u/AdiArtist

Hey everyone,

I've just released Edge-Drop v0.2.7, and it's one of the biggest technical updates so far.

Highlights:

-Much better memory management with disk-backed storage for larger text, image thumbnail generation to keep GPU usage stable,.

-Fixed Windows fullscreen detection so the desktop isn't treated like a game.

-Self-healing launch at login that repairs stale startup entries.

-Universal drag and drop, offline rich link previews.

-New settings to tweak sensitivity and history behavior, and Persian language support.

One thing I'm especially happy about is how much smoother it feels day to day. Large clipboard items no longer balloon memory, and images are handled really cleanly.

Also, on a personal note This project actually started as something just built for myself. I wanted a tool that worked the way I had imagined. I decided to open source it and share it, and since then, it's grown to over, 1500+ downloads. As a solo CS student, that's honestly something I never expected., thanks to everyone who downloaded, tested, reported bugs, shared it, or bought me a coffee.

That support helped me get a permanent domain for the project, edgedrop.app.

It sounds small, but as a solo student building this open source project, it feels massive. If you want to try it or share feedback, I'd love to hear what you think.

GitHub: github.com/Deepender25/Edge-Drop

Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9P3JMHN9M4NR

A few weeks ago I shared Edge-Drop, a hover-activated clipboard shelf for Windows. Since then it's been downloaded 800+ times (600+ on GitHub and 200+ on the Microsoft Store), which has honestly been really motivating as a solo developer.

One of the most requested improvements was better accessibility for non-English users, so I spent the last week translating the entire app.

Edge-Drop now supports 30 languages, including full RTL support for Arabic and Hebrew.

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It's still completely free and open source, and I'd love to hear how the translations feel if you're using one of the supported languages.

I'd also appreciate any feedback on features you'd like to see next.

GitHub: https://github.com/Deepender25/Edge-Drop

Website: https://edgedrop.vercel.app/

Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9P3JMHN9M4NR

For those who have been following the project, Edge-Drop is now on the Microsoft Store. Clean one-click install, and Windows handles updates automatically from here on.

For anyone new, the short version: Edge-Drop sits on the side of your screen and holds everything you copy. Move your cursor to the edge and it opens. Move away and it closes. When you need something, you just drag it straight into whatever app you are working in. A screenshot into Figma, a file into an email, a snippet into your editor. It is there when you need it and completely out of the way when you do not.

The GitHub repo is still the place to go if you want to build from source, follow development, or contribute.

Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9P3JMHN9M4NR
Website: https://edgedrop.vercel.app/
GitHub: https://github.com/Deepender25/Edge-Drop

Been building something I personally wanted to exist for a while figured this community would have useful opinions.

It's a clipboard manager for Windows that doubles as a file transfer hub. It stays completely hidden until you move your cursor to the left edge of your screen then it slides out with a smooth animation (think Dynamic Island but on your desktop).

What it can do:

• Store and organize images, URLs, text, PDFs, Excel, CSV, and other files
• Stack different file types together into collections
• Drag stacks or individual files directly into any app
• Grab files/folders by dragging them to the screen edge it just picks them up
• built on electron but still memory efficient (Ideals at ~50 MB)

It works like a normal clipboard but with actual file management built in. Aimed at devs and creatives who constantly move files between apps.

Still early just looking for real feedback. Would you actually use something like this day-to-day? Is it worth investing more time into?

• GitHub: https://github.com/Deepender25/Edge-Drop
• Website: https://edgedrop.vercel.app/

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A clipboard shelf that lives on the leftmost 3 pixels of your screen. Transparent, frameless, click-through when collapsed. Cursor approaches the edge → 120ms dwell timer → shelf springs open with elastic overshoot → drag anything out of it directly into any app via native OLE.

 

Native OS drag-out, FNV-1a image dedup, privacy-flag matching (1Password/Bitwarden/KeePass), fluid 3D card stacks, atomic JSON persistence. Electron 30+, React 18, TypeScript, Framer Motion, Zustand.

 

Apache-2.0, public beta, Windows 10/11 only for now. macOS/Linux on the roadmap. AI semantic self-organization coming next.

 

Solo-built by a B.Tech CSE-AI student. Stars appreciated. Issue reports even more appreciated.

I wanted to share a tool I've been building called Edge Drop. It's basically a hover-activated clipboard shelf and native file transfer hub for your desktop, built with Electron, React, and Framer Motion. The whole idea came from being annoyed by constantly switching windows just to copy-paste snippets or move small files around.

How it works is pretty straightforward you just hover your mouse near the screen edge to bring up a persistent shelf. From there, you can grab your recent clipboard history or drop files directly into it. I tried to focus heavily on making the animations smooth and adding keyboard shortcuts so it doesn't break your workflow.

Here's the repo if you want to look at the code or try it: GitHub: Deepender25/Edge-Drop

I’d honestly love some feedback on how it feels to use, if the hover trigger is easy to find, and any performance issues you notice. Also, I only have a Windows machine, so I haven't been able to test cross-platform behavior at all. If anyone on Mac or Linux is down to try it out and let me know if it breaks, that would be amazing.

Attached a quick demo video to show it in action. Let me know what you think or if you have any ideas for workflows I missed!