macOS + Windows app

Convert any file with Shift + drag

Hold Shift while you drag a file. A radial menu appears under the cursor with exactly the conversions that make sense for that file. Drop it on one — done, next to the original.

100% on-deviceNo window, no Dock iconStarts at login
Dropshift radial menu over a file being dragged
See it in action

30 seconds, Mac and Windows

The problem

Converting a file shouldn't need an app, a website and five clicks

Online converters

You upload private files to a site you don't know, wait, then download again.

One app per format

An image editor for HEIC, another tool for video, Word for PDF. Every time.

Menus everywhere

Export, Save As, pick format, pick quality, pick folder… for a 2-second job.

What it converts

The menu adapts to the file you drag

Dropshift reads the format and only proposes what makes sense. The source format is never offered back to you.

You dragYou can drop it on
ImagesJPG · PNG · HEIC · WEBP · TIFF · GIF · ICO · PDF · Compress · ½ size · Merge into one PDF
also reads RAW camera photos, AVIF, PSD
VideoMP4 · MOV · MKV · WEBM · AVI · GIF · MP3 / WAV (extract audio) · Compress
AudioMP3 · M4A · WAV · FLAC · OGG · OPUS · AIFF
PDFPNG / JPG (one per page) · DOCX · TXT · Split pages · Compress · Merge
WordPDF · DOCX · DOC · ODT · RTF · TXT · HTML
ExcelXLSX · XLS · ODS · CSV · PDF
PowerPointPDF · PPTX · PPT · ODP · PNG (one per slide)
CADDWG · DXF · PDF · PNG · SVG · DWG 2013
Any file or folderZIP · and drop a ZIP to extract it

Word, Excel and PowerPoint files use Microsoft Office (Windows) or the free LibreOffice. DWG drawings use the free ODA File Converter. Dropshift tells you if one is missing.

Images

HEIC from the iPhone to JPG, PNG to WEBP for the web, a folder of photos into one PDF.

Video

MOV to MP4, a clip to GIF, audio out of a video — hardware-accelerated.

Audio

Any format to MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC or AIFF.

PDF

Pages to images, text out of a PDF, smaller PDFs for email.

Documents

DOCX, RTF, ODT and HTML to PDF or to each other.

Batch

Drag many files at once: they're all converted, or merged into one PDF.

Why it's different

Built to disappear

  • Nothing leaves your Mac — uses macOS engines and a bundled FFmpeg
  • No window to open: it lives in the background and starts at login
  • Output saved next to the original, never overwritten
  • A notification when it's done — click it to see the file in Finder
  • Center of the menu = cancel, so a wrong drag costs nothing
In short

Dropshift for macOS & Windows

Hold Shift while dragging any file: a radial menu shows the conversions that fit its format. Images, video, audio, PDF and documents — 100% on your Mac or PC.

€12 · one-time
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How it works

Three seconds, no clicks

1 · Drag

Start dragging any file from Finder or the Desktop.

2 · Hold Shift

The radial menu opens under the cursor with the formats for that file.

3 · Drop

Drop on a format. The converted file appears next to the original.

Pricing

One app, your platform, one price

macOS

Dropshift for macOS

macOS 14 Sonoma or newer, Apple Silicon.

€12 · one-time
  • Download the .dmg, drag Dropshift to Applications
  • Open it once: it starts at login from then on
  • Hold Shift while dragging a file in Finder
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Windows

Dropshift for Windows

Windows 10 (2004+) or Windows 11, 64-bit.

€12 · one-time
  • Download the .zip, extract it to a permanent folder
  • Run Dropshift.exe once: it starts with Windows
  • Hold Shift while dragging a file in Explorer
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FAQ

FAQ

Does it upload my files anywhere?

No. Every conversion runs locally on your Mac or PC. Dropshift doesn't need an internet connection.

What do I need?

Mac: macOS 14 Sonoma or newer, Apple Silicon. Windows: Windows 10 (2004+) or 11, 64-bit. On Windows, documents (DOCX, RTF, ODT) are converted with Microsoft Word or LibreOffice if installed.

Does it need special permissions?

No Accessibility permission. It only asks to send notifications.

Do I need to buy it twice for Mac and Windows?

Each license is for one platform. Using both? Write to contact@cornelcaba.com.

Is it a subscription?

No. One-time license, with free 0.x updates.

Stop opening apps to convert files

Shift, drag, drop. Dropshift does the rest, on your Mac or PC.

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