Move Here for Finder

A tiny macOS Finder extension that adds a "Move Item Here (Paste)" option to your right-click menu.

Ever copy a file and wish you could move it instead of pasting a duplicate? macOS can do this with Cmd+Option+V, but nobody remembers that shortcut. This extension puts the option right in your context menu where it belongs.

How it works

1. Copy a file or folder in Finder (Cmd+C)
2. Navigate to the destination folder
3. Right-click in the empty space
4. Click "Move Item Here (Paste)"

The file moves. The clipboard clears. Done.

If the destination already has a file with the same name, you'll get a prompt to replace or skip.

Install

From source (requires Xcode)

git clone https://github.com/ojhurst/finder-move.git
cd finder-move
brew install xcodegen  # if you don't have it
xcodegen generate
xcodebuild -project MoveHelper.xcodeproj -scheme MoveHelper -configuration Release build

Copy the built app from DerivedData to /Applications:

cp -R ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/MoveHelper-*/Build/Products/Release/MoveHelper.app /Applications/

Launch it, then enable the extension:

open /Applications/MoveHelper.app
pluginkit -e use -i com.ojhurst.MoveHelper.MoveHereExtension

Verify it's running

pluginkit -m -p com.apple.FinderSync

You should see + com.ojhurst.MoveHelper.MoveHereExtension in the output.

Uninstall

pluginkit -e ignore -i com.ojhurst.MoveHelper.MoveHereExtension
rm -rf /Applications/MoveHelper.app

How it's built

• MoveHelper — A minimal container app with no UI. Hides from the Dock. Exists only to host the extension.
• MoveHereExtension — A Finder Sync Extension that watches all mounted volumes and adds the context menu item when files are on the clipboard.

Built with Swift, uses XcodeGen for project generation.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

License

MIT — do whatever you want with it.