An Easier Way to Install?

[Alone2Gether]

I've been using my Powerbook well over a year now and I absolutely love it. One annoyance that I want to conquer is installing Apps. Instead of opening the App folder everytime I want to install something, is there a tool that will add a right click menu option that says Add or Copy to application folder??

 

[MacBoobsPro]

I've been using my Powerbook well over a year now and I absolutely love it. One annoyance that I want to conquer is installing Apps. Instead of opening the App folder everytime I want to install something, is there a tool that will add a right click menu option that says Add or Copy to application folder??

You can use Automator to create a finder 'plugin' to move stuff to certain places when you choose it from the contextual menu. i.e. right click menu.

Or you could just use the short cut 'Apple + Shift + A' to take you straight to the apps folder.

Or even add the apps folder to the dock so all you have to do is drag what you want to 'install' onto the icon.

 

[iMeowbot]

You can add your Applications folder to the dock, drag the folder icon over to the right-hand side of the bar, next to the trash.

If you don't want the dock to be cluttered, Overflow or a similar dock extender can be a big help. In the case of Overflow, once you have added the Applications folder to it, you can drag, F1, continue dragging, drop, to install (much easier to do than describe).

 

[Alone2Gether]

I know about the shortcut but still tedious.

I will give Automator a try.

 

[TheAnswer]

You can also just drag the application you want to install to the applications icon in your sidebar. (If it's not in your sidebar, you can put it there by adding it under Finder > Preferences > Sidebar Tab)

 

[mainstreetmark]

You can also just drag the application you want to install to the applications icon in your sidebar. (If it's not in your sidebar, you can put it there by adding it under Finder > Preferences > Sidebar Tab)

And if the software's own window is hiding the sidebar, click the tic-tac in the upper right of that window

 

[lu0s3r322]

drag and drop is an extremely easy way to install apps. it's so much easier than windows.

 

[PlaceofDis]

I've been using my Powerbook well over a year now and I absolutely love it. One annoyance that I want to conquer is installing Apps. Instead of opening the App folder everytime I want to install something, is there a tool that will add a right click menu option that says Add or Copy to application folder??

keep that applications folder in your dock and it makes getting to it much faster.

 

[Alone2Gether]

Thanks for the Application in the Dock tip.
I am using that shortcut but still not quite satisfied...

Thanks