A lightweight Windows utility inspired by Yoink on macOS. file-shlef gives you a floating shelf to temporarily stage files and folders while you navigate between windows — drag files onto it, then drag them out wherever you need them.
- Drag files and folders onto the shelf to stage them
- Drag staged items out to any destination
- Double-click an item to reveal it in Explorer
- Click the × button to remove an item from the shelf
- Acrylic/frosted glass appearance
- Always on top, out of your way
- Sits in the system tray
Run shelf.exe — no installation or configuration needed.
| Action | How |
|---|---|
| Show / hide shelf | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S |
| Stage a file | Drag and drop onto the shelf |
| Use a staged file | Drag it out to any window or folder |
| Reveal in Explorer | Double-click the item |
| Remove from shelf | Hover the item and click × |
| Hide shelf | Click the ^ button or the hotkey |
Requires MSYS2 with the UCRT64 toolchain and GDI+ (included with Windows SDK).
makeThe binary is output to the build/ directory.