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Yoink vs Tegaro
Tegaro is better if clipboard history belongs beside other daily tools. Yoink is stronger for temporary file shelves.
Yoink gives you a shelf at the screen edge for holding files while you drag them between apps. Here is how it compares with Tegaro's clipboard history and screenshot tools.
Yoink and Tegaro both help you move things between apps, but in different ways. Yoink is a shelf at the edge of your screen that holds files, text and images while you drag them. Tegaro's Clipboard keeps a history of the text and images you copy, lets you paste recent items with ⌘1–9 and searches inside screenshots. Tegaro does not have a drag shelf.
OCR inside copied images
Search can find recognised words inside copied screenshots.
One-step quick paste
The first nine recent items can be pasted with Command-1 through Command-9.
Opt-in local history
Clipboard history starts only after you enable it.
At a glance
| Capability | Yoink | Tegaro |
|---|---|---|
| Main job Yoink holds files while you drag; Tegaro remembers what you copied | Temporary drag-and-drop shelf | Clipboard history for text and images |
| Text from the screen Tegaro reads text from the screen on your Mac | No | Yes (in the Screenshots tool) |
| Quick pasting with ⌘1–9 Paste recent items without the mouse | No (you drag items from the shelf) | Yes |
| Search inside screenshots Find a copied screenshot by words that appear in it | No | Yes (Clipboard search) |
| Drag shelf at the screen edge This is what Yoink is built for | Yes | No |
| Privacy Review the relevant feature and provider privacy documentation. | See Yoink’s privacy policy | Core typing, copied-content and downloaded-model dictation workflows are local; separate services can have their own network behaviour |
| Other tools Tegaro puts ten tools in one menu-bar icon | Drag shelf only | Displays (brightness, resolution, Dock on every screen), Power (battery details), Screenshots, Dictation, typing fix |
| Pricing & Licensing Checked against the official source on 2026-10-07; taxes and regional terms can vary. | $8.99 / €9.99 / £8.99 one-time; 28-day free trial. The developer also advertises an occasional Mac App Store productivity bundle at about 20% off. | 14-day all-tools trial; Free limits; Pro: $1.99 first month, then $4.99/month, $29.99/year or $100 lifetime |
When to Choose Yoink
People who often drag files between full-screen apps, Spaces or Finder windows and want a shelf at the screen edge to hold them until they are ready to drop.
When to Choose Tegaro
People who want a keyboard-driven clipboard history with ⌘1–9 pasting and search inside screenshots, plus screenshots, dictation, display tools (brightness, resolution, a Dock on every screen) and battery details in one menu-bar app.
Tegaro tools, one icon
Typing · Clipboard · Screenshots · Dictation · Displays · Power · Disk · Sound · AI Usage · Critter
Current Tegaro access
Try every Pro tool for 14 days without a card or account. Afterward, Free keeps Classic, Cat and Dog, Power, Sound, AI Usage, normal Displays and Disk analysis; it includes 100 successful automatic layout fixes per calendar month and 2,000 delivered dictation words per Monday-starting week. Pro unlocks Clipboard, Screenshots, Disk cleanup and app removal, unlimited layout automation and dictation, more critters and compatible EDR brightness. A $100 lifetime license covers one person on up to three Macs.
Pricing and terms: Yoink
$8.99 / €9.99 / £8.99 one-time; 28-day free trial. The developer also advertises an occasional Mac App Store productivity bundle at about 20% off.
$8.99 / €9.99 / £8.99 one-time; 28-day free trial. The developer also advertises an occasional Mac App Store productivity bundle at about 20% off.
Offers: Yoink
No public promotion is asserted here; check the official checkout for current offers.
Tegaro trial offer
Eligible trial users may receive a one-time 30% annual or lifetime offer valid for 48 hours. It is optional, not a promised public price.
Privacy and footprint
Tegaro runs its core typing, clipboard and downloaded-model dictation workflows locally. AI usage may query Claude or Codex providers using existing authentication; licensing checks, downloads, updates and opted-in email have separate network behaviour. Review each product’s privacy documentation for the feature you use.
Native macOS app built with Swift.
Core typing, copied-content and downloaded-model dictation workflows stay local. Licensing, optional renewal lookups, model downloads, opted-in diagnostics and direct AI-provider checks are separate network actions. AI Usage uses existing provider sign-in and does not send provider credentials to Tegaro.
How to Switch from Yoink to Tegaro
- Open Tegaro and turn on Clipboard. It is off by default.
- Try pasting recent items with ⌘1–9.
- If you used Yoink mostly for text and screenshots, try Clipboard search and the Screenshots tool instead.
- Keep Yoink if you rely on the drag shelf, or quit it and turn off its launch at login.
Frequently asked questions
Can Tegaro act as a temporary drag-and-drop shelf like Yoink?
No. Tegaro has no edge shelf. Instead of dragging an item to the screen edge, you copy it and paste it later from Clipboard history with ⌘1–9.
How is Tegaro's Clipboard different from Yoink?
Yoink holds files and images on a shelf while you drag them. Tegaro's Clipboard keeps a history of copied text and images and can search for words inside screenshots.
Will Tegaro interfere with my existing drag-and-drop habits in macOS?
No. Tegaro lives in the menu bar and does not change how dragging works in macOS.
Sources and disclosure
Published by Tegaro. App information is checked against the linked official pages on the date shown. Checked: 2026-10-07.