releases/latest/download/workshift-linux-x64.AppImage) |

| Linux | x64 | `.deb` | [Download](https://github.com/saccofrancesco/workshift/releases/latest/download/workshift-linux-x64.deb) |

| Linux | x64 | `.rpm` | [Download](https://github.com/saccofrancesco/workshift/releases/latest/download/workshift-linux-x64.rpm) |



Alternative portable macOS app archives:

- Apple Silicon: [workshift-macos-aarch64.app.tar.gz](https://github.com/saccofrancesco/workshift/releases/latest/download/workshift-macos-aarch64.app.tar.gz)

- Intel: [workshift-macos-x64.app.tar.gz](https://github.com/saccofrancesco/workshift/releases/latest/download/workshift-macos-x64.app.tar.gz)



Note: portable macOS `.app.tar.gz` assets are optional and may be absent in some releases.



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## Quickstart



### Prerequisites



- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) `24.14.0` (see `.nvmrc`)

- [Rust stable](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install)

- Tauri system dependencies: https://v2.tauri.app/start/prerequisites/



### Run in development mode (desktop app)



```bash

git clone https://github.com/saccofrancesco/workshift.git

cd workshift

npm ci

npm run tauri dev

```



### Build production bundles locally



```bash

npm run tauri build

```



### Web-only local preview



```bash

npm run dev

```



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## Credits & Acknowledgements



Workshift is built with:



- [Next.js](https://nextjs.org/)

- [React](https://react.dev/)

- [Tauri](https://tauri.app/)

- [shadcn/ui](https://ui.shadcn.com/)

- [XLSX](https://www.npmjs.com/package/xlsx)



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## You Might Also Like



Other projects by the same author:



- [gitsloth](https://github.com/saccofrancesco/gitsloth): AI-powered Conventional Commit message generator written in Rust.

- [lock](https://github.com/saccofrancesco/lock): Local UI password manager with strong encryption.

- [crosswords](https://github.com/saccofrancesco/crosswords): Crossword solver powered by AI + web data.



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## Notes



- Schedule data is currently session-based (in-memory).

- Use export to persist/share planning data as `.xlsx`.



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## Emailware



Workshift is [emailware](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/emailware).

If you find it useful, I would like to hear from you:



- **[francescosacco.github@gmail.com](mailto:francescosacco.github@gmail.com)**



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## Support



If this project helps you:



- Star the repository

- [Buy me a coffee](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/saccofrancesco)

- Share feedback by email



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## License



This project is licensed under the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).



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> GitHub [@saccofrancesco](https://github.com/saccofrancesco)