Populating your gallery is designed to be frictionless. FlowJoe lets you ingest files from your local system, grab clips from your clipboard, or link directly to files on disk.

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Adding Files

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1. Drag & Drop

You can drag multiple files directly from your system finder/explorer and drop them onto:
  • The Gallery Gaps: Adds them as new slots at the end of the gallery.
  • An Existing Slot: Adds the dropped item as a new layer in a Stack.
  • A Tree Node: Adds them directly to that node’s gallery, even if the node is not currently selected.
  • Supported Drops: Individual files, folders (imported recursively), zip archives, and .fj packages.

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2. File Pickers & Paste

  • Add Item button: Click the grid addition card to choose files manually.
  • Clipboard Paste (Cmd/Ctrl+V): Press paste while the gallery has focus to insert images, text snippets, or file paths currently in your clipboard.

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Referencing vs. Importing

When adding local files, FlowJoe offers two modes:

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Linked Local Files

A Linked Local File reference points directly to an absolute path on your hard drive (e.g. /Users/name/Projects/report.pdf).
  • No Duplication: FlowJoe doesn’t duplicate large video or audio files, saving disk space.
  • Live Updates: Editing the file in external software reflects instantly in FlowJoe’s preview.
  • Path Warnings: If you move the project to another computer, links will break unless the file exists at the exact same absolute path.
[!WARNING] Locked Node Restrictions: Drag-drops and file additions are disabled inside Locked nodes and Virtual Galleries to protect structure and search results.