---
title: "Action Ring for Mac, a free Droplet in Droppy"
description: "One shortcut opens a ring of buttons under your pointer. Hold it, move to a button and let go to run it. Fill the ring with a preset such as Element Capture or Window Snap, mix your own, and use up to three rings to combine your actions."
canonical: "https://getdroppy.app/features/ring"
last-updated: "2026-10-27"
---

# Every action, one ring around your cursor.

Action Ring

One shortcut opens a ring of buttons under your pointer. Hold it, move to a button and let go to run it. Fill the ring with a preset such as Element Capture or Window Snap, mix your own, and use up to three rings to combine your actions.

![Action Ring in Droppy on a MacBook Pro: its page in Settings, a real render of the app](https://getdroppy.app/assets/features/screens/ring-20261027.webp)

[Download for macOS](https://getdroppy.app/download/latest) [Purchase](https://getdroppy.app/#pricing)

Free with Droppy. Switch it on in Settings, Droplet Store.

## What it does

Hold one shortcut and a ring of buttons opens in the middle of your screen. Move to a button and let go to run it, or tap the shortcut and click. Fill the ring with a preset from your capture, window and dictation droplets, mix any of their actions into your own ring, and switch on a second inner ring to keep two sets under one shortcut.

- One shortcut for the whole ring
- Presets for Element Capture, Window Snap, Voice Transcribe and more
- Mix any actions into your own ring
- Single, dual or triple rings
- Hold, move and let go, or click a button

## See it in motion

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## Related features

[Calendar Capture tasks in natural language, mention lists and dates, and sync with Apple Reminders. Supports multilingual input, priorities, and fast checklist flows. Learn more](https://getdroppy.app/features/calendar) [Thunderstorm A full Spotlight replacement and keyboard launcher for your Mac. One shortcut, Option-Space by default, opens a single panel for your apps, files, System Settings pages, clipboard history, calculations and conversions, AI chat and the web. Where Spotlight only finds things, Thunderstorm acts on them: move windows, run quicklinks, snippets and shell commands, quit or uninstall apps, join meetings and open your droplets, all without touching the mouse. Learn more](https://getdroppy.app/features/thunderstorm) [Pomodoro Run Focus and Break sessions directly from Droppy: scrub the time tape to any length and start from the notch. Monitor remaining time in the HUD, and keep context with an optional focus title. Learn more](https://getdroppy.app/features/pomodoro)

## Ready to try Droppy?

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[Download for macOS](https://getdroppy.app/download/latest)