New File Menu 4+

Awkward for External Disks

Update: You can add external disks through the preferences, so ignore comments on that below.
Also updated rating to 4 stars.

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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.

Developer Response ,

Hi, you can add external volumes to "New File Menu Preferences -> Finder" in order to enable New File Menu for them. Thank you!

Appreciate the app. Why is it not part of the OS?

As long as I've worked on Macs, I have never understood why clicking in a folder to create and launch a new text file isn't already a thing. Instead, Apple's squad thinks it's perfectly fine to open your text editor, create your file, then save-as and navigate through your directory structer to finally save it where you want it. Ugh.

Thankfully, New File Menu resolves the issue for the cost of a Big Gulp, and gives you lots more options of filetypes to create, too. It is a huge timesaver for those of us who live in the gui, but I can see why command-line afficianados would find it superfluous; they can create a new file anywhere. But that's not me. And I'm thankful for New File Menu.

I WOULD PAY $20 FOR THIS!

This has got to be the one thing I miss from Windows. Everything else either sucked or exists in macOS (alt-tab switching in the form of command-tab switching, for example). It is so aggravating to have to navigate AGAIN to a location on your hard drive in the Save dialog when you were already there in the Finder. This utility fixes that oversight and in fact makes it so much better than Windows with lots of options to control and customize the behavior. I LOVE IT!