Edge-Drop
Edge-Drop is a clipboard shelf on the edge of your screen. Hover to open it. Drag files and images into any app, click to copy text and links. Free and open-sou
What is Edge-Drop?
Edge-Drop is a clipboard shelf on the edge of your screen. Hover to open it. Drag files and images into any app, click to copy text and links. Free and open-source for Windows.
Overview of Edge-Drop
What it is
Edge-Drop is a clipboard shelf on the edge of your screen. It is a zero-click, hover-activated clipboard shelf and desktop file-transfer hub with native OS integration. Hover to open it. Drag files and images into any app, click to copy text and links. It is free and open-source for Windows 10 and 11, licensed under Apache-2.0.
Key features
- Zero-click edge hover: a frameless, transparent, always-on-top window anchored at the screen edge. It is 100% click-through when collapsed.
- Drag and drop: drag images, file stacks, rich text, and HTML bundles directly from the shelf into any desktop app.
- Configurable global toggle shortcut: customize the shelf toggle shortcut (defaults to Alt+C) with a hotkey recorder.
- Shelf search: type-to-filter search box in the shelf.
- Multi-monitor support: choose which display the panel sticks to, with options for left or right screen edges, and top screen edge dock.
- RAM footprint stabilization: large text entries are stored as disk payload files, holding only 300-char preview snippets in memory, locking operational RAM to ~130 MB–160 MB.
- High-performance image thumbnailing: custom Electron protocol streams 240px thumbnails for history cards instead of loading raw image files.
Use cases
Edge-Drop is built for developer and creative workflows where users constantly juggle screenshots, code snippets, file paths, design assets, and reference links between many windows at once. It allows collecting clipboard items and dragging them into any app without switching windows or using modal dialogs.
Getting started
Prerequisites: Node.js v18 or higher, Windows 10/11. Run from source: bash git clone https://github.com/Deepender25/Edge-Drop.git cd Edge-Drop npm install npm run dev Type-check: bash npm run typecheck Build Windows installers: bash npm run build:github npm run build:store
License and pricing
Edge-Drop is free and open-source, licensed under Apache-2.0. The README states it is '100% free and open-source forever.'
Based on the project's public README and repository metadata.
