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Shareful

Give the macOS share menu superpowers

Shareful makes the system share menu even more useful by providing some commonly needed share services:

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FreeRequires macOS 26.6 or laterSince 2020No data collected

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Developer Sindre Sorhus offers Shareful, a noteworthy extension for the Mac’s share menu. The app, free on the Mac App Store, adds the “Copy”, “Open In”, “Save As”, and “Save to Downloads” commands to the menu.

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  • Copy: Copy the shared item, so you can paste it in another app.
  • Save to Downloads: Save the shared item to the Downloads folder.
  • Save As: Choose a folder to save the shared item in.
  • Open In: Open the shared item in any app, like the current Safari page in another browser.

The services work in any app that has a share button, like Finder, Safari, Notes, and Photos. Turn on the ones you want in “System Settings › General › Login Items & Extensions”: click the info button next to “Sharing”. You can also click “Edit Extensions” at the bottom of a share menu.

Recent Reviews

Sindre, a legend

This is one where I have not figured out why Apple doesn’t want us to have it but thanks to the kind developer we do. Thank you!

SimpleReviewYes?, App Store,

Killer app

Makes sharing so much easier. No complicated set-up, it just works. Excellent work.

Kasakir1, App Store,

Life saving!

Love this app, super useful and convenient!

Snowy_Joey_, App Store,

Perfect fit!

I’ve recently begun writing small macOS utility apps to automate things at work, being able to use Shareful + SwiftUI’s ShareLink allows me to keep things simple. Thanks Sindre!

Some other Rob, App Store,

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Frequently Asked Questions

I have a feature request, bug report, or some feedback

Click the feedback button in the app or send it here.

The share services do not show up in System Settings

Shareful provides share services (Copy, Open In, etc.) which macOS is supposed to pick up. Shareful has no control over how it works. In some rare cases, macOS can fail to pick up these share services. This is a problem with macOS not Shareful.

Here are some things you could try:

  • Restart your computer
  • Reinstall the app

If you are on a work computer, it could also be that your company has blocked third-party share services.

Can you add a “Move” or “Delete” action?

This is unfortunately not possible. Share extensions (for example, the “Copy” action), usually only receive a copy of the file. They have no guaranteed access to the original file.

Can you add a “Copy Path” action for use in Finder?

That would be moot. Right-click a file in Finder, press the Option key, and select “Copy as Pathname”.

Can you add items that run specific Shortcuts in the Share menu?

No. This is not possible.

You could use my Short Run app instead. It can show a curated list of shortcuts in the menu bar, automatically showing some based on which app is currently active. Although, it won’t be able to receive what the share items receive.

Why is this free without ads?

I just enjoy making apps. Consider leaving a nice review on the App Store.

How can I turn off automatic filename suggestions when saving?

On macOS:

  1. Open Finder.
  2. Click Finder in the menu bar, then Settings.
  3. Go to the General tab.
  4. Uncheck “Suggest file names”.

Can you localize the app into my language?

I don’t plan to localize the app.

More FAQs

Older Versions

Non-App Store Version

A special version for users that cannot access the App Store. It won’t receive automatic updates. I will update it here once a year.

Download (1.12.0)

Requires macOS 26 or later

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Give the macOS share menu superpowers

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Platform
macOS
Requires
macOS 26.6 or later
Category
Productivity
Released
September 2020
Privacy
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Developer
Sindre Sorhus