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Instant Send

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How to use Instant Send

To use Instant Send, first you need to highlight some text, a file, folder, or a URL. Then invoke Instant Send via the shortcut that you set in your Monarch Settings > Shortcuts. The default shortcut is ⌘ + I but you can bind this to anything you want. You can also activate Instant Send on any app or file by searching for it in Monarch and pressing your Instant Send shortcut.

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Performing actions

The actions that appear when you invoke Instant Send depend on what you have selected. Here’s what you can do:

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Files and Folders

  • Open with presents you with a list of your applications that you can open this file or folder with. Great for opening things in non-default applications.
  • Move to allows you to select a location to move this file or folder to.
  • Copy to allows you to select a location to copy this file or folder to.
  • Move to Trash will send the selected file(s) or folder(s) to the Trash.
  • Permanently delete will completely destroy the file(s) or folder(s). This action is irreversible. If you aren’t sure you want to permanently delete something, move it to the Trash instead.
  • Copy file path will copy the path of the file to your clipboard.

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Highlighted text

There are many different text transformation actions that you can take, such as camel casing or kebab casing the highlighted text. Simply highlight the text you want to apply the transformation to then press your instant send shortcut.

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URL actions

Highlight a URL and use Instant Send to perform the following useful actions with it:
  • Create Superlink will open the form to create a new Superlink for Monarch using the highlighted URL as the starting point.
  • Copy clean URL will remove excess text and symbols from the currently highlighted URL and copy it to the clipboard.

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Common Use Case

A common use case for Instant Send is to search for some file you need directly in Monarch, and then move or copy it to some other location without having to dig through Finder windows. All you need is to know the name of the destination folder. Let’s say you want to move an image you just downloaded into your Acme Project folder.
  1. Open Monarch and search for “downloaded_image.jpeg”
  2. Press Instant Send (⌘ + I by default)
  3. Select the **Move to **action
  4. Search for “Acme Project”
  5. Press Enter
Once you get the hang of it, it feels too slow to move and copy files any other way!