You do not have to aim for the small file boxes any more. On Create project and on Draft a new release (from your project page), drag your files from your computer and drop them anywhere on the form — on the description, the name, or the empty space around them. The page puts each file in the right box for you.

Where your files go

• One installer, and the main box is empty? It goes into the main installer box — Installer file on Create project, Main installer on Draft a new release — and becomes your main download. Installers and archives such as .exe, .msi, .dmg, .deb, .apk, .zip or .tar.gz count.
• Anything else — two or more files, a checksums file like SHA256SUMS, or a second installer when the main box is already filled — is added to Additional files.

Dropping more files later adds to what is already there instead of replacing it, and dropping the same file twice does not add it twice.

Everything else works as if you had picked the files

As soon as the files land, the list under the boxes shows what each one will become, your free storage is checked, and on Create project an empty Project name is filled in from the installer's file name. A file the site does not accept is still marked Not accepted, and the publish button waits until you remove it.

Good to know

• Dropping straight onto one of the file boxes works the usual way: the files go into that box.
• A file dropped next to the form, outside it, is ignored. Before, the browser would open it and you could lose what you had typed.
• You will see the hint Tip: you can also drop files anywhere on this form. when your browser supports it. If you do not see it, use the file boxes as before.
• Prefer clicking? The file boxes work exactly as before.

More on publishing: See what each file will become before you publish and The installer picker opens on the file types we accept. More guides at https://jmtechpower.com/articles.