New File Menu

New File Menu

By Langui.net

  • Category: Utilities
  • Release Date: 2015-12-15
  • Current Version: 1.5
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 7.14 MB
  • Developer: Langui.net
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 10.10 or later.
$1.99 On itunes

Description

New File Menu allows you to create new files quickly via the Finder context menu. New File Menu is simply the coolest way to create a new file on the Mac OS X platform, you can right click in any Finder window to create a new file! You can even right click on the desktop to create your files! Important: New File Menu is implemented as a Finder extension, you need to enable "New File Menu Extension" in "System Preferences » Extensions" to make the context menu appear. * Features • Right click in any Finder window to create a new file • Create new files via drag and drop • Over 30 built-in file templates (please enable the templates you need in the New File Menu Preferences) • Custom templates are supported, New File Menu is able to create virtually any kind of document • Various options to configure the app behavior * Built-in File Types • Plain text document • Rich text document • MS Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) • iWork documents (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) • OpenOffice / LibreOffice documents (Text, Spreadsheet, Presentation, Drawing) • Scripts (Shell, Python, Perl, Ruby, etc.) • Many other kinds of documents * FAQ Q: I can't find the context menu to create a new file? A: Please make sure that you've enabled "New File Menu Extension" in "System Preferences » Extensions", and make sure that you've added the specific location to New File Menu preferences. If the problem persists, please disable "New File Menu Extension" in "System Preferences » Extensions" and then enable it again. The last resort is to relaunch Finder or restart your computer. Q: There is no file templates available, what can I do? A: Please remove the "~/Library/Group Containers/85P8ZUTQL8.net.langui.NewFileMenu/Templates" folder and relaunch New File Menu, then the folder should be recreated. (Do remember to backup any important data in the folder before removing it.) Q: Is it possible to add the context menu to mounted volumes? A: Yes. You need to add the volumes to New File Menu preferences first. Q: How to hide New File Menu from the Dock? A: Please simply quit New File Menu, the context menu extension will continue to work. Q: Is it possible to make the save panel appear faster? A: Please enable the "Keep the helper app running in the background" option in the New File Menu preferences, so that the app launching process is skipped. Should you have any further questions, please visit https://langui.net/new-file-menu/ and leave a message.

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Reviews

  • Stopped Working

    1
    By Appleusucks2014
    Recently it has stopped working. "New File Menu Extension" does not show in "System Preferences>Extensions" at all, so there is no way to enable or disable it.

  • Use this daily. Pretty good and almost there...

    4
    By ReviewingRhino
    After you figure it out this app is amazing for folder and file template creation. Most other apps in this category don't allow for folders as templates. It would be great if the following features were added: 1.) Ability change template folder location would be great. It would be nice to be able to point it to user specific folder or to a Dropbox and/or iCloud folder so that templates can be synced across multiple macs. 2.) Change the app to be a Finder.app Extension. That way you don't have to configure path permissions, and external drive support can be possible with changing preference settings. 3.) Add a copy path function to the default templates. 4.) Consider making it so that you can execute a script to a file or folder that has been created after naming and creating. I would love this so you could create a template to make a folder, and then name subfolders/files via a viaraible based on the master folders name. It would be great if this eventually could become more like Client Folder Creator.app in this action. 5.) Why not integrate this app with Context Menu and New Terminal Here to make a power pack or single app? This app is incredibly useful as it now, but could become a standard app for the common use to help keep files organized for projects and folder structures. I could see businesses using this every day for new client folder organization, or project folder structure creation for new projects. Keep up the great work!

  • Not compatible with Onedrive or Google Drive on Catalina

    1
    By THELiTOLiONDUDE
    this app is nice if you dont have google drive or onedrive, it will disable the sync status icon in Finder for both google drive and Onedrive. toook me 2 days to figureout. had to reinstall everything.

  • Just By It

    5
    By Tigrgrguy
    This is something that should already be built into the OS but is not. If you use windows you already have this feature and understand how much easier your life will be. If you have never had this feature you will wonder how you lived with out. Taks 30 seconds to setup and then is as simple as a right mouse click to use. Just buy it, you wont regret it.

  • Just OK

    3
    By crblack82
    Overall it's a good app which should have been baked into iOS from the start. Personally, I ended up uninstalling it since I found that it conflicted with other finder extensions which use file/folder overlays -- I'm looking at you OneDrive. When both extensions were installed, I could not see OneDrive overlays. Once I removed this app, the icons reappeared. YMMV but I valued the overlays more than this extension.

  • Awkward for External Disks

    4
    By Cayenne10
    Update: You can add external disks through the preferences, so ignore comments on that below. Also updated rating to 4 stars. ======================================= Sigh, was hoping to match Windows. It seems to only directly work directly on the system disk and desktop. To create a file on an external disk it’s a multi-step process. 1. First Method a. Right click on Desktop b. Select “New File” and file type required c. Use the pop-up file naming dialog box to select an external disk and folder. (Note: this pop-up dialog box is a Model box that comes to the front of all windows. It cannot be moved. You must “Cancel” or “Save” to uncover other windows. It should be “Modeless”) 2. Second Method (more awkward) a. Right click on Desktop b. Select “New File” and file type required c. Use the pop-up file naming dialog box, Name the file and “Save” to default Desktop. d. Select the new file on the Desktop and “Move” (drag and hold down Command key) to a Finder window on the external disk. So, if working on the System disk its good. Need to fix the Mode of the Save dialog box though.

  • Fantastic App!

    5
    By 2oh1
    As others have said, this is the sort of thing Apple should have built into the OS. It's fantastic. I'd recommend it enthusiastically. It's great being able to add a text file to a folder with just a click. I find myself doing this a lot with projects I'm working on. Right-click: New Text File & I jot down info to file away. So fast. So easy. I wish I'd found this app a long time ago. To the developer: It would be great if closing the app's window closed the app, since the app doesn't need to be running once it's set up. Also, it'd be great if the app's website gave examples of how to make the most out of some of the app's other features (found in the settings).

  • Works perfectly!

    5
    By aquaphoenix11
    FINALLY a solution that helps my productivity! New File Menu works as advertised! Totally worth a few bucks. Quick and easy to install, no need to reboot computer. Mac OS: High Sierra 10.13.6

  • Increases Productivity

    4
    By cherendeen
    Only reason im giving 4 stars is because there is no apparent way to hide the app from the dock. Most Third party apps have this capability. Please consider adding this as an option in the settings. I know in the FAQ section it says you can quit the app and it will continue to run but there should really be an option in the settings for the app so that the user does not have to do that.

  • Best $1.99 I ever spent...

    5
    By OracleJavaNet
    … and I would have paid a lot more for this! This is that one big feature that was missing in macOS. To the developers, fantastic job!

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