Yoink AI – macOS AI app that edits directly in any textfield of any app
Hey HN, I built Yoink AI to solve my biggest frustration with AI tools: they constantly break my workflow. I was tired of copy-pasting between my apps and a chatbot just for simple edits. Yoink AI is a macOS app that brings the AI to you. With a simple hotkey (⌘ Shift Y), it works directly inside any text field, in any app. If you can type there Yoink can write there Key Features: - Automatically captures the context of the text field you're in, so you dont have to manually prime it - Create custom voices trained on your own writing samples. This helps you steer the output to match your…
Yoink AI – macOS AI app that edits directly in any textfield of any app launched on August 28, 2025 with 24 votes, #598 of 8,530 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
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Yoink AI is a macOS application that brings AI editing capabilities directly into any text field across applications, eliminating the need to switch between programs. Activated with a keyboard shortcut, it automatically understands the context of the text being edited and offers suggestions as tracked changes that users can accept or reject. The app lets users create custom writing styles trained on their own samples, helping generate text that matches their personal voice rather than producing generic output. It functions as a collaborative writing tool integrated into existing workflows.
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Hey HN, I built Yoink AI to solve my biggest frustration with AI tools: they constantly break my workflow. I was tired of copy-pasting between my apps and a chatbot just for simple edits. Yoink AI is a macOS app that brings the AI to you. With a simple hotkey (⌘ Shift Y), it works directly inside any text field, in…
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