Shake to shelve
Shake a file while you drag it and a shelf opens under your pointer. It holds files, folders, images, links and text without ever moving the originals.
macOS app · Active
Ledge
A free, open-source menu-bar file shelf for macOS with a built-in batch image converter.
Try it
A working model of the real app, right here. Drag a file out of Downloads and shake it left and right to open a shelf, drop files on it, then use the ⌄ menu to convert, rename or zip them.
Highlights
Batch image converter
Reads HEIC, JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, PSD, DNG, AVIF, SVG, PDF and WebP. Writes WebP, PNG, JPEG or GIF, in unlimited batches, with quality, resize, a before and after preview, watermark and renaming.
Private by default
EXIF and GPS data is stripped by default and everything runs on your Mac. The only network feature is the optional iCloud Drive link.
Actions at hand
Rename, zip, Quick Look, share, copy an iCloud link, or run your own shell-command actions. Global shortcuts: Control-Option-Space for a new shelf, Control-Option-V from the clipboard.
Tiny and quiet
About 3 MB on disk, about 20 MB of memory and 0% CPU when idle. Native Swift and AppKit, no account, no ads, no subscription.
Requirements
- macOS 13 or later on Apple silicon for the prebuilt download and the Homebrew cask
- Intel Macs can build from source (Xcode 15+ or the Swift 5.9+ command-line toolchain)
- No special permissions required
Install
Homebrew
brew install --cask NeeL21YT/ledge/ledgeDMG
Download the latest release from GitHub, then drag Ledge into Applications.
Source
Run ./Scripts/bundle.sh, then copy build/Ledge.app to Applications.
Notes
- Ledge is not notarized yet, so macOS may block the first launch. Choose Open Anyway in System Settings → Privacy & Security.
- Licensed under Apache 2.0. Includes libwebp, licensed under BSD 3-Clause.