Dinky
Dinky vs Clop
Clop lives in the menu bar—clipboard, quick tweaks; Pro adds automation. Dinky now has a floating dropzone and a menu bar panel too, free, with watch folders, deeper PDF paths, and a smaller footprint.
Choose Clop for clipboard-first speed
When you want clipboard-first capture, quick actions from the bar, and are fine with Clop’s tiering for automation—keep using what matches your muscle memory.
Choose Dinky for OSS, a free dropzone, and PDF depth
When you want inspectable source, no purchase, a floating dropzone and batch + watch folders without a Pro gate, and flatten/preserve PDF workflows beside FPS-capped video, audio cross‑converts, and stills.
| Dinky | Clop | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free (MIT) | Freemium (Pro for some features) |
| Source | Open source on GitHub | Proprietary |
| Installed size (approx.) | ~15 MB | ~90 MB class (verify current release) |
| Primary UI | Window drop zone + sidebar, menu bar panel, floating dropzone | Menu bar + clipboard-first flows |
| Floating dropzone | Free; pops up in a corner of your choice while you drag, with a preset on each row | Yes (see Clop) |
| Watch folder | Included | Pro tier (verify vendor) |
| Still images | WebP, AVIF, HEIC, JPEG, lossless PNG | Resize, convert, compress (see Clop) |
| Video | MP4 export with presets; optional FPS cap | Yes (see Clop) |
| Audio | Yes — AAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP3 | Evaluate on vendor site |
| Flatten, preserve, optional OCR | Yes (see Clop) | |
| Processing | Local on your Mac | Local on your Mac |
Heavy PDF and batch days
A floating dropzone, no tiers
Clop excels at clipboard speed; Dinky matches the floating dropzone and menu bar, then adds folder batching, richer PDF routes, audio cross‑converts when you need smaller media on disk—and automation bundled for every user—no tier juggling while you work.
15 MB · v2.17.0 · Requires macOS 15 Sequoia