Skip to main content

​
Introduction to ZipDrop

ZipDrop is a lightweight macOS menu bar app that makes file uploads instant and effortless. Drop files onto the menu bar icon, and get a shareable URL copied to your clipboard immediately.

​
What is ZipDrop?

ZipDrop lives in your macOS menu bar, providing a simple drag-and-drop interface for uploading files to Cloudflare R2 storage. It automatically optimizes your uploads:
  • Images are converted to WebP format for smaller file sizes
  • Multiple files are automatically zipped together
  • Single files are uploaded as-is
Once uploaded, the public URL is instantly copied to your clipboard, ready to share.

​
Key Features

Drag & Drop

Drop files onto the menu bar icon to upload instantly

Auto-Optimization

Images are automatically converted to WebP for 30-80% smaller file sizes

Multi-File Support

Drop multiple files and they’re zipped together automatically

Instant Clipboard

URL is copied to your clipboard immediately after upload

Secure Storage

R2 credentials are stored in macOS Keychain

Demo Mode

Try it out locally before configuring cloud storage

​
How It Works

1

Click the menu bar icon

Click the ZipDrop icon in your macOS menu bar to open the drop zone
2

Drag files into the drop zone

Drag one or more files into the window. ZipDrop accepts images, documents, videos, audio, code files, and more.
3

Automatic processing

Files are processed automatically:
  • Single images → converted to WebP (unless already WebP)
  • Multiple files → zipped together
  • Other files → uploaded as-is
4

Upload to R2

Processed files are uploaded to your Cloudflare R2 bucket (or saved locally in demo mode)
5

Get your URL

The public URL is copied to your clipboard instantly. Just paste and share!

​
System Requirements

Operating System: macOS 12.0 (Monterey) or later
ZipDrop is built specifically for macOS and integrates deeply with system features like:
  • Menu bar integration
  • macOS Keychain for secure credential storage
  • Native drag-and-drop events
  • Finder integration (reveal files)

​
Optional Requirements

For cloud uploads (not required for demo mode):
  • Cloudflare account with R2 storage enabled
  • R2 API credentials (Access Key ID and Secret Access Key)

​
Supported File Types

ZipDrop supports a wide range of file types:
  • Images: JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, WebP, HEIC, HEIF, SVG, ICO, RAW, CR2, NEF, ARW
  • Documents: PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, TXT, RTF, CSV, MD, Pages, Numbers, Keynote
  • Archives: ZIP, TAR, GZ, 7Z, RAR, BZ2, XZ, TGZ
  • Video: MOV, MP4, AVI, MKV, WebM, M4V, WMV, FLV, 3GP
  • Audio: MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, M4A, OGG, WMA, AIFF
  • Code & Data: JSON, XML, HTML, CSS, JS, TS, JSX, TSX, Python, Rust, Go, Swift, Java, C, C++, Ruby, PHP, Shell scripts, YAML, TOML, INI, SQL, GraphQL
  • macOS/Apps: DMG, PKG, APP, IPA
  • Fonts: TTF, OTF, WOFF, WOFF2, EOT

​
File Size Limits

  • Maximum single file: 500 MB
  • Maximum total upload: 1 GB
  • Maximum files per upload: 50 files
These limits are enforced before processing to ensure reliable uploads.

​
Built With

ZipDrop is built with modern, efficient technologies:
  • Tauri 2 - Lightweight native app framework
  • React + TypeScript - Modern frontend
  • Rust - Fast, secure backend
  • Cloudflare R2 - S3-compatible object storage
  • macOS Keychain - Secure credential storage

​
What’s Next?

Installation

Get ZipDrop installed on your Mac

Quick Start

Start uploading files in 5 minutes

Build docs developers (and LLMs) love

Get started for freeTalk to us