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CLUSTER FILES-SHELF-DRAG · 18 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-08-18

drag-and-drop stash shelves

This cluster consists of desktop utilities that provide temporary on-screen shelves for holding files, text, images, and links during drag-and-drop workflows across macOS and Windows. The dated history is too thin to read a shape from, as no pre-index entries exist, so the cluster appears to predate the index or its members are undated. OpenYoink leads on traction with 138 stars, far ahead of FileStash (3 stars) and StashIt (0 stars).

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

JAN 2024: 1AUG 2026: 1SEP 2026: 11OCT 2026: 5
JAN 2024OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 4 hand-coded · 14 unlabelled

Operator · 14 hobby · 1 indie · 1 open source · 2 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 18 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01OpenYoink200★28 dayslivehobbyA macOS utility that provides a drag-and-drop shelf and a temporary storage bar for keeping files, images, text, and links within reach.
  2. 02Pouchy2★6 dayslivehand-codedhobbyDesktop utility that provides a drag-and-drop shelf for temporarily parking files, images, links, and text between Windows apps.
  3. 03box4dd1★15 days—hand-codedhobbymacOS utility that provides a temporary floating shelf for holding dragged files, text, links, and images while moving between apps.
  4. 04atray1★21 dayslivehobbyDesktop tray app that temporarily stashes dragged files and folders so they can be moved or copied to another location.
  5. 05shelf1★2 days—hobbyNative macOS app with a slide-out tray for temporarily stashing files, text, and screenshots to drag onto other applications.
  6. 06FileStash6★25 days—hand-codedhobbyWindows tool that provides a side shelf for temporarily stashing files, text, and images during drag-and-drop operations.
  7. 07juzhen-dock1★16 days—hobbyWindows desktop dock that slides in from the screen edge to give quick access to folders, links, clipboard, terminal, notes, and AI queries.
  8. 08PivKeyUBox1★24 dayslivehobbyDesktop organizer that pins file-storage sections and sticky notes directly onto the Windows desktop for quick access.
  9. 09windows-downloads-dock0★3 days—hobbyWindows utility that opens a floating dock at the mouse cursor via hotkey, combining a downloads folder panel, clipboard screenshot collection, and temporary staging shelf.
  10. 10desktop-organizer0★11 days—hobbyMac app that organizes desktop files by letting users drag them into frosted-glass panels, hiding items without changing their file paths.
  11. 11nextmind-desktop0★10 daysliveindieDesktop app that organizes shortcuts, files, and folders into collapsible zones on the Windows desktop without cloud or telemetry.
  12. 12FloatingPhrases0★20 days—Windows floating utility that displays frequently used phrases and quick access to folders and applications.
  13. 13StashIt0★17 dayslivehand-codedhobbyDesktop app that provides a drag-and-drop shelf on Windows to stash files, links, and text by shaking the cursor.
  14. 14side_shelf0★25 days—hobbyDesktop utility that provides a screen-edge shelf for temporarily stashing files and clipboard images, clearing automatically on exit.
  15. 15Tray0★1 mo—macOS utility that creates a shelf at the top of the screen to temporarily hold files without moving them on disk.
  16. 16Froganize0★27 dayslivehobbymacOS desktop organizer that moves desktop items into monthly timeline folders with one click and supports reversible history.
  17. 17DownloadDock0★26 days—hobbyWindows desktop utility that floats a pill over the screen, lists recent downloads on hover, and lets users drag files into design apps.
  18. 18Collector0★8 mostaleliveopen sourceUtility that lets users drag multiple files into a single window and drop them anywhere, also auto-downloading images from pasted URLs.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.