A drag-and-drop file shelf for Mac.
teenyshelf lives in your menu bar and gives you a drag-and-drop staging area for files. Drag files in, switch folders, drag them back out. A clipboard for files - hold up to 20 items by default (or up to 100). 3-day free trial, then $4.99 once.
Four steps to move files without losing your place.
Drop files onto the shelf from Finder or any app.
Each file shows its icon, name, and size at a glance.
Switch folders, open apps - your files stay parked.
Drag files from the shelf to any destination.
teenyshelf sits in your menu bar with a badge showing how many files are on the shelf. Click to open, and your parked files appear in a clean grid - each with its thumbnail, filename, and size. Drag files out to any app or folder. You can also drop files directly onto the menu bar icon without opening the shelf first. The popover stays open when you switch apps, so you can navigate to Finder and drag back without losing your place.
Press Option+Shift+S to open or close the shelf from any app. Use Option+Shift+D for Quick Drop. It grabs the selected files in Finder and adds them to the shelf instantly. No dragging required. Both shortcuts are fully customizable in Settings.
teenyshelf supports file promises, so you can drag items from apps that don't use traditional file paths. The shelf handles the conversion automatically. Just drag and drop like normal.
Configure hotkeys, launch behavior, and shelf capacity from a simple settings window.
Everything you need to move files around, nothing you don't.
Hold up to 20 files by default, or increase to 50 or 100 in Settings.
The menu bar icon shows how many files are on the shelf at a glance.
Option+Shift+S to open the shelf. Option+Shift+D to quick-drop from Finder. Both fully customizable.
Quit the app, restart your Mac - your shelved files are still there.
Drag from Photos, Mail, and other apps that use file promises.
Starts with your Mac so the shelf is always ready when you are.
Each file shows a QuickLook thumbnail for images, PDFs, and documents - or the file type icon for everything else.
Configure hotkeys, launch behavior, and shelf capacity in one window.
Built with SwiftUI and Apple frameworks - no Electron, no web views, no third-party SDKs. No analytics or telemetry.
Drag files directly onto the menu bar icon - the shelf opens automatically so you can drop without clicking first.
TeenyShelf stores URL references - never copies your files. A 10 GB video shelves as fast as a text file with zero extra disk space.
Files on external drives or network volumes are tracked gracefully. Disconnect a drive and items dim; reconnect and they restore automatically.
Drop the same file twice and it is quietly skipped - no duplicates on your shelf, ever.
Drop 15, 20, or more files at once. Large batches are processed in the background so the interface stays responsive.
Automatically matches your macOS appearance. Looks great in both light and dark mode.
3-day free trial. No credit card required. License works on up to 2 Macs.