DropPoint Sudev Suresh Sreedevi

Use this command to install DropPoint:

winget install --id=GameGodS3.DropPoint -e

Make drag-and-drop easier using DropPoint. Drag content without having to open side-by-side windows

DropPoint is a productivity tool designed to simplify drag-and-drop operations between files, applications, and folders, eliminating the need for side-by-side windows.

Key Features:

Drag content directly between open applications or files with precision.
Utilize customizable shortcuts for quick access to favorite apps and folders.
Retrieve previously copied items using an easily accessible clipboard history.

Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for office workers, digital creators, and anyone seeking to streamline their workflow by reducing unnecessary steps in file management. DropPoint helps users save time and increase efficiency with its intuitive interface and powerful features.

Available for installation via winget.

README

DropPoint - Make Drag 'n' Drop easier

Make drag-and-drop easier using DropPoint!

DropPoint helps you drag content without having to open side-by-side windows

Works on Windows, Linux and MacOS.

:sparkles: Demo

Across maximized windows in the same desktop

Drag between windows

Across windows in different virtual desktops/workspaces

Drag between desktops

:package: How to Install (Normal Installation)

Go to the Releases Page to download the latest releases

Windows
- Download DropPoint-1.x.x-win.zip from Releases and extract to a blank folder. Run DropPoint.exe.
- To enable stickyness across Virtual Desktops (Windows) go to Task view while DropPoint is running, right click it and tick "Show Window from this app on all Desktops". Stickyness in other Operating Systems works by default.
Mac
- Download DropPoint-1.x.x-intel.dmg or DropPoint-1.x.x-arm64-Apple-Silicon.dmg(for Apple M1 Devices only) from Releases and install. Open "System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Open Anyway"
Linux
- All Linux Distros: Download DropPoint-1.x.x.AppImage to run.
- Debian-based Distros (Ubuntu, Mint, PopOs, etc): Download droppoint_1.x.x_amd64.deb.
- Arch-based Distros (Manjaro, Arch, etc.): Download droppoint-1.x.x.tar.gz
- RHEL-based Distros (Fedora, Red Hat, etc): Download droppoint-1.x.x.x86_64.rpm.

:v: Usage

Drag and drop any file(s) or folder from the system into DropPoint, go to your desired location and drag it out.
App minimises to tray by default when you close the instance. To open instance, click on system tray. To quit, right click on tray icon > Quit.
While DropPoint is in the system tray, pressing Shift + Caps Lock anywhere in your PC would create a new instance of DropPoint, at mouse location. (as tested on Windows and Linux) (the shortcut is Shift + Tab on MacOs)

:gear: Developer Installation

You must have NPM and Git installed in your PC

Clone repo and change into directory

git clone https://github.com/GameGodS3/DropPoint.git
cd DropPoint

Install dependencies and run
```
 npm install
 npm start
```

:star: Contribution

Contributions are welcome 😃.

Please do refer to our Contributing Guidelines and Pull Request Templates before making a Pull Request.

:heart: Credits

Huge thanks to Ajay Krishna KV for CI/CD and Releases
Fluent icons from Icons8

Project inspired from Dropover app in MacOS
For a Linux friendly and GTK-based alternative, checkout PyDrop

Versions

1.1.3

Website

github.com

License