Desktop Drawer

How it works

• A wooden drawer along the bottom of your screen. Slide it out, drop files in, push it shut.
• Weight. Friction, soft bumpers and a little bounce when it hits the stop.
• Sound. Wooden knocks and a sliding rumble that follows your hand.
• Put Back. Files go back to their exact spot on your desktop.

At a glance

Keeps files in

~/Desktop Drawer, a normal folder you can open in Finder

Works on

macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon and Intel

Price

Free. No ads, no accounts, no tracking in the app

Licence

MIT, open source

Made by

Krrish Parmar

Install

1. Download the .dmg and open it.
2. Drag the app into Applications and open it from there.
3. The first time, macOS may say it cannot be opened, because the app is not registered with Apple yet. Open System Settings, then Privacy & Security, and click Open Anyway. You only do this once.

More objects

• Desktop FridgeDrag files in, shut the door, forget about them.
• Desktop MailboxEvery now and then, a letter arrives.
• Desktop Vending Machine KeypadYour files on little shelves. Type a code and one drops.
• Desktop Vending MachineYour files on little shelves. Press a button and one drops.