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Key Command/Shortcut to "Copy Dropbox Link" from Mac Finder.
I copy download links all day from the Mac Finder. It would be great to assign a key command so that you can highlight a file in your Dropbox via Mac Finder, and press a key command to copy the link ...
Update (2023-01-17)
I've moved the script to a repository and expanded on the instructions.
I wanted this now, so I wrote a Python script to get the URL from the command line and created an Automator QuickAction that calls the script with the selected file(s) in Finder:
Now, ^⌘L copies the Dropbox URL of any number of files selected in the Dropbox folder.
Justin P.2 great that you provided a script as a proof of concept to Dropbox!
- For now to me personally not worth to go the extra setup mile as I paste ca. 15 links per week.
- But once that's up to 50+ I would certainly go for that script, and soon have that amortized.
@Dropbox Team
- This should just integrate into macOS standard keyboard assignment mechanisms at:
System Preferences → Keyboard → Shortcuts → Services or App Shortcuts (depending on the implementation)
Correction:
Justin P.2thanks for raising this.
Gene_Parmesan thanks for the script to prove it's possible.
