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macOS 15 Sequoia introduced a new, annoying screen capture permission reminder that has brought on a lot of push-back from developers (myself included).

Now, Ricci Adams has found a way to virtually stop the nagging for specific apps. (I found out about this from Jeff Johnson’s Desolation of Blog blog).

First things first: Please use your own discretion when trying this. Consider if you’re savvy enough to work with the Terminal, and if you really want to remove the permission reminder for an app.

Apparently, there is a TCC (Transparency, Consent and Control) – protected file that keeps track of when to show the next nag screen for specific screen capturing apps, located at

~/Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.replayd/ScreenCaptureApprovals.plist

Using Terminal (which first needs to be granted Full Disk Access in System Settings > Privacy & Security), you can set that date far into the future so you won’t ever see the nag again.

For example, I wanted to make absolutely sure it never bothers me again for my own app ScreenFloat, so I just set it to my retirement date: January 1st, 4321.

defaults write ~/Library/Group\ Containers/group.com.apple.replayd/ScreenCaptureApprovals.plist "/Applications/ScreenFloat.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenFloat/" -date "4321-01-01 00:00:00 +0000"

Restart your Mac (or log out and back in) so it accepts the new defaults, and you’re all set.

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Yoink for Mac v3.6.91 is now available, containing a couple of minor improvements and bug fixes.

What is Yoink?

Yoink appears at the edge of your screen when you begin to drag something, allowing you to place it there so you can more easily and comfortably navigate to the destination of your files.

Yoink in Action

Not only can you drag files to it, but also app-content like images from websites, text snippets, urls, and more.

“This app saved tons of hours for me and boosted my productivity. Totally recommended.”

Nebulan, Mac App Store

What’s New in Yoink v3.6.91?

  • It improves the app’s internal handling of shared and dragged files
  • Reduces the amount of memory the favicon fetcher subprocess (for urls placed in Yoink) uses
  • Fixes a menu item’s case from lower-case to Capitalized Case
  • Fixes a bug where Yoink could wait forever for a file preview icon to be created, even if it failed
  • Fixes a bug where sometimes Yoink would “steal” focus from other apps

Availability and Links

Yoink is a one-time purchase on the Mac App Store, or available as part of a Setapp subscription.
A free, 28-day trial is available on the website. The app is available in English, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Italian and Portuguese.

Yoink Website (+ free trial)
Yoink on the Mac App Store (one-time purchase)
Eternal Storms Software Productivity Mac App Store Bundle (includes Yoink, ScreenFloat and Transloader at ~25% off)
Yoink on Setapp (dozens of apps, one subscription)

Yoink for Mac Usage Tips

Yoink is also available for iPhone and iPad

Contact & Connect

Enjoy : )

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Today, in 2011, I released Yoink v1.0 to the public, and it looked like this:

I know, right? Its icon looked a bit different, too:

Anyway, long story short, I’m having a sale over this weekend on the App Stores, where you can purchase Yoink for Mac and Yoink for iPad and iPhone at a discount.

Yoink for Mac on the Mac App Store
USD 8.99 / GBP 8.99 / EUR 9,99 -> USD 4.99 / GBP 4.99 / EUR 5,99

Yoink for iPad and iPhone on the iOS App Store
USD 4.99 / GBP 4.99 / EUR 6,99 -> USD 3.99 / GBP 3.99 / EUR 3,99

Enjoy 😊

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