Historr is a free alternative to Yoink for macOS. It gives you a floating drag and drop shelf (shake the pointer while dragging, press ⌥⇧D, or drop on the menu-bar icon) together with a private clipboard manager, sequential Paste Stack and paste transforms, at no cost.
Historr is a free alternative to Yoink for macOS. It gives you a floating drag and drop shelf (shake the pointer while dragging, press ⌥⇧D, or drop on the menu-bar icon) together with a private clipboard manager, sequential Paste Stack and paste transforms, at no cost.
Choose Historr if you want a free drag and drop shelf and a full clipboard manager with Paste Stack in one app. Choose Yoink if you need iPhone and iPad handoff or its many system integrations.
Start dragging files, images, links or text and shake the pointer left and right; a shelf appears under it. You can also press Option-Shift-D or drop items on the Historr menu-bar icon.
Yoink is a one-time purchase ($8.99 / £8.99 / €9.99). Historr, including its Drag Shelf, is free.
Shake the pointer mid-drag and the shelf appears right under it, on whichever display you're using.
Keyboard-first clipboard history with search, favorites, Paste Stack, transforms and smart actions.
Share, AirDrop, Save to Folder, Compress to ZIP, Resize Images and Extract Text, right from the shelf.
| Feature | Historr | Yoink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $8.99 one-time |
| Drag and drop shelf | ✔ | ✔ |
| Opens with a pointer shake | ✔ | Appears at screen edge or cursor |
| Clipboard history | ✔ | ✔ |
| Sequential Paste Stack | ✔ | - |
| Paste transforms | ✔ | - |
| ZIP, resize images, extract text | ✔ | - |
| iPhone / iPad handoff | - | ✔ |
Yoink is a trademark of its respective owner. Comparison reflects core capabilities at the time of writing.
Yes. Historr is free and includes a drag and drop shelf for collecting files, images, links and text, plus a clipboard manager with Paste Stack.