Whenever I hit the Scrivener icon in the macOS application bar, I do wish the ‘Project templates’ startup box had the option of adding a default setting to display an existing projects folder or favourite existing project files. That way I could seamlessly open the app, see my .scriv file, click on it and start writing. I realise that I could set Scrivener to open up the last open Project automatically when the app opens or to simply open my file from Finder, but having that extra step when starting the app each time to click on ‘Open an existing file’ button feels quite annoying. I only create new project once in a blue moon, so it feels like a superfluous extra step each time I open the app. Am I missing something obvious, or am I an edge case?
I also do not have Scrivener automatically opening any projects.
I used Scrivener’s File > Add Project to Favorites command to create a list of all my projects. From that new project templates page, I can then use File > Favorite Projects to open the one I want to work in.
I also use either Alfred 5 or Raycast to launch a specific project by name. I do that more often than I use the Favorites list, but I built that list so I can quickly access an existing project from within the app if needed.
Also: If you right-click (or control-click) on the Scrivener Dock icon, your recent projects appear in a context menu and you can launch them directly from there.
Thanks, I have tried that as well - adding my current project to ‘Favourite projects’ - and like you I do not see it showing in the start up dialogue box.
That works. It’s one way to do it faster (although I do like the reassurance of seeing the specific file that located in a specific folder).
Yeah. I tend to keep an alias-folder with frequently used documents on the right side of the Dock (next to the trash bin). You have full control over what you put in there, and you can launch specific projects directly. (Video: How that works.)
Thank you. I watched the video. Will go this route.