Ondrej Holzman The developers had an interesting idea when they created the app unclutter, which tries to be a kind of storage place for temporary files in OS X, an easily accessible notepad and clipboard in one.
The app's description says "an easy-access digital pocket for keeping things like notes, links and files, giving you a clean desktop." And that's how Unclutter works. Hover your mouse over the top menu bar and a panel divided into three parts will pop up – clipboard, file storage, notes.
The slide-out panel is an interesting solution and reminds me a lot of the system Dashboard. However, the Unclutter function also offers something similar, but more on that later. The panel can be extended in several ways: either you hover over the top bar while holding down one of the keys, move it downwards after hovering, or set a time delay after which the panel will slide out. Or you can also combine the individual options.
Controlling and working with Unclutter is already very simple. The current content of the clipboard is displayed in the left part. In the middle there is a space for storing all kinds of files. All you have to do is take the selected image, file, folder or link and drag it to Unclutter (it will open by itself when you hover over the top bar "with a file in hand"). From there, the file can be accessed in the same way as if it were on the desktop, for example, except that it is now neatly hidden.
The third and final part of Unclutter is notes. They look like system ones, but they offer practically no functions compared to them. In Unclutter Notes, there is no option to format text or create multiple notes in any way. In short, there are only a few lines that you will have to make do with.
To be honest, when I first heard about the Unclutter app, I loved it, so I immediately went to test it out. However, after a few days, I find that it doesn't seem to fit into my workflow as much as it deserves. Of the three functions that Unclutter offers, I more or less only use one - file storage. Unclutter is really handy for that, but the other two functions – clipboard and notes – seem a bit extra to me, or rather they are not fully developed. Regardless of the fact that I use the system Dashboard for such quick notes and I have the Alfred application as a mailbox manager, among other things.
However, Unclutter is certainly an interesting idea and I will probably give it another chance, if only for one feature. My desktop is often clogged with temporary files and folders, which Unclutter can easily handle.
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