Make a new file in a folder

How many times have you been in a folder on your macOS and you just want to make a new file right there? Just say it’s a new Pages file you need. You need to go and open Apple pages and then create a new doc and then you need to save it back into that folder. Too much work! He’s a simple way to do it in one click with a great handy free app!

Here’s the app – from the App store.

Here’s what a right click looks like in some places now…

This handy menu does not appear in some locations, e.g. iCloud drive folder.

TO get around this go to ‘New FIle Menu’ app, preferences, and there’s a button called ‘Quick Actions’ where you can add the New File option to any menu as a ‘Quick Action’. Here’s what a ‘right click’ in the finder in the iCloud folder now looks like under ‘Quick Actions’ after this option is activated.

Mow you can add a new file anywhere with one click!