Every now and then I stumble across a life changing app that completely changes the way I interact with my computer. Quicksilver. Devonthink Pro. Jumpcut. Keyboard Maestro. 1Password. Dropbox. Hazel. These are Apps that I cannot do without! In my 20 years of being a mac user there has been a handful of such apps that are mandatory to install on any new computer that I use. I’ve just discovered a new app to add to the collection – Unclutter…
Unclutter Reviews2.1.1800. 21 August 2019. Store notes, files, and pasteboard clips on the Desktop. Follow this app.
Warning: this app costs $30! ($US19)
…and once you’ve tried it you won’t the able to function without it!
What it does.
1. Activating Unclutter.
Unclutter is like a secret drawer that sits away hidden at the very top of your screen. When you move your cursor up to the top of your screen and scroll down, the drawer appears. This is the first great thing about unclutter – it is always there. It is very quick and easy to access. The scroll activation feature mans that you accidentally activate it like other similar products.
2. Using Unclutter.
Unclutter has three panels. You can see them in the screenshot below.
On the left (offscreen) is a clipboard.
I never use this because I have ‘jumpcut’ which I find to be superior.
In the middle is where the all the action is.
It’s basically a folder where you can drag any document or application. Any folder or document you drag will be moved into unclutter. This can be a bit of a pain so as you can see from the screenshot I have dragged lots of aliases into this folder so that it contains shortcuts to documents, servers or folder that I use regularly. This makes it easy to directly access frequently used folders.
You can put hard-to-access or hidden folders here, for example ~/Library.
You can put links to websites that you use regularly.
You Can put links to any folder. (e.g ‘working – dropbox’).
You can add in the admin page of a printer. (e.g. ‘DPC Printer’).
You can put a login to your VPN. (e.g. DPC Server.)
In my example above ‘Aliases’ goes directly to the folder where all these Unclutter aliases are stored. The advantages of creating an alias of what you want to link to and then putting the alias into unclutter is that you can rename it to whatever you want it to be, but leave the original folder with its original name. (For example I have renamed Dropbox/Wayne/working to ‘working-dropbox’ for simplicity.)
The right panel (onscreen) contains notes.
I already have a good notes app – Notational Velocity – where I store my long-term notes, but the unclutter notes panel is handy for storing code snippets and temporarily clippings that I don’t want to lose.
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I stumbled across uncluttered because I was looking for a shelf to store some frequently accessed folders in. I found the Apple Dock at the bottom of the screen a little cumbersome and it’s not obvious which folder you are selecting because they are not named. I tried a few shelf solutions but sometimes they didn’t appear when I wanted them to and sometimes they appeared when I didn’t want to and some of them were very ugly.
I decided to trial ‘Unclutter’ thinking that I would never activated because of the $30 price. Unfortunately after the free 30 days I could not function without it! I’ve only been using it 2 months and I think it’s been well worth the price already.
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Thank you very much for this nice post and review.
One note, though. The app is only $19.99 (USD). Not $30.
All the best!
Eugene.
Hello,
Was wondering where I can find a backup of unclutter on my time machine backup from my Mac?
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Description
Unclutter is a new handy place on your desktop for storing notes, files and pasteboard clips.
To open, simply move the pointer to the very top of screen and scroll down. Drag items from other applications to the top of screen to store them in Unclutter.
Being just one easy gesture away, Unclutter becomes a surprisingly helpful and convenient tool. In fact 3 tools in 1. That will make you feel more comfortable and powerful on your Mac.
MAIN FEATURES:
- Instant, configurable access even in full screen mode
- File Storage, to keep your Desktop clean from temporary files
- Notes, to write down something quickly
- Clipboard manager, to track what you copy and paste, browse clipboard history
- Draggable cards that can stick on top of other windows
- Files and notes auto-sync across all your Macs via Dropbox.
- Full multi-display support
- Retina display support
- Universal Clipboard support
- Light/Dark theme to match system appearance.
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Have a question? Want to request a feature or share your idea?
Please contact us at support@unclutterapp.com.
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What’s New
- Fix: On MacOS Catalina, opening a note with links caused this note to become the first in the list (modification date reset). Now works like it should, keeping the note in place.
- Fix: On MacOS Catalina, Unclutter Files sometimes displayed files duplicates. Like when system saves a screenshot and creates a hidden file first, then renames it to the real image file. Now this case is handled properly.
- Fix: When system clipboard is empty (like after reboot), Unclutteer Clipboard will now switch to Clipboard History showing you the list of stacked clips (if any). No confusing 'Clipboard is empty' messages anymore for this case.
- Minor code updates to improve the stability of Unclutter drag & drop operations.
Awesome - it makes things easier
This is not replaceable by a folder on the desktop as someone suggested!
It's actually like an extra table in the kitchen, when you dont really have one!
It’s there and not there in all the right balance. What I mean by that is that I can now keep myself focussed on my desktop content. Remove clutter in smooth drag to top of screen, and you get speed efficiency, and clarity.
Want to know what you dragged away. Well cursor to the top and you have chunky file images to remind you, tuicked in the same edge of screen. Nice. intuitive. Elegant.
I’m really fussy over my apps, and this is well thought out, and makes me want to use my desktop again. I use devonthink to organise myself, but this works harmoniously with the mac, on core stuff. And that’s important.
So hat’s off to the developer for making my digital life a bit easier!
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Still doesn't work with Outlook - reported two months ago and no fix..
The idea is great, but support ios clearly lacking - an issue where the app stops Outlook from fully functioning when writing emails has still not been fixed, despite it being reported nearly two months ago.. I can see further down on these reviews that the developer has acknowledged the issue and promised a fix, but it’s still not fixed.
At £9.99, it’s pretty shocking that this issue hasn’t been resolved, and it makes the app unusable for me - a shame, because I can see how useful it is and it really would have benefitted me.
Great app – Would rate 5* if one bug was fixed!
I've been using Unclutter for some time now and love it! It really helps to speed up my workflow as a Graphic Designer.. BUT.. I've encountered a problem with InDesign CC 2019.
When copying certain elements to the clipboard it causes InDesign CC 2019 to instantly crash.
I noticed the issue a couple of months ago, but never knew the cause.. until today. I quit Unclutter, copied the element and it worked absolutely fine. As soon as I reopened Unclutter and tried again, it instantly crashed.
This only happens every so often, but when it does it's really frustrating. Especially when working on urgent jobs.
I can't quite work out what the cause is but it tends to be on text boxes most of the time.
Please fix! 🙏🏼 As I say, it would definitely be a 5* if this bug was fixed!!
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members will be able to use this app with Family Sharing enabled.