Introducing SandCrab: an AWS S3 GUI for MacOS

Note: This post is coming a bit late as I launched SandCrab on Nov 26, 2024 (see the ProductHunt launch here), but I wanted to share a bit about the project.

SandCrab is a new project I am working on. It is an experimental Amazon S3 browser for MacOS that allows you to manage your S3 buckets and files through a simple drag-n-drop interface.

The original idea for SandCrab was pretty simple, I wanted to see if I could build a desktop-style file manager for my S3 buckets. Something I could use to drag-and-drop uploads quickly into S3, moves objects around between buckets, and try to add things like object renaming.

Here are some of the key features so far:

• Drag-and-Drop Interface: SandCrab let's you drag as many files as you want from your desktop into the bucket path you want to upload them to.
• Batch Operations: Upload, download, or delete multiple files at once very easily.
• Move Files: SandCrab makes it easy to move files around in the same bucket or between buckets.
• Copy Files: SandCrab makes it easy to copy files from one bucket to another, or to different paths within the same bucket.

For the technically curious, SandCrab is built using Electron, and is largely vanilla javascript, css and html under the hood.

SandCrab is still new, experimental software - something I’m actively improving week by week. You can try it out and use it today, but treat it as you would any early-stage tool. Test it on a small account first, minimize the initial permissions you grant it, and see if it fits your workflow. If you have any issues, feedback, or find any bugs, please reach out to me and let me know.

You can download SandCrab from sandcrab.io and try it out. I'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions for improving it.

Have questions or feedback? Feel free to reach out on Twitter or via email.