File anything, mid-drag
Files, links, images and text go straight into a folder.
Drag anything, hold these keys, and drop it on a sector to file it there.
File anything, mid-drag
CleanDesktop
The fastest way to a clean desktop. Hold one shortcut while dragging and a glass radial menu opens around your pointer, over any app. Drop on a sector and the file lands in the right folder.
macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon & Intel · Free, one payment for Pro · Version 1.1.0 changelog
How it works
Two shortcuts, one ring
⌥⌘
Open a folder in a flash
The same ring takes you to any of your folders when you’re not dragging.
Without a drag, hold these keys and click a sector to open its folder.
Features
A clean desktop, without the cleanup
One shortcut, mid-drag
Drag anything, hold Command-Option, and the menu opens around your pointer, above every app and Space. Drop on a sector and carry on; no window ever opens.
Drop anything
- Files and folders are moved where they belong
- Links become .webloc, images .png, text .txt
- A taken name gets a number, as in Finder
Sectors you shape
- A name, an icon and a folder for each sector
- Presets to start: Traditional or Organized Desktop
- Three sectors free, up to eight with Pro
Browse with the same flick
Hold Control-Option without a drag and the same menu opens any sector’s folder in Finder. Both shortcuts can be changed to any mix of modifiers.
Seamless, by design
The menu is the system’s clear Liquid Glass, and the hovered sector reaches for your file with a drop of glass. Nothing runs until you hold the keys, so it costs nothing in between.
Private and yours
No account, no analytics. The only network calls are the license check and signed update checks, and updates install themselves in place.
Details
At a glance
- Made for
- Anyone whose desktop fills up faster than it empties
- Runs on
- Mac with macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon and Intel
- Category
- Utilities
- Price
- Free with three sectors; one-time Pro license for eight
- Updates
- Checks daily, installs in place, signed (Sparkle)
- Support
- contact@hobbysoft.pro
- Legal
- Privacy
- Version
- 1.1.0, changelog
- First released
- October 2026
FAQ
CleanDesktop questions
Is CleanDesktop free?
Yes. The free app is fully functional with three sectors. A one-time Pro license unlocks up to eight; there is no subscription and no account.
How does CleanDesktop declutter my desktop?
It files things the moment you touch them. While dragging a file, link, image or text, hold Command-Option and a radial menu opens around your pointer; drop on a sector and it lands in that sector’s folder, so clutter never piles up on the desktop.
Is CleanDesktop on the Mac App Store?
No. It is downloaded straight from this page as a disk image notarized by Apple and keeps itself up to date with signed in-app updates.
How do I install CleanDesktop?
Open the downloaded CleanDesktop .dmg and drag CleanDesktop onto the Applications folder next to it. Then open it from Applications and eject the disk image. Later versions install themselves from inside the app.
Does CleanDesktop work over full-screen apps and other Spaces?
Yes. The menu appears above every app and every Space, wherever your drag happens.
What happens to links, images and text I drop?
Files and folders are moved. Dropped links are saved as .webloc files, images as .png and text as .txt, and a taken name gets a number, as in Finder.
What does CleanDesktop collect?
Nothing. There is no account and no analytics. The only network calls are the Pro license check and update checks.
Get CleanDesktop
Download it free and file into three sectors. One payment, no subscription, unlocks eight.
How it's built
The Apple frameworks behind CleanDesktop
Designed, built and shipped by one iOS developer
CleanDesktop brings together a click-through Liquid Glass overlay above every app and Space, system-wide drag and drop, signed in-place updates and per-Mac licensing, all in native SwiftUI. Need an app built with the same care for your business?
