Yoink
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Install guide

Four short steps.

Yoink is a small Mac app. Takes about a minute to set up — just four steps.

  1. 1

    Download

    One file, about 934 KB. Requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later.

  2. 2

    First launch — the Gatekeeper dance

    Macs block apps from people Apple doesn’t know yet. Yoink is totally safe!

    1. Right-click Yoink in Finder (or control-click / two-finger click)
    2. Choose Open from the context menu
    3. In the dialog that pops up, click Open anyway

    Every launch after the first one works normally — just double-click.

  3. 3

    Grant Screen Recording

    Yoink needs to watch your screen to work. The first time you start a scan:

    1. macOS prompts for Screen Recording permission
    2. Click Open System Settings
    3. Flip the Yoink toggle under Privacy & Security → Screen Recording
    4. Return to Yoink — scanning works from here on

    You only need to do this once.

  4. 4

    Start yoinking

    Pick a screen. Draw a box around where brainrot names show up. Add the brainrots you want to catch — one tap adds a whole tier, or type in a specific name. Yoink yells the second one appears.

    The yelling stops when you click Yoinked!, the brainrot leaves your screen, or the timer runs out.

Updating

Download the newer DMG. Replace Yoink.app in /Applications. Your watchlist, themes, and permissions persist across updates — no re-grant needed.

Uninstalling

Drag Yoink.app to the Trash. Optional cleanup:

  1. ~/Library/Preferences/com.jacky.yoink.plist — saved settings
  2. ~/Library/Caches/com.jacky.yoink — caches
  3. Remove Yoink under System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen Recording
Why isn’t it in the App Store?

Apps from the App Store can’t watch your whole screen — Apple blocks it for safety. Yoink needs to see your whole screen to work, so it has to come from here instead. That’s the trade-off.