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.
Works on: macOS Ventura 13 and later · checked on macOS Golden Gate 27
Published: · Source: Miguel McFly
Dragging a file from one window to another works fine until the destination is on another desktop, buried under three windows or not open yet. Dropover gives you somewhere to set it down in the meantime.
Halfway through a drag, shake the pointer and a small floating window appears: a shelf. Drop the item there, find the destination at your own pace, then drag it back out of the shelf. You can keep adding to the same shelf, so it also works for gathering files from several folders before moving them.
A shelf takes files, folders, images, links and text. If shaking is not for you, a keyboard shortcut opens one too, or you can drop things onto Dropover’s icon in the menu bar.
Dropover is free on the Mac App Store, with an optional Pro upgrade as an in-app purchase, and needs macOS Ventura 13 or later.
Apps mentioned
- Dropover Freemium
Temporary floating shelves for drag and drop.
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