Yoink
Yoink is a Mac drag-and-drop utility that gives you a temporary shelf for files and snippets while you move content between apps and windows.
What is Yoink?
Yoink is a Mac utility that makes drag and drop easier by giving you a temporary place to hold files, images, text snippets, and other content while you switch between apps, spaces, or full-screen windows. It is designed for people who regularly move material around their desktop, such as students, office workers, writers, and creative users managing multi-step workflows. Instead of keeping the mouse button held down while navigating to a destination, you can drop items into Yoink first and then place them where you want. The app also supports clipboard history and works with common macOS features such as Quick Look, Share extensions, and Continuity-related workflows where available. Yoink is published by Eternal Storms and is focused on improving everyday file handling and multitasking on Mac.
Key features
- Hold files and snippets temporarily while you switch between apps, spaces, or full-screen windows
- Collect dragged text, images, files, and other content in one place before dropping them elsewhere
- Browse stored items with Quick Look and open or reveal them from the shelf
- Use clipboard history to keep recently copied items accessible
- Share or move collected items into other apps when you are ready
- Work more comfortably with drag-and-drop tasks during multitasking workflows
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
Yoink is a legitimate Mac utility for managing drag-and-drop items and clipboard-related workflows. It may need access to the files or content you place into it so it can hold, preview, or pass those items to another app, which is normal for its purpose. If you use clipboard history or share features, remember that copied text or dragged content can remain available inside the app until you clear it. Use it normally if you want this workflow helper, and clear stored items when handling sensitive material.
Recommendation: Keep Yoink if you actively use it for moving files, snippets, or clipboard items between apps on your Mac. If you do not use its drag-and-drop shelf or clipboard features, you can remove it without affecting macOS beyond losing that convenience.
Common paths
/Applications/Yoink.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/at.EternalStorms.Yoink
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/Yoink
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/at.EternalStorms.Yoink.plist
Container paths
~/Library/Containers/at.EternalStorms.Yoink
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