Just drop it. We've got it.
The free, open-source alternative to paid file management apps.
See the interactive demo on our website!
Droppy transforms your Mac's notch into a powerful file staging area. No notch? No problem — Droppy creates a beautiful Dynamic Island-style pill on any Mac. Drag files to stash them, jiggle your cursor to summon a floating basket, and access a full clipboard manager — all in one beautiful, native app.
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Drag files to your notch — they vanish into a sleek shelf, ready when you need them. |
Jiggle your mouse while dragging to summon a basket anywhere on your screen. |
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Full history with search, favorites, OCR, and drag-out. Press |
Now Playing controls with album art, seek slider, and native Spotify integration. |
| Feature | Description |
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| 🤖 AI Background Removal | Local, on-device AI removes backgrounds from images — works in bulk! |
| The Shelf | Drag files to your notch — they vanish into a sleek shelf |
| Floating Basket | Jiggle your cursor while dragging to summon a basket anywhere |
| Clipboard Manager | Full history with search, favorites, OCR, and drag-out |
| Media Player | Now Playing controls with album art and seek slider |
 Native Spotify |
Shuffle, repeat, and rock-solid playback timing |
| Quick Actions | Right-click for compress, convert, OCR, move, share |
| Custom HUDs | Beautiful volume, brightness, battery, caps lock overlays |
 AirPods HUD |
See battery levels and connection status for your AirPods |
| OCR & Vision | Extract text from any image instantly |
| Auto-Hide & Peek | Basket slides to edge, peeks on hover |
 Alfred Integration |
Push files from Alfred workflows |
| Dynamic Island | Non-notch Macs get a beautiful pill interface |
| Multi-Monitor | Works on external displays with fullscreen detection |
brew install --cask iordv/tap/droppy
- Download Droppy.dmg
- Before opening, run this command to clear quarantine:
xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine ~/Downloads/Droppy-*.dmg
- Open the DMG and drag Droppy to Applications
💡 Tip: Use Homebrew to avoid quarantine issues and get automatic updates!
| Method | How |
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| Shelf | Drag any file to the notch area |
| Basket | While dragging, shake your mouse left-right |
- Move To... — Send to saved locations
- Compress — Auto or target size
- Convert — e.g., HEIC → JPEG
- Extract Text — OCR to clipboard
- Share — AirDrop, email, etc.
| Shortcut | Action |
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⌘ + Shift + Space |
Open clipboard panel |
↑ ↓ |
Navigate history |
Enter |
Paste selected |
⌘ + F |
Search |
100% free and open source — no ads, no subscriptions, ever.
If Droppy saves you time, consider buying me a coffee!
MIT License — Free and Open Source forever.
Made with ❤️ by Jordy Spruit