Get back something you copied earlier
In macOS Tahoe, Spotlight keeps a searchable history of what you copy.
Tips tagged #productivity
Park files on a floating shelf while you drag
Shake the pointer mid-drag and Dropover opens a temporary shelf, so you can pick things up now and drop them somewhere else later.
Rename a batch of files in one go
The Finder can replace text, add text or number a whole selection of files at once.
Fill in and sign a PDF with Preview
No printer, no scanner and no paid PDF app: Preview types into forms and adds your signature.
Connect Terminal with the clipboard and the Finder
pbcopy, pbpaste and open bridge the command line and the rest of the Mac.
Expand abbreviations into full text
Type a few letters and macOS writes your email address, your postal address or a phrase you repeat all day.
Make the Finder sidebar and toolbar yours
The Finder is where you will spend the most time: put your folders one click away and add the buttons you need.
Tidy a chaotic desktop with Stacks
One command sweeps every loose file into neat piles by kind, and keeps doing it for the new ones.
Put widgets on the desktop
Widgets do not have to stay inside Notification Centre, where you never go looking for them.
Show the path and the free space in Finder windows
Two hidden bars tell you which folder you are actually in and how much room is left on the disk.
Carry on with the Mac what you started on the iPhone
Handoff passes the page, the email or the note you have open from one device to the other, with nothing to save or send.
Run a command by pushing the pointer into a corner
Each corner of the screen can trigger an action, and a modifier key stops it firing every time you reach for the scroll bar.
Build a folder that fills itself
A Smart Folder is a saved search that looks and behaves like a folder, and stays up to date without you touching it.
Open anything with Spotlight
One shortcut to launch apps, find files and do quick conversions, without touching the Dock.