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Show HN: QuickShelf – Stop opening Finder just to drag files

quickshelf-app.slowlab.dev

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I often found myself doing this tedious routine:

1. Download a file 2. Open Finder and locate it 3. Drag it into the browser/app to upload

For things like tax paperwork or testing uploads, I was repeating this dozens of times a day.

QuickShelf is a small macOS menu bar app that lets you instantly open a specific folder in a compact window and drag files directly — without opening Finder.

It’s lightweight, quick, and stays out of the way.

- https://github.com/Slowhand0309/QuickShelf - https://quickshelf-app.slowlab.dev

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As a musician I love this especially because i constantly working with files (WAVs) would be cool if you could do some actual file browsing inside the drop down + like with music I want to be able to listen ot the wav before adding quick to rekordbox or ableton. Even for work (im a front-end dev for AI research platform) I think it would be helpful to do more browsing rather then selecting and then working from within that selected folder.

Thanks for trying the app and for the great feedback — really appreciate it! Your work sounds really cool, and I’ll be creating an issue to explore in-dropdown file browsing and WAV previewing, as it sounds like it could be a great addition for both music and dev workflows.

This is cool, well done. Is there an advantage over putting a folder in the dock?

Even if there isn't, I might find it useful because I currently have my dock set to only show running apps (one side effect of that mode is that folder stacks no longer work).

Not OP, but you can’t drag and drop the contents of a folder in the Dock.

Thanks for clarifying—my mistake if I misunderstood, but I actually tested it on my setup and found I could drag and drop items directly from a folder in the Dock. Apologies if I misinterpreted the limitation!

Of course you can.

That's definitely true! Thank you!

We've released a new version(v0.1.0). You can now preview image files, text files, audio files, and more. Multiple selections and drag-and-drop are also supported. Please download and try it out if you'd like.

https://quickshelf-app.slowlab.dev/

Thanks! I didn’t know about that Dock setting where folder stacks disappear if you only show running apps — that’s interesting. One advantage here is that you can drag files directly from the menu into other apps or Finder, and even open it instantly with a keyboard shortcut for quick drag-and-drop. Glad to hear it might still be useful for your setup!

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