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Add to SideNotes

Add to SideNotes

Creates a new note in SideNotes.
Get SideNotes at https://www.apptorium.com/sidenotes

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AutoRemote

AutoRemote

Drag an URL to automatically open it on your Android device with AutoRemote. Hold Command Key to send a file URL. Click to configure and send a message.

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Clone Git Repository

Clone Git Repository

Drag the URL of a git repository onto this action and it will be cloned into the selected folder.

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Convert to MP4

Convert to MP4

Converts the dropped videos to the MP4 format using ffmpeg. Hold down Option to trash source files after conversion. Hold down Shift to convert to HEVC. Hold down Command to only change container without converting. Hold down Control to extract audio (only works with aac).

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DRACOON

DRACOON

Upload a file to DRACOON and create a Download Share (URL will be placed in clipboard). Holding 'Command' (⌘) or 'Option' (⌥) will expire the uploaded file and its Download Share after 14 days, 'Control' (^) or 'Option' (⌥) will allow you to set a password for the Download Share. Holding 'Shift' (⇧) just uploads the file without sharing it. Clicking on this Action copies the latest Share Link to the clipboard.
Icon is property of DRACOON GmbH.

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Decode Base64

Decode Base64

Decodes the text or the content of the clipboard using Base64 and puts the result in the clipboard. Alt-Drag text to encode.

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Desktop Picture

Desktop Picture

A dropped image will be set as the current desktop background.

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Edit Images in Pixelmator Pro

Edit Images in Pixelmator Pro

Dropped images will be opened in Pixelmator Pro.

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File Sort

File Sort

Auto move a file to its corresponding folder if a part of the filename match the folder name.

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Gist

Gist

Sends the dropped text or files to the GitHub Gist service (http://gist.github.com) and puts the resulting URL on the clipboard.
Gists are private by default, hold any modifier key while dragging to create a public one.

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Google Maps

Google Maps

Localise an address with Google Maps, drag an address to the dropzone or click on the action after pasting an address.

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Image Search

Image Search

Dropped images will be searched for using Google Lens.

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KDiff3

KDiff3

Drag 2 or 3 files or folders to diff them with KDiff3. Hold a modifier key (⌘, ⌥, ⌃, or ⇧) while dragging to merge the items.

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Kaleidoscope Diff

Kaleidoscope Diff

Drag two or more files to diff them with Kaleidoscope

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Mail Link Using Thunderbird

Mail Link Using Thunderbird

Drag and drop a link onto this action and a new email will be created in Thunderbird with the link.

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Make GIF

Make GIF

This action converts videos to GIFs using ffmpeg

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Merge Directories

Merge Directories

Takes directories as the input. Each directory should have the same number of files. The files are combined into a zip: one from each directory in order.

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Node HTTP Server at Path

Node HTTP Server at Path

Creates a Node HTTP-Server at path and opens default browser. Node http-server required, to install `npm install -g http-server` Close iTerm or CTRL+C to quit server

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Open URL in Incognito Mode

Open URL in Incognito Mode

Drop a URL on this action to open it in a new Chrome incognito window. Dropping texts that are not URL causes a Bing search in the incognito mode.

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Open VS Code at Path

Open VS Code at Path

Drop a file or folder on this action to open a new VS Code window at the files path. You can also drop a textual path.

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Open Warp at Path

Open Warp at Path

Drop a file or folder on this action to open a new Warp tab & cd into it. You can also drop a textual path.

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Open iTerm at Path

Open iTerm at Path

iTerm v2.9+ required. This action uses the new Applescript used in iTerm 2.9. Drop a file or folder on this action to open a new Terminal window at the files path. You can also drop a textual path. Slightly modified version of the original action for Terminal by Dennis Kuypers.

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Open iTerm tab at Path

Open iTerm tab at Path

iTerm v2.9+ required. This action uses the new Applescript used in iTerm 2.9. Drop a file or folder on this action to open a new iTerm tab at the files path. If iTerm is open but no windows exist, a new iTerm window is created. You can also drop a textual path. Slightly modified version of the "Open Terminal at Path" action by Dennis Kuypers and "Open iTerm at Path" action by Sam Turner.

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PDF Separate

PDF Separate

This will take a PDF file and separate the pages using the HomeBrew installation of pdfseparate from the poppler library.

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Pushbullet

Pushbullet

Push file to your Pushbullet. Holding `Option` when dropping reopens the device-select dialog.

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Pushover

Pushover

Send message via a Pushover notification (https://pushover.net/). Hold Alt Key to select a device, Shift Key to refresh devices list and Command key to reset settings.

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Qiniu

Qiniu

Upload images to qiniu.com

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Quick Image Compressor

Quick Image Compressor

Converts one or more image files into JPG, resizes it to maximum 1000px and compresses it to 75%. A great solution for images intended to be used on websites or blogs.

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Rename and Move Files

Rename and Move Files

Allows you to rename and move dropped files to a specified folder. Hold down option while dragging to rename and copy.

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SCP Upload

SCP Upload

Allows files to be uploaded to a remote SSH server. If the option key is held down then files are zipped up before uploading.

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Screensaver

Screensaver

Starts the screensaver.

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Screenshot

Screenshot

Take a screenshot, add it to ~/Screenshots and add to Drop Bar

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Search Mac App Store

Search Mac App Store

Searches the Mac App Store for apps with names containing the dragged text or the text on the clipboard when clicked.

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Show Image Size

Show Image Size

Displays the width and height of a local or remote image file.

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Slack

Slack

Uploads files to a Slack channel

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Sleep

Sleep

Puts your Mac to sleep.

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SparseImage

SparseImage

Creates a Sparse Image with dropped files and places it on the Desktop.
Holding the Option key while dragging creates an AES-256 bits encrypted Sparse image.

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Strip PDF Front

Strip PDF Front

This actions takes PDF files, copies out the front cover picture, and scales it to the given size and the type given. Set the width and extension by clicking on the action. It uses the ImageMagick programs and the XPDF programs. Both are installable using HomeBrew. "brew install imagemagick" and "brew install xpdf".

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Strip PDF from Zip

Strip PDF from Zip

This actions takes zip files, and removes the PDF. It will give the PDF the same name as the zip file and delete the zip file.

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Trash

Trash

An action to throw items into the trash if Finder is running. Otherwise, it simply deletes them using the command line.

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Up1

Up1

Sends the clipboard or any dropped text or file content to the Up1 service (https://up1.ca) and puts the URL on the clipboard. Data are encrypted thanks to the SJCL AES-CCM encryption ported to Ruby by Mark Percival (https://github.com/mdp/sjcl_rb). Due to the limitation of the encryption library, all operations are achieves in memory, therefore uploading very large file is NOT recommended.

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WeTransfer

WeTransfer

Allows you to upload files to WeTransfer.

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Zip by Parent Name

Zip by Parent Name

Zip up multiple files and naming by the parent directory's name.

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md5 Filename

md5 Filename

Renames any dragged file(s) to a random, eight-characters-long md5 string.

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