Folder, File, and Application Menu Bar Item (Sorta)

I have some folders, files, and applications that I don't access all that often. I might use them once in a while, but not a lot. Because of this, I have to go digging into Finder, or use spotlight, to access them.

Well, I finally found a solution to this. The solution is the scripts menu bar item.



What a lot of people probably don't know is that you're not limited to scripts inside the script menu. You can put files or folders also. When you put in folders, you can browse the folder's contents from the script menu.



Also, when you click on a folder in the menu, it will open the folder in Finder.


Here's how you can set this up.

Step 1: Go to the Applescript Utility found at Applications>Applescript>AppleScript Utility.app

Step 2: At the bottom of the window is an option to show the script menu in the the menu bar. Check that option.



Step 3: Uncheck the option for "Show Computer Scripts".

Step 4: Now you need to add items to the menu. To do this, go to ~/Library/Scripts/ or click on the menu option "Open User Scripts Folder" under the "Open Scripts Folder" menu.



Step 5: Once there, add files, folders, or applications to that folder. I would advise adding them as aliases. (Cmd-Option drag when adding items to the folder to make them be aliases.)


Now you should be able to click on the menu and see the items in the menu that you see in your scripts folder. Don't forget that you can type in the first few letters of the item name to select it in the menu. Then, press the spacebar to open it.

When I first did this, the menu would freeze up. If it's not working for you, the first thing you need to do is make sure that you don't have to many folders, and sub-folders, in there. For example, if you put in an alias to your HD, it'll probably freeze the AppleScript Menu. If the menu freezes, open up activity monitor and quit the System UI Server process.