Flick: Trash Toss for Touchscreen Macs
by Night Current Studios
$4.99
Deleting files was boring. Now it's a trick shot.
Flick adds Flick to Trash to Finder's right-click menu. Choose it and your file crumples into a wad of paper at the bottom of the screen. Flick it across the room into the wastebasket while a desk fan blows it off course. Swish, and it's in the Trash. Miss, and the file stays right where it was.
Made for the new touchscreen Macs, so you can flick with your finger. It works just as well with a trackpad or mouse.
What's inside
A real throw. Swipe up to toss. The ball arcs into the distance, bounces off the rim and rattles around, just like the classic office game.
Wind that changes every throw, from calm to Hurricane.
Streaks and confetti. Sink 3 in a row and the can bursts into paper confetti. Hit 10 for the full show.
Three trash cans: wire basket, steel bin or recycling bin. Set it near, normal or far.
Safe by design. Made shots move files to the regular Trash, so you can always drag them back. A miss never deletes anything.
Can't Miss mode for all the fun and none of the skill.
Quick toss. Hold Option to skip the game, or skip it automatically for big batches.
Lives in your menu bar with your totals: files tossed, space cleared and best streak.
Crunchy paper sounds, a rim clang, and trackpad haptics.
Private. No accounts, no analytics, no internet connection.
Installing Flick
Flick isn't notarized by Apple yet, so your Mac asks you to approve it once:
Open Flick.dmg and drag Flick into Applications.
Open Flick from Applications. macOS says it can't verify the app. Click Done.
Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down, and click Open Anyway next to Flick. Confirm with your password or Touch ID.
Flick asks you to turn on its Finder extension. Click Open Settings and switch on Flick.
Right-click any file in Finder and choose Flick to Trash.
You only do this once. A notarized version is on the way, and you'll get it free as an update.
Requirements
macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Built for touchscreen Macs; works on any Mac with a trackpad or mouse.
From Night Current Studios
Flick is made by Night Current Studios, an independent studio making apps, games and other software. Made after hours.
Website: nightcurrentstudios.com/flick
Support: hello@nightcurrentstudios.com
Refunds: if Flick doesn't work for you, email within 30 days of purchase for a refund.
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