Shepherd

Spec sheet

Product

Shepherd is an open-source JavaScript library for guiding users through an app with product tours, onboarding flows, trainings, and feature announcements.Read 7 Oct 2026 · shepherdjs.dev

License

Shepherd is free for open-source, personal, and non-commercial projects under AGPL-3.0; commercial projects require a commercial license.Read 7 Oct 2026 · shepherdjs.dev

Accessibility

Shepherd provides full keyboard navigation, focus trapping, and accessibility support through aria attributes.Read 7 Oct 2026 · shepherdjs.dev

Customization

Its minimal default styles are designed to make it easy to match the look and feel of an app.Read 7 Oct 2026 · shepherdjs.dev

Framework wrappers

The documentation lists Angular, Ember, React, and Vue wrappers for Shepherd.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.shepherdjs.dev

Frameworks

The library supports React, Ember, Angular, Vue.js, ES Modules, and plain JavaScript.Read 7 Oct 2026 · shepherdjs.dev

Installation

The documentation provides installation instructions for npm, yarn, pnpm, and bun, plus GitHub releases and jsDelivr CDN usage.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.shepherdjs.dev

Library data handling

The library runs in the browser of the embedding app and does not collect, transmit, or store data about that app’s users.Read 7 Oct 2026 · shepherdjs.dev

Maintainer and support

Ship Shape maintains Shepherd; the site lists email contact and Discord, while paid plans specify limited commercial support periods.Read 7 Oct 2026 · shepherdjs.dev

Payment processing

Commercial license payments are processed by Polar, which receives payment details and shares information needed to fulfill the license with Shepherd.Read 7 Oct 2026 · shepherdjs.dev

Positioning

Shepherd positions steps with Floating UI so they do not end up off screen or cropped by overflow.Read 7 Oct 2026 · shepherdjs.dev

Tour steps

Tours are sequences of dialogs that attach to interface elements, highlight them with a modal overlay, and guide users through what to do next.Read 7 Oct 2026 · shepherdjs.dev

Users

The about page says Shepherd is used in production by Google, Ally, and CodePen.Read 7 Oct 2026 · shepherdjs.dev

Website analytics

The Shepherd website uses PostHog for anonymous usage analytics, and the policy says data is processed on PostHog’s US cloud.Read 7 Oct 2026 · shepherdjs.dev

Plans and prices

Every Shepherd plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Onboarding Bots#20 of 277.3
• Customer Onboarding Software#27 of 317.2
• User Onboarding Software#27 of 307.2
• Product Adoption Software#30 of 327.2