ripdrag is a small utility that enables drag and drop operations directly from the terminal. Many graphical applications rely on drag and drop for opening or importing files, which normally requires using a file manager. ripdrag removes that extra step by opening a small GTK4 window containing files specified on the command line, allowing them to be dragged into other applications.
The tool is particularly useful for users who spend most of their time in the terminal or who use tiling window managers where file managers are rarely opened. ripdrag integrates easily with shell pipelines and command line tools, allowing files to be selected with utilities such as fuzzy finders and then dragged into graphical programs.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Accepts file paths as command line arguments or from standard input.
- Works well with command line pipelines and tools such as fuzzy finders.
- Allows dragging multiple files in a single operation.
- Written in Rust for performance and memory safety.
Website: github.com/nik012003/ripdrag
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Developer: Nicola Guerrera
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
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