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Drag & Drop

Dragging and dropping files into Caret is a quick way to add images, code, and other files to your conversations.

Dragging and dropping files into Caret chat

:::noteDue to VS Code quirks, to drag and drop files into the Caret chat input, you need to hold Shift while dragging.:::

Dragging and dropping workspace files into Caret will automatically create a file mention. This allows you to reference the file in your conversation without needing to type out the path.

Dragging from Finder/File Explorer​

You can drag files directly from your system's file manager into Caret:

Dragging files from Finder into Caret

Supported File Types​

Caret supports dragging external images, pdfs, csv, excel, and other text files from your file system, as well as files from your workspace.