LAUNCH NOTES · OCTOBER 20, 2026
The last look before an asset pack leaves your desk.
A working folder tells the story of how you made something. A customer download needs to tell a different story: what the buyer gets, how to use it, and what they have permission to do.
ShipFolder is being prepared as a small release-review tool for indie asset creators. The checklist below also works by hand.
1. Make a release copy.
Start with a separate copy of the material you intend to ship. Keep experiments, source work, and previous releases somewhere else. A packaging pass should be easy to undo.
2. Decide what belongs.
Review the complete file list, including hidden files your normal view might conceal. Private notes, credentials, version-control metadata, caches, and dependency folders deserve particular attention. A harmless filename is no proof of harmless contents; inspect what you are sending.
3. Check rights and context.
Include a license that accurately describes what you can offer. Record required attribution and third-party dependencies. Confirm your right to distribute every included item; a filename checker cannot make that decision for you.
4. Test the delivery shape.
- Do the relative paths make sense after extraction?
- Are names usable on your buyer's intended operating systems?
- Does the pack include the examples, source files, formats, or dependencies you advertised?
- Does your README state the software or engine versions you actually checked?
5. Give the handoff a memory.
A version number and a short handoff note can explain what changed and where to begin. A manifest records paths, byte sizes, and hashes, which helps compare a delivery with its inventory. Hashes are not an authenticity signature: someone can edit a package and generate new hashes.
6. Extract before you share.
Open the final ZIP in a new empty folder. Verify its contents there and try the buyer's starting steps. Never test extraction over your working files. Confirm the download filename, license, documentation, and listing describe the same release.
The free ShipFolder demo gives you a small sample folder with deliberate review notices. Change the selection, add notes, and export the sample ZIP.
Open the free demo ↗Where ShipFolder stands today
The planned full edition adds your own folder selection, with a limit of 1,000 files and 100 MiB of source data. The browser preview has been tested on Windows desktop. The full offline download is awaiting final compatibility checks before its paid launch. The planned one-time price is $19 USD; checkout and customer support are not yet open.
The app uses filename and path heuristics, does not inspect content for secrets or malware, and does not establish distribution rights. It stores files in the ZIP without compression. It is one step in a release review.