Hoy Mac app file sharing, Digi Mart USA News: Hoy is a new Mac app developed by Dominik Kandravý that lets users share files by dragging them onto a contact’s picture in the menu bar. According to the publisher’s report, a file dropped onto someone’s face appears in that person’s channel, even if they are located elsewhere in the world.
The app also supports personal touches. Users can press and hold a contact’s picture to record a voice message, and Hoy transcribes the spoken words on the Mac.
Notes, photos, screen recordings and shared to-do lists can be sent without opening a separate messaging app.
Hoy first appeared as a pre-release in August 2026. A major 1.0 update arrived on November 12, 2026, with a redesigned interface, improved offline handling, file forwarding, reactions and FaceTime shortcuts. Version 1.0.1 followed on November 13, 2026, fixing bugs, making contact profiles easier to open, synchronising profile pictures and allowing users to invite people into private channels.
Hoy does not use its own servers. Instead, it relies on Apple’s CloudKit, and each channel is stored in its host’s iCloud account.
As a result, shared files count against that host’s iCloud storage allowance. Messages can be set to disappear automatically after one day, three days, a week or a month, or kept indefinitely.
The free version lets users host three channels and join as many others as they like. Hoy Pro costs $29 as a one-time purchase and removes the channel limit while adding Finder integration and other extras.
The app requires macOS 26 or later and an Apple account. The developer plans to release iPhone and iPad versions through TestFlight on November 16, according to the report.
