The QFloat Manual.
Everything QFloat does on your Mac, one page per topic. New here? Start with Getting Started.
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Contents
- 1Getting StartedWhat QFloat is, how to show and hide the floating panel with ⌥Space, the window controls and keyboard shortcuts, and the menu bar or Dock.
- 2Adding ThingsAdd web links, files, folders and apps to QFloat: Paste Link, Add Files, Import Finder Sidebar, drag and drop, clipboard suggestions and the item menu.
- 3GroupsOrganize QFloat into groups: the group menu, sort orders, jumping to a group with ⌥⌘1–9, moving groups between pages, and nested subgroups (Premium).
- 4Friendly Names and ColorsGive items friendly names without renaming the file, and color groups and items (Premium) with three scopes.
- 5PagesUse QFloat pages to keep work, studio and personal spots apart: switching with ⌘1–9, the page tab menu, and which parts are Premium.
- 6SearchFind anything in QFloat with ⌘F, narrow results with scope tokens for folders, drives, apps, files and links, and optionally search your whole Mac.
- 7Display and SettingsQFloat settings for appearance, text size, rows, the Drives group, link previews, clipboard suggestions, the panel edge, width and Spaces.
- 8Access and DrivesAllow QFloat to reach your files, grant your Home folder, refresh items, and use the Drives group to open, rename and eject volumes.
- 9MCP and AI AssistantsTalk to QFloat from Claude, Cursor and other MCP apps through its built-in local MCP server: off by default, runs on your Mac with no network listener, setup snippets and every tool.
- 10Free and PremiumWhat QFloat Free includes (3 groups, 25 items, 1 page), what Premium adds, prices ($0.99 a month, $7.99 a year or $19.99 once), and free iCloud Drive backups.
- 11TroubleshootingFixes for common QFloat problems: items that show Allow or won't open, a hidden panel, locked items, lost changes and missing link previews.