It was actually supposed to be v2.2.4, but I mistyped, so here we are. Improves the “Get Item from List” Siri Shortcut by providing icons and subtitles for improved identification of items. It also fixes two crashes, one of which occurred on iOS 15.
The following explains how to make Yoink automatically pick up any new file added to a specified folder. For more Usage Tips like this, click here.
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If youād like Yoink for Mac to automatically pick up any new files you download or save into a specific folder, hereās how itās done.
Automator Folder Action
Automator, an app that comes with every Mac, allows you to create Folder Actions, which are small programs that run every time files and folders are added to a folder you specify.
Iāve prepared such a Folder Action for you: DownloadĀ (direct download, ~42 KB)
Installation
Download the action above, then unzip and double-click it. It will prompt you with this:
Choose the folder youād like to attach this action to and click on Install. The action will then be moved to /Users/yourname/Library/Workflows/Applications/Folder Actions/Yoink Save Folder.workflow If you ever wish to uninstall it, just delete that file.
With the Folder Action installed, whenever you download or save a file into that folder, it will be added to Yoink, like you can see in this video:
To create multiple of these, all you need to do is unzip again, change the filename of the Automator action, double-click it and follow the instructions above
Details
If youāre curious about what the Folder Action actually does, itās this:
The action runs this shell script
open -a Yoink ā$@"
any time new files or folders are added to the specified folder, which instructs macOS to open the specified file with Yoink (which ultimately results in the file being added to Yoinkās list).
Advanced
You can edit the shell script anytime (by right-clicking onto the Automator file and selecting Automator):
which would enable you, for example, to tell the action only to add files of a certain file type, or with a certain file extension. The following script sample shows how to make the Folder Action only add PDF files:
for str in "$@" { filename=${str##*/} pathExt=${filename##*.}
if [ $pathExt == 'pdf' ] then open -a Yoink "$str" fi }
Today, Yoink for iPad and iPhone is 3 years old š„³. Time surely flies when you haveā¦ bugs to fix.
It certainly doesnāt feel like three years. It feels like only yesterday, to be honest. On the other hand, the release process, yes, that felt like it took three years, because I was eager to release alongside iOS 11 (which, due to its drag and drop capabilities, made Yoink for iOS possible in the first place), but there were some serious delays with App Review, who rejected the app multiple times because of its keyboard extension, and later, its File Provider (while other, similar keyboard/FP extensions were apparently perfectly fine and allowed on the App Store. This is my single biggest gripe with App Review – the inconsistencies in rejections. Itās obvious why these things happen, and itās understandable, but itās frustrating nonetheless).
But all thatās in the past. Yoink for iOS has been out there for three years now, and it has been doing great – thanks to all of you who use it, leave ratings, reviews or send feedback. Itās been featured on the App Store on numerous occasions – here are a few examples:
So thank you all for three amazing years. Letās hope for many, many more š¤
P.S.: Keep an eye out on my social channels (twitter | facebook | linkedin), as Iāll be posting a few promo codes there!
