Straight from the web.
Drag an image or selected text from any website onto the shelf. Tuckby keeps a copy, even after the tab is closed.
Free for macOS
Tuck it away.Grab it when you need it.
A little shelf at the edge of your Mac’s screen. Drop anything on it, keep working, drag it out later.
Tuck it. Carry on. Grab it.
Tuckby is a pocket for the things you’re moving around: the step between “I need this” and “this goes there”.
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Tuck it
Drag anything to the right edge of the screen. The shelf slides in on its own and takes it.
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Carry on
Switch apps, close windows, change Spaces. The shelf stays out of the way until you need it.
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Grab it
Press ⌃⌥⌘D and drag the item out into a mail, a chat, a folder or onto the Trash.
Add to Shelf, right in Finder.
Right-click any file or folder in Finder and choose Add to Shelf. Tuckby only remembers where it is, nothing gets copied.
Screenshots go straight to the shelf.
New screenshots land on the shelf, ready for a chat, a mail or a ticket. If you like, they leave your desktop too.
Drop it where it belongs.
Drag an item into a mail, a chat, a folder or any other app. It stays on the shelf for the next place.
Done with it? Throw it away.
Drag an item onto the Trash in the Dock and it’s gone. Everything you didn’t pin tidies itself up.
One shortcut away.
Press ⌃⌥⌘D from anywhere, even over full-screen apps, and the shelf is there. Press it again and it’s gone.
What it’s good for.
A few moments where a shelf at the edge of the screen saves you the hunt.
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Lots of screenshots, a clean desktop
You take dozens of screenshots for a guide, and your desktop fills up.
Every new screenshot lands on the shelf instead of the desktop, and clears itself out once you’re done.
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Research without open tabs
A quote, an image, a link, a hex code: you want to keep it, but close the tab and get on with your work.
Drag it to the edge. Tuckby keeps a copy after the tab is gone, and your clipboard stays free.
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Forms and uploads
The application wants your tax number, a passport photo and a scan of your ID, each from a different folder.
Put everything on the shelf first. At the upload field, press ⌃⌥⌘D and drag in one piece after another.
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Ready for the meeting
Halfway through the call someone asks for the latest draft, and everyone waits while you dig through Finder.
Add the documents to the shelf beforehand. When the question comes, drag the file straight into the chat.
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The same thing to many people
Five customers each get a personal reply, but all of them get the same price list and the same opening paragraph.
Put the PDF and the text on the shelf once. They stay there, so you grab them again for every email.
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A shelf for the project
For a few days you keep needing the same logos, spreadsheets and receipts, but you don’t want them on your desktop.
Pin them to the shelf and Tuckby leaves them alone. Unpin them when the project is done.
And the details.
Tuckby does one thing and tries to do it without getting in your way.
Slides in when you need it
Drag something to the right edge of the screen and the shelf appears. Move away and it slides out again.
Files, images, text, links
Anything you can drag fits: documents, folders, pictures from the browser, selected text and URLs.
Pin what should stay
Unpinned items tidy themselves up after 1 hour, 24 hours or a week, or never if you prefer.
References, not copies
Files stay where they are; the shelf only remembers them. Images, text and links are kept as copies.
Lives in the menu bar
No Dock icon, no window to manage, and it never steals focus. Open at login and forget it’s there until you reach for it.
English and German
Tuckby follows your system language.
What’s next.
Tuckby is still young. These are the things on the list. No dates, no promises, but this is the direction.
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Left or right edge
Choose which side of the screen the shelf lives on.
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Your own shortcut
Pick a different key combination than ⌃⌥⌘D.
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Quick Look with the space bar
Preview an item on the shelf without opening it.
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Several items at once
Select multiple items and drag them out together.
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Multiple displays
A shelf that feels at home on every screen you use.
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Groups and stacks
Bundle items that belong together, like everything for one project.
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Drag from Photos
Drag pictures straight from the Photos app onto the shelf.
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And more to come
Tuckby keeps growing. New ideas get added, including ones nobody has had yet.
Install in a minute.
Tuckby isn’t notarized by Apple yet, so macOS asks you to confirm the first launch once.
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Download
Download the disk image and open it.
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Move to Applications
Drag Tuckby onto the Applications folder.
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Open
Open Tuckby from Applications and confirm the first launch:
- Click Done in the dialog that appears.
- Open System Settings → Privacy & Security.
- Scroll down and click Open Anyway next to the message about Tuckby.
Questions & answers.
What does Tuckby cost?
Nothing. Tuckby is free.
Why does macOS warn me when I open it?
Apple only lets apps open without asking once they’re notarized, which Tuckby isn’t yet. The app is signed, and macOS asks only on the first launch (see the installation steps above).
Which Macs does it run on?
Any Mac with macOS 14 Sonoma or later, with Apple silicon or Intel.
Does Tuckby copy my files?
No. Files and folders are stored as references, so nothing takes up extra space and the shelf follows a file when it’s moved or renamed. Images, text and links that don’t exist as files are stored as copies.
Where is my shelf stored?
On your Mac only, in ~/Library/Application Support/Tuckby/. Tuckby has no account and no cloud sync.
Does Tuckby connect to the internet?
Only for link previews: when you drop a link, Tuckby loads its title and icon from that website. There are no analytics and no tracking.
How do I update?
Download the new version and replace the old one in Applications. Your shelf and settings are kept. All versions are listed on the download page. All versions →
Which languages does Tuckby speak?
English and German. Tuckby follows your system language.
Who’s the little pocket with a face?
That’s Tucky, Tuckby’s mascot. Tucky lives in the app icon and keeps an eye on your things.