Finder – Can Desktop Stacks Be Split for Specific File Extensions on macOS?

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I have documents I would like to have stacked
on my desktop.

Specifically, to group all files with a particular extension all together using Mojave's new Stacks feature.

Is there a way to register a new stacks kind?

Best Answer

No - Apple designed the default configuration but does allow you to stack on tags, which are user definable.

You could also make a smart folder to locate all the specific files you want, and then curate the tags easily, but not automatically out of the box.

Source:

Here's how to use tags for custom desktop Finder stacks.

In the image below, you can see the option under Group Stacks by -> Tags.

Each of the files you want to put in this Stack must have the same Tag. When you do this, macOS will create a custom Stack for you for all files that contain that Tag.

This is the only way that I'm aware to create a custom Stack.

How to create custom Stacks using Tags