You’re working on something. You have a file you need to upload, compress, or analyze. Or a block of text you want explained.

The normal workflow: open a browser tab, navigate to a service, find the file, upload it, wait, repeat. Five minutes gone for a 10-second task.

QuiKey fixes this. Right-click any file or selected text, pick an action, done.

What QuiKey Actually Does

QuiKey is a macOS app that adds your most-used actions directly to the right-click menu. In Finder, you can:

  • Upload to Google Drive — Send files to Drive from Finder, with folder selection
  • Analyze with AI — Send files to ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude for analysis
  • Convert to PDF — Convert documents and images without leaving Finder
  • Compress video — Reduce video and GIF size for easier sharing

It also works with selected text in any app. Right-click selected text and you can:

  • Analyze, translate, define, summarize, explain, or grammar-check
  • Choose ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude for the response

The key thing: you never leave what you’re doing. No app switching. No browser tabs. No interruption to your flow.

Setting It Up

Download QuiKey and open it. The first thing you’ll see is a setup wizard that walks you through:

  1. Google sign-in — Required for Google Drive uploads
  2. AI setup — Provide API keys, use browser mode, or use Claude CLI subscription mode
  3. macOS permissions — Enable QuiKey services in System Settings

That last step is important. macOS requires explicit permission for apps to add items to the right-click menu. QuiKey guides you there, but the path is:

System Settings → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts → Services

Once that’s done, you’re set.

Uploading to Google Drive

Right-click any file (or multiple files) and select Upload to Drive.

You can configure:

  • A default folder (so files always go to the same place)
  • Whether to show a dialog to pick the folder each time
  • Optional comments on the uploaded file

The dialog shows you a folder tree so you can navigate your Drive structure. This is faster than opening Drive in a browser and dragging files around.

Analyzing Files with AI

Right-click a file, pick Analyze with ChatGPT, Analyze with Gemini, or Analyze with Claude. A dialog opens asking what you want to know about the file.

Use cases that work well:

  • PDFs: “Summarize this contract” or “What are the key dates?”
  • Images: “What’s in this screenshot?” or “Extract the text”
  • Code files: “Explain what this function does” or “Find bugs”
  • Spreadsheets: “What trends do you see in this data?”

The AI sees the actual file contents, not just the filename. So it can give meaningful answers.

You can choose between:

  • Browser mode (uses your web session where supported)
  • API mode (uses your API key directly)
  • Claude CLI mode (if you have a Claude CLI subscription)

API mode is typically faster and more reliable for frequent use.

Convert to PDF and Compress Video

These are the zero-friction utilities:

  • Convert to PDF: convert images and documents instantly, with merge options and quality settings.
  • Compress video: shrink large video files and GIFs for faster sharing.

Both actions run from Finder right-click and complete with a system notification.

Text Selection Services

Select any text in any app. Right-click. You’ll see QuiKey’s text services:

  • Analyze — General “what is this?”
  • Translate — Translate to your configured language
  • Define — Dictionary-style definitions
  • Summarize — Condense long text
  • Explain — Simplify complex text
  • Grammar Check — Fix writing errors

Each action opens a small dialog with the AI’s response. You can copy the result or continue the conversation.

AI Chats and AI Squads

Inside the app, you also get:

  • AI Chats — Ongoing conversations with files, follow-ups, and local history
  • AI Squads — Multi-step workflows where multiple providers collaborate on one output
  • OpenRouter models — Access a large catalog of models for chats and squads

If you want a single place to run complex AI workflows on your files, this is it.

History and Statistics

The History tab shows what you ran and when. You can reopen past AI conversations and filter by provider. The Statistics tab shows usage summaries over time.

Tips for Getting the Most Out of It

  • Start with what you do often. Set a default Drive folder if you upload frequently.
  • Use the menu bar icon. Quick access to the main window and drag-and-drop.
  • Prefer API mode for reliability. Browser automation can break when sites change.
  • Check History. It’s the fastest way to reopen a past AI conversation.

Getting Started

Download QuiKey from quikey.app. The free tier gives you enough to see if it fits your workflow. If it does, the Pro tier removes limits and adds advanced customization.

Questions? Email us or open an issue on GitHub. We actually read them.