Getting Started with Courier
Configure your destination stamps
The first time Courier launches you will be presented with an empty 'envelope' which you can use to upload files to multiple destinations. Select which services that you would like to publish to by clicking on the 'Configure' (pen) button or by double-clicking an empty envelope.
Choose destinations by selecting a 'stamp' and dragging it straight onto the envelope. This will open the designated service's authentication process - so you can go ahead and authenticate the service and then click 'Done' to return to the main view.
Note: When you add a single stamp to an envelope the theme of the envelope automatically changes to the service-default. However, you can choose to override the theme by selecting a new one from the theme drop-down just above the stamps.
Courier ships with the following destinations:
- Amazon S3
- Ember
- Facebook (photo uploads)
- Flickr
- FTP / SFTP
- Vimeo
- YouTube
- MobileMe
Add files
Drag files from almost anywhere on your Mac straight into an envelope in Courier and they will be queued up ready to be published.
Note: An envelope will retain all the files which have been dragged onto it until it is published - at which point it will be cleared. Your destination stamps however, will remain on your envelope, so you may continue to use it again and again to publish to the same destinations.
Inspect and edit metadata
Some services allow you to change the associated metadata of your files - such as the filename, image type, description and tags. Click on the files in your envelope to 'view all' and then click on the 'i' button of a single file to enter the metadata view.
Deliver your files
With your destinations configured and your files placed in an envelope, you're ready to upload - just click 'Deliver'.
Courier switches to a map view to show you the upload path of your files from server to server and when your uploads are complete, you can click one of the service buttons on the right to take you straight to your file online (or hold the Option button and and click to copy the link to your clipboard).
Now simply click the slider in the bottom bar of Courier to return to the main view and click the 'Plus' (+) button to start adding more envelopes!