Yoink

Spec sheet

What it does

Yoink is an open-source screenshot tool for capturing, annotating, and sharing with a hotkey.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Annotations

Built-in annotation tools include arrows, text, shapes, blur, and freehand drawing.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Capture

Capture modes include region, fullscreen, active window, and scrolling capture.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Image search

Yoink saves local image history and supports searching by filename, OCR text, and semantic similarity.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Imgur limit

The repository says Yoink's built-in public Imgur Client-ID has a shared allowance of about 1,250 uploads per day across Yoink users.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Language packs

The app can automatically download language packs for more than 100 OCR languages.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

License and support

The project identifies itself as a free, open-source fork licensed under GPL-3.0; the page gives no paid support terms.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Measurement tools

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

OCR and translation

Yoink extracts text from screen regions with Tesseract OCR and supports offline Argos Translate or the Google Translate API.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Redaction tools

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · github.com

Screen recording

Yoink records GIF, MP4, WebM, and MKV video with microphone and desktop audio.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Sticker creation

Yoink can remove image backgrounds using cloud providers remove.bg or Photoroom, or local U2Netp and BRIA RMBG models.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Upload availability

Upload availability depends on the target service and the user's credentials.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Upload control

Uploads are triggered explicitly from the preview toast; automatic uploads were removed because they could send sensitive content unintentionally.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Upload integrations

Upload destinations include Imgur, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Azure Blob, S3-compatible storage, GitHub, Immich, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, and Custom HTTP.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Windows builds

The source build instructions publish a self-contained Windows x64 app and mention optional Windows x86 and ARM64 builds.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Screenshot Annotation Software#32 of 768.0
• Screen Capture Software#48 of 617.3