HighTop Files
Lightweight file browser
Only for Mac
Free · In‑App Purchases
HighTop is the most convenient way to work with favorite local folders and Dropbox. Avoid hunting for Finder windows, digging up a buried Desktop, or loading a browser tab.
Simply put, HighTop is a tree view of your files, and it's packed with macOS integration.
- Minimal learning curve and setup.
- Drag and drop to and from folders in the app to move, upload, and download files and folders.
- Drag and drop files and folders on the dock or menu bar icon.
- Drag and drop to a "drop panel" that is displayed when files are dragged in macOS.
- Quickly search as you type across all cloud accounts and favorite local folders at once.
- Cloud accounts are accessed securely and directly using official libraries.
- No servers in the middle handle your data.
- No user data is collected by the app.
- Easily switch between menu bar and window views.
- Minimal usage of system resources compared to other file browsers and cloud storage clients.
more Google Drive support is no longer available.
1.4 04/14/2025
This version includes a bug fix for in-app purchases not being recognized upon reboot.
Important Note: Google Drive support will soon be sunset. More details at https://hightop.app.
1.3.8 01/29/2025
Bug fixes for in-app purchases.
1.3.7 01/21/2025
Fixed a bug where apps and other folder bundles were expanded rather than opened. Updated 3rd party libraries.
1.3.6 01/04/2024
Updated Google Drive and Dropbox libraries.
Bug fix for potential scenario where additional accounts and folders were being removed in the full version upon restarting the app.
1.3.5 07/11/2023
- Added a checkbox to the preferences for disabling the ability to drag to undock from the menu bar.
- Fixed bug where the window would become undocked from the menu bar menu by clicking on the menu bar icon.
- Searches are now executed when only one character is entered in the search bar, rather than a minimum of two.
- Updated all of the third party libraries.
1.3.4 10/08/2022
- Removed a default restriction where shared Google Drives were limited to 10
- Adjusted the behavior for moving / tearing off the menu bar view, and removed the little line at the top
- Updated third party libraries
1.3.1 06/22/2022
- New Icon!
- Improved searching local folders.
- Google Drive files and folders can be added to or removed from Starred.
- A lot of under-the-hood changes are in, including updated 3rd party libraries.
- The app is now free for one cloud account or local folder, with a "full version" in-app-purchase for unlimited accounts/folders. More "full version" features are planned to be included in this one time in-app-purchase.
1.3 01/25/2022
Bug fixes for menu bar window positioning
Bug fix for Google Drive shared links not being paste-able in Firefox
The right click context menu for getting a Google Drive shared link is now separated into multiple menu items for different permissions
1.2.12 03/15/2021
Google Drive:
- Downloading a directory with more than 100 files will now download all of the files, regardless of whether or not all of the contents of the directory have been viewed in the app.
- When a shareable link does not get copied, the error message will now be displayed.
Local Files:
- Memory management for files that are images has been improved.
Application:
- Get Info windows now tile in a similar fashion to Finder.
- Cmd+w will now close the window when opened from the menu bar.
- Minor tweaks to the menu bar icon for certain displays.
1.2.8 02/22/2021
- The recent 10 sort/filter for Google Drive released in 1.2.4 has been improved.
- The menu bar mode view will now display over a fullscreen app.
- Copying local files will now copy the file url to the clipboard so that the file can be pasted elsewhere.
- Google Drive top level icons had a tendency to vanish on certain displays. Now this won't happen.
- Files that get dragged to the same folder will no longer prompt you to replace themselves.
- Previously, the app would not show the contents of a newly added favorite folder in certain scenarios. This is now fixed.
1.2.6 02/01/2021
- Added "10 Most Recently Modified" filter/sort for Google Drive Accounts.
- Added some missing menu items to the menu bar for windowed mode. Move to Left/Right Edge and Open Preferences menu items now have keybindings.
- The size and location of application window in windowed mode will now persist across sessions.
- Double clicking a downloaded item will open the local file instead of viewing it on the web.
- Fixed sizing of the menu bar window so that it should no longer have the scroll bar when not necessary.
- The New File menu item has been added to the right click menu for the root of a Favorite folder.
- Minor bug fixes for discrepancies between cloud and local files.
1.2.4 01/30/2021
For all files:
- When a search is cleared, the previously opened folders will remain open.
- Hover over filenames that have been truncated to show the full filename.
For files in cloud storage:
- "Download and Open" menu items have been added
- Option+click can be configured in the settings to "Download and Open" instead of just download files
For files in Google Drive:
- File extensions are now preserved in downloads. If no file extension exists, HighTop will try to infer a file extension.
1.2.3 01/25/2021
Additions:
Added capability to create empty files in local folders.
Now you can open files with cmd+enter, and optionally change this to just enter in the settings.
Now cloud accounts and local folders will automatically retry initialization if they fail.
Now moving local files to the trash will provide audible feedback.
Bug fixes:
The drag and drop preferences window appeared crunched after v1.2. Fixed.
Certain search scenarios with Google Drive could end up with search results being displayed instead of folder listings. Fixed.
And other minor bug fixes are included.
1.2.2 01/18/2021
Now files can be dropped on items that are not folders to move/copy into the parent folder.
Added initial support for Google Drive "Shared Drives".
Added "Starred" and "Trash" folders for Google Drive.
Fixed the file/folder rename functionality.
1.2 01/16/2021
This version has some minor UI and icon updates.
It also contains a bug fix for some glitchy window movement when detaching from the status bar.
1.1.4 11/27/2020
Added:
Now you can create a "New Folder With Selection" using the main menu and the right click context menu.
Fixed:
There were some pitfalls with the recently added "Shared with me" Google Drive functionality, and those are all patched up now.
1.1.3 11/16/2020
Added:
For Google Drive accounts, the "Shared With Me" folder is now displayed, and can be toggled in the preferences window.
Fixed:
Icon sizes in the "drop pane" no longer change.
The "drop pane" and the app will no longer accidentally appear in certain file dragging scenarios.
The esc key won't close the menu bar view if the search bar has focus with text in it.
1.1.2 11/14/2020
Now switching from the windowed view to the menu bar will not automatically open the menu bar view.
Also fixed some minor bugs and updated some icons.
1.1.1 11/01/2020
Now you can drag and drop files to a "drop panel" for easier uploading to cloud drives and moving to local folders. The drop panel can be enabled in the preferences window, and will display when files get dragged outside of the app.
The status bar icon now shows when a transfer is in progress.
This release also has some small bug fixes here and there.
1.1 10/27/2020
A couple user-requested updates:
• "⌘+↓" will now open Google Docs in browser instead of download them
• Local folders can now be excluded from search using the right click menu
1.0.3 09/23/2020
Google Drive support is no longer available.
more Version 1.4 04/14/2025
Data Not Collected The developer does not collect any data from this app.
