Dropbox has released a new “experimental build” of their Mac desktop client, and while the new features may not make it into a public release, they are interesting to say the least. The new Dropbox build contains some new functionalities to improve the process of adding files to your Dropbox account via the Finder, with a heavy accent on images.
The first one, an automatic screenshot sharing feature, is somewhat reminiscent of tools like Droplr and CloudApp: once enabled in the Preferences, it will allow Dropbox to redirect every screenshot taken on OS X to a /Screenshots folder in your Dropbox, sharing that file and putting a public link in your system clipboard. While not as full-featured as the aforementioned third-party tools, automatic screenshot sharing could indeed make for a nice solution to quickly share screenshots on Twitter and IM — retaining control over files that are simply located in the Finder.
Also added is a “Move to Dropbox,” feature that works with the contextual menus in OS X. When a user does a command-click, or right click, on files or folders, a new “Move to Dropbox” option will appear. Clicking that option will send it to your main /Dropbox folder.
An “Import from iPhoto” feature allow users to create DropBox albums form their iPhoto albums for sharing and viewing online. Your Mac must be running iPhoto 7.0 or higher for this feature to be available.
The build also promises faster upload and download speeds for larger files. That should come in handy for remote users who are constantly editing and syncing documents.
The Dropbox experimental build 2.3.12 for Mac can be downloaded from the Dropbox forums (There’s more info about the build there too), or via this direct link.
