Drop It Like It’s Hot With Dropzone – Review + Giveaway!
I bought this app almost immediately when it was released as I was combatting an issue I was having at that time. I find myself frequently uploading files to many different locations. Each time I do it, I have to launch Forklift or Transmit, connect to the FTP, browse to a specific folder and upload the file. I tried using multiple droplets but I don’t want to have a whole mess of them on my dock or desktop.
Here is where Dropzone solves this problem. It lets you setup multiple upload locations so that you can just drag a file into Dropzone on your dock to upload it. Very tidy and convenient!
As you can see from the screenshot above, I frequently upload files, invoices and quotes to my server for our clients to download. Even images that are displayed here are all uploaded from Dropzone. It’s just drag and drop! Really speeds up my workflow.
More Than Just FTPs
Not only can you drop files into FTPs, theres a whole slew of actions for you to perform by drag and drop eg. Flickr, share text, move files and more if you download and install extensions (a.k.a actions) from Dropzone’s website! With the ability to install more actions, the limits are endless.
I personally love being able to conveniently drop photos into Flickr, Twitpic, Dropbox etc.
Wait There’s More!
You can even install applications (.dmg) simply by drag and drop. We’re not talking about .app files where you can simply drop it in the Applications folder. It’s those pesky .dmg files where you have to click next, next, next just to have the application installed. No more! Drop those .dmg files into Dropzone under “Install Application” and Dropzone will mount the disk image, install and trash the dmg file, only ready for you to launch the app.
There are other useful built in features like “Zip & Email” where you can drag a file into Dropzone to have the file zipped up and placed into a new mail message ready for you to send.
Extending Dropzone
What makes Dropzone even more exciting are user contributed actions. There are already a bunch of useful actions ready for download like Twitpic, Dropbox, bit.ly, is.gd etc.
If you’re a Ruby developer you can even write your own actions.
Conclusion
I 100% recommend this app to internet junkies. It has been an indispensable app in my workflow. Even if you don’t win a free copy (see below), $10 is a small price to pay to make your life easier.
Giveaway!
We have 3 FREE copies to giveaway to SUBERAPPS readers! Winning is simple, just leave a comment and tell us how Dropzone will help make your life easier. Following @SUBERAPPS is not compulsory, but encouraged!
Competition ends this Christmas Day!
Look forward to your entries!
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I will definitely use it for Dropbox, because the Finder integration is way too slow if you just want to share a quick file. The rest of the functions look cool too! :)
I see great potential in the Move feature of Dropzone for quickly and easily organizing all the files I archive on external drives! I’m excited to get my copy. Good luck to the other two winners ;)
I love this app, using the unregistered trial to move work files to my jungle disk backup and to do app installs. Would love to have a registered version.
I zip & email stuff all the time for school/projects, and it gets to be a pain…compressing the files, then dragging the zip file, then deleting the zip file.. I’m using the trial and its working perfectly so far.
Uploading and sharing files to FTPs or any other services will be more fun if I use this hot Dropzone. Hopefully I get one of these three licenses.
everyday i´m in need to quick share lots of different files. i really don´t have a workflow for that right now, so dropzone really would do the job!
I have many projects/clients that all use different cloud/web based storage and communications. This app looks great for organizing my home business. Well done
since i’m uploading a huge bunch of docs to different FTP, DropboxShares etc. this would really speed up my performance! :-)
I am administering several websites for our research group as well as for our families. Dropzone could simplify things tremendously. The connection to Dropbox would also be useful to quickly share files with group members.
Dropzone looks like that type of program that makes all my ridiculous automator functions obsolete. What a wonderful app!
This would be great for the gazillion different ways I find myself uploading stuff. the zip + email is a badass feature too. *win*
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I have a ton of things to upload whew i need that bad.
It will simplify my ever-day work, since I have a lot of things to upload, send by mail and stuff like that. I’m working around 16h a day on my Mac and really appreciate everything that just get things done a lot faster!
I’d love to win a license of Dropzone. :-)
Best regards.
Dropzone looks like it would make my life a lot easier. I am frequently transferring files back and forth with other computers, and I really want the Install feature.
I’d definitely use this for both Dropbox and to move files to external drives :).
I foresee using it in the exact same way you detail – dropping files onto the servers in defined locations just as easily as if they were local drives.
Would be great to quickly share files through my FTP and to my external disks!
Thank you for this giveaway!
I constantly move files to specific folders and I don’t have a fast way to do so. I’m also an avid Dropbox user, and it’d be great to have a link to my Public and Private folders.
I can think of several scenarios where I’d use Dropzone, but I would probably get the most mileage out of the simple zip and email feature.
I like to win one please.
This would make my day! Adding stuff to my Dropbox, printing, bit.lying… I want it!