kemuri / dropifier

Dropifier is a tiny macOS app for teams: it opens your Dropbox links directly in Finder.

Dropifier

Dropifier is a tiny macOS app for teams: it opens your Dropbox links directly in Finder.

How to use

1. Drop
   Simply drag and drop any file or folder from your Dropbox directory to the Dropifier icon in the top right corner.

2. Share
   Dropfier will create the link, and copy it to your clipboard automatically. Simply paste (⌘+V) the link to your co-worker.

3. Enjoy
   Clicking on a Dropifier link will now open the given file or folder directly in Finder!

Features

• Autoupdates
• Animated menubar icon
• History
• Autodetect Dropbox location
• Locate file in Dropbox share URL

Supported platforms

• MacOS

Developer setup

Requirements

• NodeJS
• Electron

Steps

1. Clone repo to your local machine
   $ git clone https://github.com/kemuri/Dropifier.git
2. Install dependencies
   $ npm install
3. Setup your Apple Developer Keys for codesign
   https://www.electron.build/code-signing
4. Setup a .env file for your Developer credentials
   [email protected]
APPL_PASS=app-specific-dev-pass
5. Setup your GitHub access token as an ENV variable $ export GH_TOKEN=mygithub token
6. Run $ npm dist to sign and notarize the app

Version History

1.0.3 - Reverse Drop

Now you can a drop a Dropbox url, and the app will try to find the given file in your Dropbox folder. Currently only works for files, not for folders.

1.0 - Barely usable

Working application with the barebones functionality.

dropifier's Issues

Create visual onboarding

Visual onboarding is needed to explain users how the app works.

Implement auto update

Auto detect Dropbox location

Possible via ~/.dropbox/info.json

https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/desktop/locate-dropbox-folder

Tray icon animation

To signal the link createon after dropping an item.

Load history from disk