Giel Cobben

Designer in Toronto

I make software I want to use myself.

Staff Product Designer at Shopify. Before that I led design at Mollie, designed at Framer and WeTransfer, and co-founded Shuttle.

You can reach me on X or Email.

Apps

• 
  Winst Net worth and returns, calculated honestly

  Coming soon
• 
  Wortel A native Mac terminal, built for coding agents

  Download →
• 
  Pontueel Every Amsterdam ferry departure, live at a glance

  Download →
• 
  Wakker Keeps your Mac awake, right from the menu bar

  Download →

Projects

• Opslan Bookmarks, organized for you
• Lijn Your life as one vertical timeline
• GFPC Software with AI at its core
• todays.design A community for designers
• whereto.stream Explore streaming options worldwide
• Dark Figma Figma, easy on the eyes
• Livepapers Wallpapers that come to life
• Caption Find subtitles for your movies

Work

• 2026 – NowShopify, Staff Product Designer
• 2020 – 2025Shuttle, co-founder
• 2019 – 2025Cobben, founder
• 2015 – 2019Mollie, design lead
• 2014 – 2015Framer, designer
• 2012 – 2014WeTransfer, designer
• 2010 – 2011Momkai, Intern
• 2010 – 2010Monks, Intern

# Giel Cobben

Designer in Toronto

I make software I want to use myself.

Staff Product Designer at [Shopify](https://shopify.com). Before that I led design at [Mollie](https://mollie.com), designed at [Framer](https://framer.com) and [WeTransfer](https://wetransfer.com), and co-founded Shuttle.

You can reach me on [X](https://x.com/gielcobben) or [Email](mailto:hello@gielcobben.com).

## Apps

- [Winst](https://winst.app): Net worth and returns, calculated honestly (coming soon)
- [Wortel](https://wortel.sh): A native Mac terminal, built for coding agents
- [Pontueel](https://pontueel.com): Every Amsterdam ferry departure, live at a glance
- [Wakker](https://wakker.app): Keeps your Mac awake, right from the menu bar

## Projects

- [Opslan](https://opslan.com): Bookmarks, organized for you
- [Lijn](https://lijn.co): Your life as one vertical timeline
- [GFPC](https://gfpc.net): Software with AI at its core
- [todays.design](https://todays.design): A community for designers
- [whereto.stream](https://whereto.stream): Explore streaming options worldwide
- [Dark Figma](https://darkfigma.cobbens.workers.dev/): Figma, easy on the eyes
- [Livepapers](https://x.com/gielcobben/status/941703338328051712): Wallpapers that come to life
- [Caption](https://github.com/gielcobben/caption): Find subtitles for your movies

## Work

- 2026 – Now: [Shopify](https://shopify.com), Staff Product Designer
- 2020 – 2025: [Shuttle](https://shuttle.zip), co-founder
- 2019 – 2025: [Cobben](https://cobbens.com), founder
- 2015 – 2019: [Mollie](https://mollie.com), design lead
- 2014 – 2015: [Framer](https://framer.com), designer
- 2012 – 2014: [WeTransfer](https://wetransfer.com), designer
- 2010 – 2011: [Momkai](https://momkai.com), Intern
- 2010 – 2010: [Monks](https://monks.com), Intern