How to use stacks with Dropbox Dash

Updated Mar 11, 2025

How to create a stack How to organize your stacks with sections How to share stacks

This article describes a feature available to all Dropbox Dash users.

Stacks allow you to organize and collaborate on all types of content, including files, apps, and browser links, in one place and share them instantly both inside and outside of your team.

How to create a stack

You can create stacks on dash.ai, by using the desktop app, or through the browser extension.

To create a stack on dash.ai:

Log in to dash.ai.
Click Create stack in the left sidebar.
Name your stack.
Add a description, if you’d like.
Click (stack) above the name of your stack to add an emoji avatar if you’d like.
Click ☑ (settings) and pick a color under Stack theme to change the background color of your stack.
Click ☑ Add to stack in the top right.
Copy and paste the link you’d like to add to your stack, or search for specific items you’d like to add.
Click ☑ (add).

Note: You can also duplicate or archive a stack by clicking more (more options), then Duplicate stack or Archive stack. You can find archived stacks in the Archived tab on the stacks page.

To create a stack on the Dash desktop app:

Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-e (Windows) or command-e (macOS).
Click ☑ (add) in the left sidebar.
Name your stack.
Add a description, if you’d like.
Click (stack) above the name of your stack to add an emoji avatar if you’d like.
Click ☑ (settings) and pick a color under Stack theme to change the background color of your stack.
Click Add to stack in the top right.
Paste a link by clicking ☑ (link) or search for a file or link by clicking ☑ (search).

You’ll see a pop up notifying you that a new stack item has been added.

To create a stack with the Dash browser extension:

Click the puzzle piece icon in the top right corner of your screen.
Click the pin next to Dropbox Dash in the dropdown.
Click the Dropbox Dash icon in the top-right corner.
Click ☑ New stack.
Name your stack.
- You can also add additional items to your new stack by clicking ☑ Click to add another item.
Click Create.

This will add the page you currently have open to the new stack.

Tip: Once you create a stack, you can pin it by clicking more (more options), then pin Pin stack to make it easier to access. Pinned stacks will appear at the top of your start page, as well as at the top of the stacks page. You can also reorder pinned stacks by dragging and dropping them to your preferred order.

How to organize your stacks with sections

You can organize the items in individual stacks by using sections to group related content.

To add a section to a stack on dash.ai:

Log in to dash.ai.
Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
Select the stack you’d like to add a section to.
Click ☑ Create section on the right side of your screen.
Enter a name for your section and click ☑ (checkmark).
Add items into the section by dragging and dropping them from your stack.

You can remove or rename sections by clicking ☑ (more options) next to the section, then selecting ☑ Remove section or ☑ Rename section. You can also rearrange items within the stack or section by dragging and dropping them into the order you’d like them.

To add a section to a stack on the Dash desktop app:

Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-e (Windows) or command-e (macOS).
Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
Select the stack you’d like add a section to.
Click ☑ Create section.
Enter a name for your section and click ☑ (checkmark).
Add items into the section by dragging and dropping them from your stack.

You can remove or rename sections by clicking ☑ (more options) next to the section, then selecting ☑ Remove section or ☑ Rename section.

To add an item to a section using the Dash browser extension:

Visit the page you’d like to add to a stack on your web browser.
Click the puzzle piece icon to the right of your browser’s address bar.
Click the Dropbox Dash icon
Click Add to stack in the top left corner.
Click ☑ Add to section next to the stack you’d like to add the item to.
Select the section you’d like to add the item to.

The item will now be in the section you’ve selected.

highlighter icon Note: You can also add items to your stack from the Recommended section by clicking add-circle (add) next to the suggested item.

How to add an item directly to a section

You can add items directly into sections without needing to add them to a stack first.

To add a new item directly to a section on dash.ai:

Log in to dash.ai.
Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
Select the stack you’d like to add an item to.
Click Add to stack in the top right.
Search for a file or paste a link in the search bar.
Click ☑ Add to section next to the search result or pasted link.
Select the section you’d like to add the item to.

The item will now be added to that section of your chosen stack.

To add a new item directly to a section on the Dash desktop app:

Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-e (Windows) or command-e (macOS).
Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
Select the stack you’d like to add an item to.
Click Add to stack in the top right.
Search for a file or paste a link in the search bar.
Click ☑ Add to section next to the search result or pasted link.
Select the section you’d like to add the item to.

The item will now be added to that section of your chosen stack.

To add a new item directly to a section using the Dash browser extension:

Visit the page you’d like to add to a stack on your web browser.
Click the puzzle piece icon to the right of your browser’s address bar.
Click the Dropbox Dash icon.
Click Add to stack in the top left corner.
Click ☑ Add to section next to the stack you’d like to add the item to.
Select the section you’d like to add the item to.

The item will now be in the section you’ve selected.

You can share your stacks both inside and outside your organization. You can do so by adding people directly through their email, or by copying a link to the stack and pasting it where you’d like to share the stack.

To add people to a stack on dash.ai:

Log in to dash.ai.
Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
Select the stack you’d like to share.
Click ☑ Share.
Click ☑ (search) and enter the person’s name or email address.
- Note: You can copy and paste a list of email addresses into the search bar to share a stack with multiple people at once.
Add a note, if desired.
Click Share.

To add people to a stack on the Dash desktop app:

Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-e (Windows) or command-e (macOS).
Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
Select the stack you’d like to share
Click ✗ Share.
Click ☑ (search) and enter the person’s name or email address.
- Note: You can copy and paste a list of email addresses into the search bar to share a stack with multiple people at once.
Add a note, if desired.
Click Share.

You can also share a stack through a link, which you can copy and paste wherever you want to share it.

To create a link on dash.ai:

Log in to dash.ai.
Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
Select the stack you’d like to share.
Click ☑ Share.
Select your link privacy settings from the dropdown on the left.
Click ☑ Copy link.

To create a link on the Dash desktop app:

Open the Dash desktop app by pressing control-e (Windows) or command-e (macOS).
Click Stacks in the left sidebar.
Select the stack you’d like to share
Click ☑ Share.
Select your link privacy settings from the dropdown:
- Anyone with the link
- Anyone at your company
- Only those invited
Select the permissions you’d like invited users to have:
- Can edit
- Can view
Click ☑ Copy link.

Stack permissions allow you to control who can view or edit a stack. As the owner of a stack, you can change these permissions at any time.

To edit stack permissions on dash.ai:

Log in to dash.ai.
ClickStacks in the left sidebar.
Select the stack you’d like to edit.
Click ☑ Share.
Click Can view or Can edit next to the person whose permissions you’d like to edit.
Select ☑ Can edit, Can view, or Remove as needed.