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Products that do what I built an app hidden under the MacBook's notch for quick file access does

Details below ↓ Why not use Finder directly? 1. Every time I need to access files, I find myself navigating through layers of folders to locate the files below each project. 2. The Finder window often gets obscured by the active working window, such as the browser, making it quite challenging to drag and drop files. With Folder Hub, you can create multiple workspaces, each representing a specific project folder. For instance, you can customize a desktop workspace for accessing files on the desktop, where the names and access location are entirely up to you. When you need to retrieve files…

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    The workspace organising app for Mac

    2020

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    Put folders in the menu bar on your Mac

    2022

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    A Finder extension to create folders with custom icons

    Jan 2026

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    Turn your Mac's top edge into a hidden command center

    Mar 2026

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    Open any folder on macOS instantly

    Oct 2025

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    A year ago, my co-founder launched Desktop Docs here on HN. It's a Mac app we built with Electron that uses CLIP embeddings to search photos and videos locally with natural language. We got positive feedback from HN and our first paying customers, but the app was almost 1GB and clunky to use. TLDR; rebuilding in Rust was the right move. So we rewrote the app with Rust and Tauri and here are the results: - App size is 83% smaller: 1GB → 172MB - DMG Installer is 70% smaller: 232MB → 69.5MB - Indexing files is faster: A 38-minute video now indexes in ~3 minutes instead of 10-14 minutes -…

    2025 · desktopdocs.com

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    The workflow enhancing Finder extension for Mac

    2018

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    Quick access to recent files

    2025

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    DropK95

    The tray that doesn't pretend

    Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com

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    Explore all kinds of Siri shortcuts to improve your workflow

    2018

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    The missing right-click features for macOS Finder

    May 2026 · apps.apple.com

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    Create shortcuts for anything on your Mac

    2019

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    Peek inside any folder without opening it

    Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com

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    Modern macOS versions open folders in seemingly random positions and sizes. This set of scripts restores the behaviour known to classic macOS, where: - folders remember where they were on the screen - folders remember how big they were This enables you to utilise the brain's superb spatial memory for file management.

    Oct 2025 · github.com

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    Launch a bunch of macOS apps just with 1 shortcut or click!

    2019

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    Mac menu bar app to help access your important files fast

    2019

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    Turn your Mac notch into an intelligent active workspace

    Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com

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    Your things well-organized. Ready to open with one click.

    2017

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    Salmon83

    Spotlight for Finder

    2020

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    File zones, keep your desktop clean and tidy

    2024

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    One place for team's goals, notes, files and communication

    2017

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    Remotely178

    Access all of the files on your Mac from anywhere

    2016

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    Trickster140

    Keep track of recent files on your Mac

    2017

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    Informant133

    Inspect files on macOS with a single click.

    2021

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