How to Create a New File in a Mac Folder

Why this happens

• Finder has no built-in "New File" command for most file types.
• Creating a file usually means opening an application, creating a document, then saving it into the right folder.
• The workaround of duplicating an existing file is easy to forget and awkward for new folders.

How to do it without extra tools

• Open the target application, create a new document, then save it into the folder.
• Duplicate an existing file of the same type and rename it.
• Use Terminal with a command such as "touch filename.txt" for plain text files.

How JoyClick helps

JoyClick adds a New File action to the right-click menu with 15 built-in templates — including TXT, RTF, XML, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WPS, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Illustrator, Photoshop and Markdown — plus support for custom templates. The file is created in the current folder, ready to use.