Add File Shelf, a drag-and-drop staging area for files

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,23 @@ adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org) and the
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+- **File Shelf**, a new menu bar tool: a drag‑and‑drop staging area for moving
+  files between apps and Spaces without keeping a Finder window open. Drop
+  files onto the menu bar icon or into the popover to park them, then drag them
+  straight back out into any app — the drag hands over the real file, so the
+  receiving app gets the original rather than a copy. Each row also offers
+  Reveal in Finder, Copy Path and Remove, and the menu bar icon carries a count
+  of what you are currently carrying.
+
+  Shelving never copies bytes: an entry is a security‑scoped bookmark to the
+  original file, so parking a 40 GB video costs the same as parking a note, the
+  shelf survives a relaunch, and an entry keeps working after the file is
+  renamed or moved. A file that has been deleted, or that lives on a disk you
+  have unplugged, stays on the shelf and is shown as unavailable rather than
+  quietly disappearing — the shelf's job is to tell you where the thing you
+  parked went, not to pretend you never parked it.
+
 ## [0.14.0] — 2026-07-21
 
 ### Added

Package.swift

@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(
             name: "DMonteNetworkInfo",
             targets: ["DMonteNetworkInfo"]
+        ),
+        .executable(
+            name: "DMonteFileShelf",
+            targets: ["DMonteFileShelf"]
         )
     ],
     dependencies: [
@@ -308,6 +312,13 @@ let package = Package(
             ],
             path: "Sources/DMonteNetworkInfoApp"
         ),
+        .executableTarget(
+            name: "DMonteFileShelf",
+            dependencies: [
+                "DMonteCore"
+            ],
+            path: "Sources/DMonteFileShelfApp"
+        ),
         .testTarget(
             name: "DMonteCoreTests",
             dependencies: ["DMonteCore"],

Packaging/FileShelfInfo.plist

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
+	<string>en</string>
+	<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
+	<string>DMonteFileShelf</string>
+	<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
+	<string>com.havokentity.mactools.fileshelf</string>
+	<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
+	<string>6.0</string>
+	<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>
+	<string>DMonte File Shelf</string>
+	<key>CFBundleName</key>
+	<string>DMonte File Shelf</string>
+	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
+	<string>APPL</string>
+	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
+	<string>0.14.0</string>
+	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
+	<string>1</string>
+	<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
+	<string>14.0</string>
+	<key>LSMultipleInstancesProhibited</key>
+	<true/>
+	<key>LSUIElement</key>
+	<true/>
+	<key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key>
+	<string>Copyright © 2026 Yahushad Monte</string>
+</dict>
+</plist>

README.md

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ The app updates itself automatically via [Sparkle](https://sparkle-project.org);
 | **Snippets** | A searchable library of reusable text — click one to paste it into the app you came from |
 | **Scratchpad** | Always‑there plain‑text notepad with named notes, autosave, and a live word count |
 | **Network Info** | Interface, local IPv4/IPv6, subnet, router, and DNS at a glance — click any value to copy; public IP only on request |
+| **File Shelf** | Drag files onto the menu bar icon to park them, then drag them back out into any app — nothing is copied, and entries follow files that get renamed or moved |
 
 ### Permissions
 

Scripts/package_app.sh

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ HELPERS=(
   "DMonteDriveEjector|DMonte Drive Ejector.app|DriveEjectorInfo.plist"
   "DMonteScratchpad|DMonte Scratchpad.app|ScratchpadInfo.plist"
   "DMonteNetworkInfo|DMonte Network Info.app|NetworkInfoInfo.plist"
+  "DMonteFileShelf|DMonte File Shelf.app|FileShelfInfo.plist"
 )
 
 stamp_version() {

Sources/DMonteCore/AppPreferences.swift

@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ public enum AppDefaults {
             DefaultsKey.focusTimerLongBreakInterval: 4,
             DefaultsKey.driveEjectorConfirmsEjectAll: true,
             DefaultsKey.scratchpadFontSize: 13,
-            DefaultsKey.networkInfoFetchesPublicIPAutomatically: false
+            DefaultsKey.networkInfoFetchesPublicIPAutomatically: false,
+            DefaultsKey.fileShelfConfirmsClearAll: true
         ])
     }
 }