Drag and Drop Mac Files Without Holding the Mouse Button
Pick up draggable items, move to another location, and drop them later with Cursor Crane. Separating the two actions makes it easier to transfer items between distant windows.
Grab items
Section titled “Grab items”- Move the pointer over a file, selected files, text, or another draggable item.
- In Command Mode, trigger
command.grabDraggable. Its default command sequence is G . - Move the pointer away from the source. A badge next to the pointer shows how many items are currently held.
You can repeat the grab command at another source to add more items. File URLs are de-duplicated when the same file is grabbed more than once.
Drop items
Section titled “Drop items”- Move the pointer to the destination without holding the mouse button.
- Trigger
command.dropDraggable. Its default command sequence is D . - Cursor Crane starts a drag from the current pointer position and releases the held items at the destination.
After the drag session ends, the shelf is cleared and its badge disappears. If the destination does not accept the dragged data, trigger Grab Draggable again before trying another destination.
What to check
Section titled “What to check”The destination must accept the data you grabbed. Whether a file is copied or moved depends on the receiving app and drag operation; grabbing an item does not by itself promise either result.