Building DropZone: A Simple Way to Cut Through Digital Clutter
Context switching and overloaded tools slow us down. I built DropZone, a Chrome extension that captures files, links, and notes directly to Google Drive and Sheets—reducing clutter and enabling automation.
Cory Bagozzi
Get DropZone from the Chrome Web Store
Context switching kills flow. During meetings I kept breaking my train of thought just to save a screenshot, capture a link, or jot a note. Most tools I tried were bloated and forced me to think too much about where something belonged, find that tool, and then return to the meeting or whatever I was working on. I wanted a super simple way to grab things in the moment and know they’d be organized later.
That’s where I got the idea for DropZone. I wanted a place I could just drop stuff—files, links, or notes—and trust it would be saved in Google Drive and logged in a Google Sheet. No extra steps. No clutter piling up. I walso wanted something I could wire up to trigger automations (n8n, Zapier, Make, etc).
I gave myself a weekend to see if I could put together a proof of concept. By Sunday night I had a working extension locally and a couple of days later I had it submitted to the Chrome Web Store for review. It really is amazing how quickly you can test and ship ideas now with AI.
As soon as I started using it, I felt the difference. I could drop a link during a meeting without losing focus. Screenshots didn’t pile up on my desktop. Notes landed where I’d actually find them later. A few quick feedback rounds and iterations and it is now published and live.
What began as a fun project turned into a tool I now use every day. It’s sim ple and does its job really well: capture quickly, stay organized automatically, and open the door for automation if you want it. Because everything lives in Drive and Sheets, you can hook it up to Zapier, Make, or n8n and let workflows run from there.
DropZone started as a solution to my own frustration, but it’s become something valuable for others too. I’d love for you to try it and let me know what you think.