DateDrop
Drop a perfectly formatted date and time anywhere, instantly. Hit a hotkey, pick your time zones, insert.
Or pick it up along with over twenty other apps — DateDrop is included in my bundles.
What it does
Type it in plain English
“next Tuesday 3pm”, “in 30 minutes”, “friday 5pm”, “3pm to 5pm” — type, hit Enter, done. Range phrases fill in both ends. Works in your Mac’s language wherever macOS’s date recognizer supports it.
One hotkey, anywhere
Bind any combo. DateDrop pops up over the active app — no window switching, no copy-paste gymnastics. Works everywhere.
Date, time, or range
Drop just a date, just a time, or a full start-to-end range. Toggles switch instantly and every zone follows along.
Flexible formats
Long, Medium, Short, Day of Week, ISO 8601, RFC 2822, Unix timestamp — or write your own pattern. Live preview shows exactly what will land on the clipboard.
Multi-zone aware
Add as many time zones as you need. Inline or stacked. Great for scheduling across teams in different cities.
Favorites, ready to go
Your most-used cities appear as one-click chips. Even aliases like “NYC” or “SF” work. No hunting through long pickers.
Screenshots
Insert is available on the direct-download build. The Mac App Store build offers Copy only, per Apple's guidelines.
Get DateDrop
Free trial. Requires macOS 13 or later. Buying more than one app? DateDrop is included in my bundles, along with over twenty other apps.
Support
Questions, bug reports, or feature requests? Email ben.dansby@gmail.com and you’ll get a reply, usually within a day or two.
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