A drag-and-drop shelf for Windows

Where it helps

1. Files from several folders

   Open a folder and drop a file on the shelf, then do the same in the next folder, and the next. When you have them all, grab the All row and drag the lot into the email or zip in one go. Copy and paste can't do this: copying in the second folder replaces what you copied in the first.

2. A window that is hidden or on the other screen

   Usually you keep the button held down while you dig for the window, or you line up two Explorer windows first. With the shelf you let go, bring the window to the front, and pick the file up again.

3. Images, links and text from a web page

   Drag them from Chrome or Edge onto the shelf and they're saved as ordinary files: images as image files, links as Internet shortcuts, text as a .txt. You can then drag them into a document, a chat or an upload form that won't accept a paste.

4. Photos from your phoneNew in 1.1

   Click the phone button on the shelf and scan the QR code with your phone's camera. Take a photo or pick a few from your library, and they arrive on the shelf over your own Wi-Fi, encrypted. You don't install anything on the phone, and there's no account. More about iPhone photos

5. Straight from File ExplorerNew in 1.2

   Select files or folders in Explorer, right-click and choose Send to PerchShelf. They go on the shelf without dragging, several at once if you like. Right-click an item on the shelf to open it, show it in its folder or copy its path.

6. The whole shelf as a ZIP or in one folderNew in 1.3

   Right-click the All row to save everything on the shelf as one ZIP, copy it all into a folder you pick, or copy it all to the clipboard. Folders keep their contents, and files with the same name are numbered instead of overwritten. The originals stay where they are.

7. Send files to your phoneNew in 1.5

   Right-click an item on the shelf and choose Send to phone. It shows up in the browser of the phone you connected with the QR code, and you save it there. The All row sends everything at once, and a folder arrives as one ZIP file. In the other direction, iPhone photos now reach the shelf as JPG instead of HEIC, so upload forms accept them.

The details

Nothing is copied

The shelf only stores where a file is, so even a 20 GB video goes on instantly. Dragging it off moves the file; hold Ctrl to copy it instead.

Tabs

Keep one shelf for the report and another for the client. Drop a file on + to start a new tab, or drag an item onto a tab to move it there.

Only while you drag

Selecting text or moving a window never opens it. It won't open over fullscreen games, videos or presentations, and you can list apps where it should never open by itself.

Shortcut

Ctrl+Shift+F shows or hides the shelf without a drag. You can change it.

Sits in the tray

There's no window to look after. An empty shelf hides itself, and whatever is on it is still there after a restart.

Looks like Windows

It uses Explorer's own icons and thumbnails, follows light and dark mode, and has seven accent colours.

Stays on your PC

It doesn't need an account, has no analytics and doesn't send anything off your PC. Phone photos go straight from the phone to your PC. Privacy policy

Languages

English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese, on Windows 10 and 11.

Price

Common questions