Hold 24h
Drop on the top half. dragand keeps a copy for 24 hours and your original stays exactly where it is.
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File shelf & clipboard history for Mac
Drag and hold.
Drag and keep.
A small shelf on the edge of your screen. Drop a file to hold a copy for 24 hours, or keep it there until you need it. What you don't keep clears itself.
Free for 3 days, then $9.99 once. No subscription.
Two ways to drop
Hold a copy, or keep the file.
The shelf is split in two. Where you drop decides what happens, and the label tells you before you let go.
Keep here
Drop on the bottom half. The file itself moves onto the shelf and stays until you drag it out.
- Clear your Desktop without deciding where things go
- Put Back returns a file to the folder it came from
- A gentle reminder after 7 days, never a delete
At the edge
Out of the way until you need it.
Nothing sits on your screen while you work. Drag a file and a small panel slides in at the right edge. Rest the pointer against the edge and it comes in there too. When you're done, it slides away. It never comes in over a full-screen video or app.
In three steps
Drag, drop, drag out.
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Drag a file to the right edge
dragand slides in at the edge as a small panel, with Hold on top and Keep below. Rest on it and it opens into the full drop panel.
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Drop it on Hold or Keep
Hold keeps a copy for 24 hours. Keep takes the file itself until you need it. The shelf peeks open with Undo.
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Drag it out where you need it
Rest the pointer against the right edge and click Files, or press ⌃⌥⌘S. Then drag the file into Finder, Mail, a browser or any app.
The shelf
Careful with every file.
dragand never deletes your originals. Held copies are the only thing it clears, and only when you didn't keep them.
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Everything you set aside, in one place
No more digging through Downloads. What you're holding sits on top with its time left, what you kept sits below.
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Dropped it in the wrong place?
Every drop, keep, removal and clear can be undone, right from the note that follows it.
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Not sure which file it is?
Preview anything on the shelf with Quick Look, the same way you do in Finder, without opening it.
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Need it back where it was?
Put Back returns a kept file to the folder it came from.
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Edited the original since?
dragand notices, and refreshes the held copy in one click.
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File only in iCloud?
Cloud-only files download first, with progress, before the 24 hours start.
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Back after a long sleep?
Nothing clears in the first hour after your Mac wakes, so you have time to keep what you need.
Clipboard history
Find what you copied last Tuesday.
Type a few letters, press Return. It's copied, so you press ⌘V where you need it.
⌃⌘V opens it anywhere
- Find anything from the last 7 days. Text, links, colours, images and code.
- Encrypted on your Mac. Items password managers mark as private are never saved.
- Off until you turn it on. Exclude any app, pause for an hour, clear any time.
Privacy
Private by design.
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No account
Nothing to sign up for, nothing to log in to.
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Files and clips stay put
They never leave your Mac. dragand only goes online to check your purchase.
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Sandboxed by Apple
From the Mac App Store, and it only reaches folders you choose.
Pricing
Try it free. Buy it once.
Try everything free for 3 days. If dragand earns its spot on your screen, pay once to keep it. Without it, dragand still works: drops and a few actions wait 3 seconds first, at most once a minute, and your files stay right where they are.
dragandFor macOS 14 and later
$9.99 one-time
- The file shelf: Hold, Keep, Undo, Put Back
- Clipboard history (optional)
- Every update to version 1
- Every Mac on your Apple Account
- No account, no subscription
Free 3-day trial · Price shown in your currency on the Mac App Store
FAQ
Questions
What is dragand?
dragand is a Mac app that puts a small shelf on the right edge of your screen. Drag a file onto it to hold a copy for 24 hours, or keep the file there until you need it. It also has an optional clipboard history that keeps the last 7 days.
What is the difference between Hold and Keep?
Hold keeps a copy for 24 hours and leaves your original where it is. Keep puts the file itself on the shelf, out of its folder, until you drag it out or put it back. Both can be undone.
What happens when the 24 hours are up?
The held copy is cleared, and your original is never touched. If the original was deleted in the meantime, the item says so and offers Keep, so you can save the copy before it clears. Nothing clears in the first hour after your Mac wakes up.
Does dragand upload my files or clipboard?
No. Your files and clipboard never leave your Mac. The only time dragand goes online is to check your purchase or trial, through RevenueCat, using an anonymous ID. There are no accounts and no analytics or ads.
Is clipboard history on by default?
No. It is off until you turn it on. When it is on, it keeps the last 7 days, stores them encrypted on your Mac, and never saves items password managers mark as private or anything from apps you exclude.
Which Macs does dragand work on?
Any Mac running macOS 14 Sonoma or later, with Apple silicon or an Intel processor.
How much does it cost?
dragand is free to download, with a free 3-day trial you start yourself. Unlocking it is a one-time purchase of $9.99, yours for good on every Mac with your Apple Account. There is no subscription. Without the trial or the unlock, dragand still works: drops, the shelf's row actions and Clipboard's copy keys wait 3 seconds first, at most once a minute. Your files are always yours.
How is dragand different from other shelf apps?
Most shelf apps keep everything until you clean up. dragand is temporary unless you keep something: held copies clear themselves, so the shelf never turns into another junk drawer.
Give your files somewhere to land.
Free for 3 days, then $9.99 once. Your Desktop will thank you.
macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon and Intel · No account needed