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Getting Started
31- Open Goblin's main windowWelcome to Goblin
- Open Goblin's SettingsWelcome to Goblin
- Open the menu bar panelWelcome to Goblin
- Switch between tabsWelcome to Goblin
- Install GoblinInstalling Goblin
- Give Goblin Full Disk AccessInstalling Goblin
- Go through the Welcome windowInstalling Goblin
- Quit GoblinInstalling Goblin
- Give Goblin the permissions you choseInstalling Goblin
- Give Goblin Full Disk AccessPermissions
- Allow Documents, Desktop and Downloads one at a timePermissions
- Turn Goblin's notifications onPermissions
- Stop a permission prompt from appearing againPermissions
- Stop Goblin asking for my passwordPermissions
- Make Goblin stop opening at loginPermissions
- Ask what is using my Mac's memoryMeet the Goblin
- Quit an app from the Goblin chatMeet the Goblin
- Stop the Goblin walking around the OverviewMeet the Goblin
- Make the Goblin cookMeet the Goblin
- Change his name or outfitMeet the Goblin
- Show an app on its tabMeet the Goblin
- Check for a Goblin update nowUpdates and What's New
- Turn automatic updates offUpdates and What's New
- Try beta versions of GoblinUpdates and What's New
- Update from the bannerUpdates and What's New
- See what changed in this versionUpdates and What's New
- Uninstall GoblinUninstalling Goblin
- Uninstall Goblin but keep my settings and historyUninstalling Goblin
- Remove Goblin's network extension by handUninstalling Goblin
- Remove Goblin by hand after deleting itUninstalling Goblin
- Uninstall GoblinUninstalling Goblin
Watching Your Mac
78- Switch between tabsThe Overview and the main window
- Choose which tabs show, and their orderThe Overview and the main window
- Fix a problem from the status bannerThe Overview and the main window
- Rearrange the Overview cardsThe Overview and the main window
- Eject an external driveThe Overview and the main window
- Choose which cards the Overview showsThe Overview and the main window
- Choose cards in SettingsThe Overview and the main window
- Hide the Mac health lineHealth and alerts
- Turn alert notifications off or onHealth and alerts
- Turn off one kind of alertHealth and alerts
- Hear about a muted app againHealth and alerts
- Change when the health check speaks upHealth and alerts
- Mute alerts from one appHealth and alerts
- Find what is using the processorCPU
- Quit an app from the listCPU
- Find an app, a process or a portCPU
- Show every process instead of appsCPU
- Show the app's share per coreCPU
- Choose a time rangeCPU
- Check whether your Mac is short of memoryMemory
- Find the app using the most memoryMemory
- Get a notice when memory use is highMemory
- See which apps are using the graphics processorGPU
- See how fast your internet is right nowNetwork activity
- Switch speeds between bytes and bitsNetwork activity
- Check whether your connection is steadyNetwork activity
- Show your public IP addressNetwork activity
- Copy your IP addressNetwork activity
- Check how hot your Mac isThermals
- Switch between Celsius and FahrenheitThermals
- Find out which apps are making the heatThermals
- Get a warning when the Mac runs hotThermals
- Check your battery's healthBattery
- See how long the battery will lastBattery
- See what your charger is deliveringBattery
- Find out which apps use the most powerBattery
- Find out why your Mac won't sleepBattery
- See your AirPods and other Bluetooth batteriesBattery
- Get a low battery alertBattery
- Open the Battery pageBattery
- Open the Projects tab and see your dev serversProjects and dev servers
- Stop a dev serverProjects and dev servers
- Restart a dev serverProjects and dev servers
- Open a dev server in your browserProjects and dev servers
- Clean up idle dev serversProjects and dev servers
- Show projects hidden by missing folder accessProjects and dev servers
- Ask Goblin about a dev serverProjects and dev servers
- See your Docker containersDocker containers
- Free up Docker disk spaceDocker containers
- Open the Tools tab and use a toolThe Tools tab
- Arrange, hide or pin the Tools cardsThe Tools tab
- Restart Finder, the Dock or Wi-Fi when they get stuckThe Tools tab
- Fix crackling or missing sound with Restart AudioThe Tools tab
- Fix, rewrite or translate text with Apple IntelligenceThe Tools tab
- Turn on the Tools menu bar itemThe Tools tab
- Drop files on GoblinThe Tools tab
- Change the speakers or microphoneSound
- Turn one app up or downSound
- See which apps are using the microphoneSound
- Reset every app's volumeSound
- Restart Audio when sound crackles or stopsSound
- Open the Sound pageSound
- Check whether a drive is healthyDrive Health
- Eject an external driveDrive Health
- Open an app's detailsApp Inspector and hover cards
- Get a notification when an app finishesApp Inspector and hover cards
- Export an app's history as a spreadsheetApp Inspector and hover cards
- See how much space an app takesApp Inspector and hover cards
- See who signed an appApp Inspector and hover cards
- Open an app's logLogs and crash reports
- Show only the errors in a logLogs and crash reports
- Read an app's crash reportsLogs and crash reports
- Save a log to a fileLogs and crash reports
- Save a share card pictureExport and share
- Copy a text summary of your MacExport and share
- Copy a picture of the OverviewExport and share
- Export every app or process as a spreadsheetExport and share
- Open the share menuExport and share
Disk & Cleanup
129- Open the Disk tab and pick a sectionThe Disk tab
- Cancel a scanThe Disk tab
- Allow Goblin to see protected folders (Full Disk Access)The Disk tab
- See what Goblin has removedThe Disk tab
- Put back something Goblin moved to the TrashThe Disk tab
- Delete files for good instead of moving them to the TrashThe Disk tab
- Stop the "you freed 5 GB" bannerThe Disk tab
- Hide or show the sidebarThe Disk tab
- See the introduction againThe Disk tab
- Run a scanThe Disk tab
- Review a removalThe Disk tab
- Choose what Smart Care checksSmart Care
- Get a weekly Smart Care reminderSmart Care
- Release memory (free up RAM) with Smart CareSmart Care
- Turn off Apple Intelligence in Smart CareSmart Care
- Empty the Trash from Smart CareSmart Care
- Check and tidy your Mac with Smart CareSmart Care
- Find what is taking up space on my MacStorage Explorer
- Scan a folder or an external driveStorage Explorer
- Delete files from the mapStorage Explorer
- Free purgeable space or delete Time Machine snapshotsStorage Explorer
- Save a scan as a spreadsheetStorage Explorer
- Show what kind of thing each slice isStorage Explorer
- Move aroundStorage Explorer
- Scan as administratorStorage Explorer
- Pin a folderStorage Explorer
- Ask Goblin to prepare storage workStorage Explorer
- Connect Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive or BoxCloud storage
- See how much space my cloud account usesCloud storage
- Disconnect a cloud accountCloud storage
- Delete files from a cloud accountCloud storage
- Use your own developer appCloud storage
- Ask Goblin for a native cloud flowCloud storage
- Find the biggest files on my MacLarge & old files
- Find old or forgotten downloadsLarge & old files
- Clean up old installers (dmg and pkg files)Large & old files
- Scan a different folder for large filesLarge & old files
- Include code project folders in a large-file scanLarge & old files
- Stop a file from showing up in FilesLarge & old files
- Remove filesLarge & old files
- Find duplicate filesDuplicates and similar photos
- Find similar photosDuplicates and similar photos
- Choose which copy to keepDuplicates and similar photos
- Delete duplicate filesDuplicates and similar photos
- Keep only the best photo in each groupDuplicates and similar photos
- Stop a file from showing up as a duplicateDuplicates and similar photos
- Clear caches, logs and other junkCleanup
- Clear Xcode build files and old iOS support filesCleanup
- Delete node_modules and build folders in my projectsCleanup
- Delete unavailable or unused Xcode simulatorsCleanup
- Remove unused Docker images and build cacheCleanup
- Delete old screen recordingsCleanup
- See which cleanup items keep coming backCleanup
- Keep a folder out of CleanupCleanup
- Delete node_modules and build foldersCleanup
- Quit apps firstCleanup
- See what's in the Trash and how big it isTrash
- Empty the TrashTrash
- Empty the Trash on an external driveTrash
- Fix "Goblin can't read this Trash yet"Trash
- Change when Goblin warns that the Trash is bigTrash
- Turn off the big-Trash dropdownTrash
- Empty the Trash from a warningTrash
- Uninstall an app that is open or runningUninstalling apps
- Uninstall an app I already dragged to the TrashUninstalling apps
- Stop Goblin offering to clean up after deleted appsUninstalling apps
- Uninstall an app with a system extension or driverUninstalling apps
- Uninstall an appUninstalling apps
- Uninstall an appUninstalling apps
- Find apps you haven't usedUninstalling apps
- Choose what to removeUninstalling apps
- Find files left behind by apps I deletedLeftovers
- Remove leftovers of a deleted appLeftovers
- Keep a leftover out of the listLeftovers
- Uninstall an app from Finder's right-click menuUninstall from Finder
- Finish uninstalling an app I dragged to the TrashUninstall from Finder
- Remove the files an app left behind from the farewell cardUninstall from Finder
- Stop Goblin offering to clean up after deleted appsUninstall from Finder
- Turn off the farewell card and sword zapUninstall from Finder
- Let Goblin see apps going to the TrashUninstall from Finder
- Make Goblin ask about an ignored app againUninstall from Finder
- Check my apps for updatesApp updates
- Update an app from inside GoblinApp updates
- Update an App Store appApp updates
- Update an app installed with HomebrewApp updates
- Read what's new in an updateApp updates
- Skip one version of an appApp updates
- Stop checking an app for updatesApp updates
- Bring back a skipped or ignored updateApp updates
- See what starts when my Mac startsStartup Items
- Stop an app from opening at loginStartup Items
- Remove a startup item for goodStartup Items
- Find broken startup itemsStartup Items
- Hide a startup item from the listStartup Items
- Show all login itemsStartup Items
- Run a maintenance taskMaintenance
- Fix a website that won't load (flush the DNS cache)Maintenance
- Make Spotlight find files again (reindex)Maintenance
- Make Mail open and search fasterMaintenance
- Free up memory (RAM)Maintenance
- Delete local Time Machine snapshotsMaintenance
- Fix duplicate entries in the Open With menuMaintenance
- See which apps can use my camera or microphonePermissions
- Take back an app's access (revoke a permission)Permissions
- Revoke several permissions at oncePermissions
- Let Goblin read the permissions listPermissions
- Clear my browser history, cookies or cachePrivacy
- Quit a browser so Goblin can clear itPrivacy
- Clear recent items, Quick Look thumbnails or Finder historyPrivacy
- Forget a saved Wi-Fi networkPrivacy
- Clear Firefox historyPrivacy
- Let Goblin clear Safari's historyPrivacy
- Clear the hidden junk macOS leaves on a USB driveExternal drives
- Clean a drive automatically when I eject itExternal drives
- Get an alert when a drive is plugged in or almost fullExternal drives
- Eject a driveExternal drives
- Eject every drive at onceExternal drives
- Keep a folder out of Goblin's scansIgnore lists
- See everything I've ignoredIgnore lists
- Stop ignoring somethingIgnore lists
- Ignore one file, app or startup item from its own listIgnore lists
- Open a zip, rar, 7z or tar fileArchives
- Extract a ZIP archiveArchives
- Make a zip or 7z fileArchives
- Open a password-protected archiveArchives
- Add files to an archive or delete files from oneArchives
- Turn on Open, Extract and Compress in Finder's right-click menuArchives
- Make Goblin the app for archivesArchives
- Free up disk space with Smart CareSmart Care
Network & Firewall
97- Open ConnectionsConnections
- Find which apps are connecting to a serverConnections
- Filter connections by app, protocol, port or placeConnections
- Show connections from the past hour, day or weekConnections
- Block or allow an app from the connections listConnections
- Hide noisy connections from the listConnections
- Record an app's network traffic to a fileConnections
- See why a connection was allowed or deniedConnections
- Open the inspectorConnections
- Review connections the operation mode decidedConnections
- Show hidden connections againConnections
- Show the map of where apps connectThe world map
- See which countries an app connects toThe world map
- Show only one country's connectionsThe world map
- Switch the map to satellite viewThe world map
- Set my location on the mapThe world map
- Download or update the location databaseThe world map
- Stop the map downloading its location databaseThe world map
- Turn the firewall onThe firewall
- Approve Goblin's network extension in System SettingsThe firewall
- Turn the firewall offThe firewall
- Change the firewall's operation modeThe firewall
- Turn filtering off to test a ruleThe firewall
- Take the firewall welcome tour againThe firewall
- Remove the network extensionThe firewall
- Answer a connection alertConnection alerts
- Allow or deny one connection without making a ruleConnection alerts
- Make a permanent rule from an alertConnection alerts
- Answer an alert laterConnection alerts
- Look up an app before answering an alertConnection alerts
- Stop an alert from answering itselfConnection alerts
- Answer an alert about a program that changedConnection alerts
- Open the Rules screenThe Rules screen
- Find a ruleThe Rules screen
- Turn a rule on or offThe Rules screen
- Edit a ruleThe Rules screen
- Delete a ruleThe Rules screen
- Approve a rule (clear the blue dot)The Rules screen
- Turn a Silent mode connection into a ruleThe Rules screen
- Lock the firewall rules with Touch ID or a passwordThe Rules screen
- Undo a rule changeThe Rules screen
- Export rules to a fileThe Rules screen
- Import rules from a fileThe Rules screen
- Back up or restore the firewall configurationThe Rules screen
- Reset the firewall to factory settingsThe Rules screen
- Subscribe to a rule groupThe Rules screen
- Make a rule groupThe Rules screen
- Clean up redundant or broken rulesThe Rules screen
- Make a new ruleThe Rules screen
- Turn a rule group on or offThe Rules screen
- Remove a groupThe Rules screen
- Back up the configurationThe Rules screen
- Restore a backupThe Rules screen
- Block an app from the internetMaking and editing a rule
- Allow an app to connect to one site onlyMaking and editing a rule
- Make a firewall ruleMaking and editing a rule
- Edit a firewall ruleMaking and editing a rule
- Make a rule that ends by itselfMaking and editing a rule
- Get asked every time an app connectsMaking and editing a rule
- Understand why a rule did or didn't applyMaking and editing a rule
- Add a blocklistBlocklists
- Add a blocklist by its web addressBlocklists
- Turn a blocklist offBlocklists
- Update a blocklist nowBlocklists
- Change how often a blocklist updatesBlocklists
- Remove a blocklistBlocklists
- Let one app past a blocklistBlocklists
- Turn off one entry in a blocklistBlocklists
- Approve new blocklist entriesBlocklists
- Add blocklistsBlocklists
- Make a profileProfiles and known networks
- Put rules in a profileProfiles and known networks
- Switch to another profileProfiles and known networks
- Switch profiles automatically on a Wi-Fi networkProfiles and known networks
- Stop profiles switching automaticallyProfiles and known networks
- Delete a profileProfiles and known networks
- Answer the new network questionProfiles and known networks
- Rename or forget a known networkProfiles and known networks
- Switch with the networkProfiles and known networks
- Turn on encrypted DNSEncrypted DNS
- Turn off encrypted DNSEncrypted DNS
- Choose a different DNS serverEncrypted DNS
- Use my own DNS serverEncrypted DNS
- Let a hotel or work Wi-Fi sign-in page work with encrypted DNSEncrypted DNS
- Test that my DNS is encryptedEncrypted DNS
- Open the firewall settingsFirewall settings
- Change what a new connection alert starts withFirewall settings
- Answer connection alerts automatically after a delayFirewall settings
- Show or hide the firewall in the menu barFirewall settings
- Set a shortcut that opens the Network MonitorFirewall settings
- Change how much connection history Goblin keepsFirewall settings
- Require Touch ID or a password to change firewall rulesFirewall settings
- Allow the goblin command to change the firewallFirewall settings
- Choose which firewall notifications you getFirewall settings
- Add my company network to Local NetworkFirewall settings
- Back up and restore the firewall configurationFirewall settings
- Import a backup from another firewall appFirewall settings
Keep Awake
38- Keep my Mac awake for a set timeKeep Awake basics
- Stop Keep AwakeKeep Awake basics
- Add more time to a Keep Awake sessionKeep Awake basics
- Keep my Mac awake until a certain timeKeep Awake basics
- Keep my Mac awake while a download finishesKeep Awake basics
- Keep my Mac awake while an app is runningKeep Awake basics
- Keep my Mac awake while a build or coding agent runsKeep Awake basics
- Turn Screen on, Closed lid or Jiggle on for the next sessionKeep Awake basics
- Turn Keep Awake on or off with a keyboard shortcutKeep Awake basics
- Find out what is stopping my Mac from sleepingKeep Awake basics
- Ask GoblinKeep Awake basics
- Ask your Goblin to manage a sessionKeep Awake basics
- Keep my Mac awake with the lid closedScreen, closed lid, mouse jiggle and Drive Alive
- Stop being asked for a password for closed-lid modeScreen, closed lid, mouse jiggle and Drive Alive
- Let my Mac sleep again after closed-lid modeScreen, closed lid, mouse jiggle and Drive Alive
- Keep the screen on or let it sleep during a sessionScreen, closed lid, mouse jiggle and Drive Alive
- Lock the screen while Keep Awake is runningScreen, closed lid, mouse jiggle and Drive Alive
- Stop Slack or Teams showing me as awayScreen, closed lid, mouse jiggle and Drive Alive
- Keep an external drive from spinning downScreen, closed lid, mouse jiggle and Drive Alive
- Make Keep Awake turn on by itselfKeep Awake triggers
- Keep my Mac awake while a certain app is in frontKeep Awake triggers
- Turn a trigger off without deleting itKeep Awake triggers
- Change the order triggers are checked inKeep Awake triggers
- Edit, copy or delete a triggerKeep Awake triggers
- Turn all triggers off at onceKeep Awake triggers
- Let a Wi-Fi trigger read the network nameKeep Awake triggers
- Open the Keep Awake settingsKeep Awake settings
- Change the lengths in the Start menuKeep Awake settings
- Start Keep Awake every time Goblin opensKeep Awake settings
- Stop Keep Awake when the battery is lowKeep Awake settings
- Choose which programs count as workKeep Awake settings
- Watch a different downloads folderKeep Awake settings
- Turn Keep Awake notifications on or offKeep Awake settings
- Show the time left in the menu barKeep Awake settings
- Add a separate Keep Awake menu bar itemKeep Awake settings
- Let an AI assistant start and stop Keep AwakeKeep Awake settings
- Sync Keep Awake settings between MacsKeep Awake settings
- Change the menu bar iconKeep Awake settings
Clipboard
129- Turn on the clipboard historyThe clipboard strip
- Turn off the clipboard historyThe clipboard strip
- Open the clipboard stripThe clipboard strip
- Paste a clipThe clipboard strip
- Paste a clip as plain textThe clipboard strip
- Paste with a number key (Quick Paste)The clipboard strip
- Let Goblin paste into other apps (Accessibility)The clipboard strip
- Copy a clip without pasting itThe clipboard strip
- Edit a text clipThe clipboard strip
- Annotate a picture in the clipboardThe clipboard strip
- Write a new clip by handThe clipboard strip
- Rename a clipThe clipboard strip
- Delete a clip and undo itThe clipboard strip
- Make the strip taller or shorterThe clipboard strip
- Fix new copies not showing upThe clipboard strip
- Paste yourself insteadThe clipboard strip
- Drag and dropThe clipboard strip
- Search your clipboard historySearching your clipboard
- Filter clips by app, kind, date or pinboardSearching your clipboard
- Search with terms like app: and after:Searching your clipboard
- Search in plain languageSearching your clipboard
- Save a search as a smart pinboardSearching your clipboard
- Edit a smart pinboard's searchSearching your clipboard
- Pin everything a smart pinboard showsSearching your clipboard
- Add a chip from the suggestionsSearching your clipboard
- Remove or edit a chipSearching your clipboard
- Ask the Goblin to searchSearching your clipboard
- Make a pinboardPinboards and the Trash
- Pin a clipPinboards and the Trash
- Rename a pinboard or change its colorPinboards and the Trash
- Take a clip out of a pinboardPinboards and the Trash
- Put back a deleted clipPinboards and the Trash
- Empty the TrashPinboards and the Trash
- Change how long clipboard history is keptPinboards and the Trash
- Erase the clipboard historyPinboards and the Trash
- Pin everything a smart pinboard showsPinboards and the Trash
- Delete a pinboardPinboards and the Trash
- Delete permanentlyPinboards and the Trash
- Open the Clipboard page in Goblin's windowThe Clipboard page and tab
- Make the cards bigger or smallerThe Clipboard page and tab
- Hide or show the inspectorThe Clipboard page and tab
- Select several clips and act on them togetherThe Clipboard page and tab
- Export clips as filesThe Clipboard page and tab
- Paste a clip from the menu bar panelThe Clipboard page and tab
- Copy a clip from the menu bar panel without pasting itThe Clipboard page and tab
- Make a template with fill-in fieldsSnippets and templates
- Paste a templateSnippets and templates
- Give a clip a triggerSnippets and templates
- Turn on text expansionSnippets and templates
- Remove a triggerSnippets and templates
- Change the trigger prefixSnippets and templates
- Stop snippets expanding in one appSnippets and templates
- Expand a trigger only after a space or ReturnSnippets and templates
- Give one trigger its own settingsSnippets and templates
- Ask the Goblin about snippetsSnippets and templates
- Start a Copy QueueCopy Queue, Quick Paste and other paste tools
- Paste the Copy Queue's items one by oneCopy Queue, Quick Paste and other paste tools
- End the Copy QueueCopy Queue, Quick Paste and other paste tools
- Paste a clip by its number (Quick Paste)Copy Queue, Quick Paste and other paste tools
- Combine clips into oneCopy Queue, Quick Paste and other paste tools
- Keep a clip floating above other windowsCopy Queue, Quick Paste and other paste tools
- Pick a color from anywhere on the screenCopy Queue, Quick Paste and other paste tools
- Take a screenshot straight into the clipboard historyCopy Queue, Quick Paste and other paste tools
- Change a clipboard shortcutCopy Queue, Quick Paste and other paste tools
- Capture shortcutsCopy Queue, Quick Paste and other paste tools
- Change a clip's text as you paste it (case, lines, JSON)Transforms and color formats
- Save a transformed clip as a new clipTransforms and color formats
- Strip tracking from a linkTransforms and color formats
- Copy a color in another formatTransforms and color formats
- Change the default color formatTransforms and color formats
- Switch the format a color card showsTransforms and color formats
- Paste the result or keep itTransforms and color formats
- Ask the Goblin to transform, combine or convertTransforms and color formats
- Pause the clipboardClipboard privacy
- Stop saving what one app copiesClipboard privacy
- Change how long codes and keys are keptClipboard privacy
- Reveal a masked code or keyClipboard privacy
- Turn on presentation modeClipboard privacy
- Turn off presentation mode that turned on by itselfClipboard privacy
- Clear clipboard history when Goblin quitsClipboard privacy
- Encrypt the clipboard historyClipboard privacy
- Stop link previews from fetching web pagesClipboard privacy
- Hide Goblin's clipboard windows from screen sharingClipboard privacy
- Ask the Goblin to change these settingsClipboard privacy
- Lock a pinboard with Touch IDLocked pinboards
- Unlock a locked pinboardLocked pinboards
- Lock a pinboard again right nowLocked pinboards
- Change how soon locked pinboards close againLocked pinboards
- Remove the lock from a pinboardLocked pinboards
- Search the clips in an unlocked pinboardLocked pinboards
- Check who can open a shared pinboardManage shared pinboards with the Goblin
- Invite someone to a pinboard by asking the GoblinManage shared pinboards with the Goblin
- Change who can open a shared pinboard's linkManage shared pinboards with the Goblin
- Change or remove one person's accessManage shared pinboards with the Goblin
- Stop sharing a pinboard by asking the GoblinManage shared pinboards with the Goblin
- Leave a shared pinboard by asking the GoblinManage shared pinboards with the Goblin
- Turn on clipboard suggestionsApple Intelligence and suggestions
- Search the clipboard in plain wordsApple Intelligence and suggestions
- Fix, rewrite, summarize or translate a clipApple Intelligence and suggestions
- Let suggestions read the window you're pasting intoApple Intelligence and suggestions
- Stop Goblin reading windows for suggestionsApple Intelligence and suggestions
- Use suggestionsApple Intelligence and suggestions
- Find clips in SpotlightApple Intelligence and suggestions
- Turn on iCloud sync for the clipboardSyncing clips between Macs
- Turn off iCloud sync for the clipboardSyncing clips between Macs
- Check whether sync is workingSyncing clips between Macs
- Share a pinboard with other peopleSyncing clips between Macs
- Accept a shared pinboard invitationSyncing clips between Macs
- Change what someone can do in a shared pinboardSyncing clips between Macs
- Leave a shared pinboardSyncing clips between Macs
- Stop sharing a pinboardSyncing clips between Macs
- Switch to a different Apple IDSyncing clips between Macs
- Reset the clipboard's iCloud dataSyncing clips between Macs
- Ask the Goblin about syncSyncing clips between Macs
- Import pinboards and history from another clipboard managerImporting and exporting pinboards
- Export pinboards to a folder of filesImporting and exporting pinboards
- Import pinboards from a folderImporting and exporting pinboards
- Add a photo, scan or sketch from your iPhoneImporting and exporting pinboards
- Turn the clipboard on or offClipboard settings
- Change the clipboard shortcutClipboard settings
- Turn clipboard sounds on or off, or change themClipboard settings
- Choose whether a clip pastes into the app or only copiesClipboard settings
- Change how long the clipboard keeps historyClipboard settings
- Erase the clipboard historyClipboard settings
- Empty the clipboard Trash automaticallyClipboard settings
- Find clips in SpotlightClipboard settings
- Change the Quick Paste or Plain Text keyClipboard settings
- Reset the clipboard shortcutsClipboard settings
- Ask the Goblin to change a settingClipboard settings
Screenshots & Recording
89- Take a screenshotTaking screenshots
- Take a screenshot of a menu or hover state with the self-timerTaking screenshots
- Capture a windowTaking screenshots
- Capture a long scrolling pageTaking screenshots
- Copy the text from part of the screenTaking screenshots
- Change what happens after a screenshotTaking screenshots
- Change the screenshot file type or nameTaking screenshots
- Copy, save or edit a capture from its cardQuick Access
- Pin a screenshot above your other windowsQuick Access
- Delete a capture from its cardQuick Access
- Move the cards or change their sizeQuick Access
- Turn off the capture cardQuick Access
- Change which buttons a card hasQuick Access
- Open a screenshot in the editor to mark it upAnnotating screenshots
- Add an arrow, text or highlight to a screenshotAnnotating screenshots
- Blur or hide private information in a screenshotAnnotating screenshots
- Put a background and padding behind a screenshotAnnotating screenshots
- Remove the background from a pictureAnnotating screenshots
- Combine several images into oneAnnotating screenshots
- Copy, save or share an edited screenshotAnnotating screenshots
- Record the screenRecording and the video editor
- Record a GIFRecording and the video editor
- Stop, pause or restart a recordingRecording and the video editor
- Record sound or show the cameraRecording and the video editor
- Show clicks and keystrokes in a recordingRecording and the video editor
- Draw on the screen while recordingRecording and the video editor
- Trim a recordingRecording and the video editor
- Zoom in on part of a recordingRecording and the video editor
- Speed up part of a recordingRecording and the video editor
- Export a recording as a video or GIFRecording and the video editor
- Record settingsRecording and the video editor
- Change the sound and the backgroundRecording and the video editor
- Find an old screenshot or recordingThe Screenshots pinboard
- Bring back the card for the last captureThe Screenshots pinboard
- Stop keeping captures in clipboard historyThe Screenshots pinboard
- Take a screenshot straight into historyThe Screenshots pinboard
- Copy text from part of the screenCapture Text
- Read the text in an image or PDF fileCapture Text
- Read the text in a copied imageCapture Text
- Collect several captures into one piece of textCapture Text
- Have the captured text read aloudCapture Text
- Capture text in another languageCapture Text
- Read a QR code or barcodeCapture Text
- Ask Goblin to manage languages and speechCapture Text
- Find the capture commands in the menu barMenu bar and desktop
- Hide the desktop icons for a clean screenshotMenu bar and desktop
- Choose which buttons the dropdown showsMenu bar and desktop
- Add a separate capture icon to the menu barMenu bar and desktop
- Hide the capture items from the right-click menuMenu bar and desktop
- Add your own image as a screenshot backgroundWallpaper backgrounds
- Remove a wallpaper from the background listWallpaper backgrounds
- Use a wallpaper behind a screenshotWallpaper backgrounds
- Turn on the capture shortcutsCapture keyboard shortcuts
- Change a capture shortcutCapture keyboard shortcuts
- Use ⌘⇧3, ⌘⇧4 and ⌘⇧5 for Goblin's screenshotsCapture keyboard shortcuts
- Fix a shortcut that clashes with anotherCapture keyboard shortcuts
- Reset the capture shortcutsCapture keyboard shortcuts
- Change how screenshots and recordings are namedAdvanced capture settings
- Put captures in subfolders by date or appAdvanced capture settings
- Use my own text recognition serverAdvanced capture settings
- Turn off the text-copied notificationAdvanced capture settings
- Allow Goblin to capture the screen (Screen Recording)Permissions for capture
- Allow the microphone or camera for recordingsPermissions for capture
- Fix screenshots that are blank or won't startPermissions for capture
- Set up cloud upload for screenshotsCloud upload
- Upload a screenshot and copy its linkCloud upload
- Make uploaded links expireCloud upload
- Find or delete past uploadsCloud upload
- Move my cloud credentials to another MacCloud upload
- Set up cloud upload credentials by asking GoblinProtected Capture configuration tasks
- Add or test a custom OCR provider by asking GoblinProtected Capture configuration tasks
- Take a screenshot from TerminalAutomating capture
- Start a capture from a link or launcherAutomating capture
- Use capture in the Shortcuts appAutomating capture
- Let an AI assistant see my screenAutomating capture
- Remove pages from a PDFPDF Tools
- Combine PDFs into onePDF Tools
- Split a PDF into single pagesPDF Tools
- Reorder the pages of a PDFPDF Tools
- Do PDF page edits by asking GoblinPDF Tools
- Start from a menu bar dropPDF Tools
- Crop or annotate an open screenshot by asking GoblinEditor tasks with Goblin
- Trim or zoom a recording by asking GoblinEditor tasks with Goblin
- Run several editor commands in one requestEditor tasks with Goblin
- Read the open-source licensesAcknowledgements
- Convert HEIC photos to JPGConvert images (HEIC converter)
- Change the quality of converted JPG filesConvert images (HEIC converter)
- Open an image in the annotation editor from the converterConvert images (HEIC converter)
- Convert images by asking GoblinConvert images (HEIC converter)
Settings
151- Open SettingsGeneral settings
- Find a setting by searchingGeneral settings
- Check for a Goblin update nowGeneral settings
- Turn automatic updates offGeneral settings
- Try Goblin beta versionsGeneral settings
- Start Goblin when I log inGeneral settings
- Show Goblin in the DockGeneral settings
- Turn Goblin's sound effects offGeneral settings
- Switch units (Celsius or Fahrenheit, bits or bytes)General settings
- Turn connection quality checks offGeneral settings
- Show my public IP addressGeneral settings
- Open Goblin with a shortcut from any appGeneral settings
- Give Goblin access to my foldersGeneral settings
- Add Uninstall with Goblin to Finder's menuGeneral settings
- Reset all settings on this MacGeneral settings
- Run administrator tasks without a passwordGeneral settings
- Talk to the GoblinGoblinAI settings
- Rename my goblinGoblinAI settings
- Change my goblin's personalityGoblinAI settings
- Turn off the animated GoblinGoblinAI settings
- Make the Goblin speak his repliesGoblinAI settings
- Ask what is slowing my Mac downGoblinAI settings
- Ask the Goblin to change a settingGoblinAI settings
- Let the Goblin remember factsGoblinAI settings
- Set up your goblinGoblinAI settings
- Run two to five steps in a rowGoblinAI settings
- Use exact names for targetsGoblinAI settings
- Change a setting by typingGoblinAI settings
- Switch between light and darkAppearance settings
- Change Goblin's color themeAppearance settings
- Give the menu bar panel its own colorsAppearance settings
- Pick a custom colorAppearance settings
- Make Goblin's text biggerAppearance settings
- Change Goblin's app iconAppearance settings
- Choose which tiles the menu bar panel showsLayout settings
- Hide a tab or change the order of the tabsLayout settings
- Hide or reorder the Overview's cardsLayout settings
- Put a layout back to the defaultLayout settings
- Hide a tool card from the Tools tabTools settings
- Put a tool card on the OverviewTools settings
- Reorder the tool cardsTools settings
- Turn on the Tools menu bar itemTools settings
- Show Keep Awake time left in the menu barTools settings
- Turn off the file-drop target or shake gestureTools settings
- Change the buttons in the menu bar dropdownTools settings
- Open zip and other archives with GoblinTools settings
- Turn the health check on or offHealth Check settings
- Hide the Mac health lineHealth Check settings
- Change when a check speaks upHealth Check settings
- Leave one check out of the health checkHealth Check settings
- Turn off the early disk notice or turn on the memory noticeHealth Check settings
- Reset the numbersHealth Check settings
- Choose which alerts I getAlerts settings
- Change when an alert goes offAlerts settings
- Turn alert notifications offAlerts settings
- Send a test notificationAlerts settings
- Stop alerts about one appAlerts settings
- Choose graph and warning colorsAlerts settings
- Turn off the force quit and Trash dropdownsAlerts settings
- Clean junk from a drive when I eject itAlerts settings
- Sync Goblin's settings between my MacsiCloud Sync settings
- Sync clipboard history and pinboards through iCloudiCloud Sync settings
- Choose which Mac winsiCloud Sync settings
- Check whether iCloud sync is workingiCloud Sync settings
- Reset iCloud dataiCloud Sync settings
- Delete Goblin's iCloud dataiCloud Sync settings
- Stop Goblin suggesting I stop idle dev serversProjects settings
- Protect a program from dev server cleanupProjects settings
- Change when Goblin warns about a leaking dev serverProjects settings
- Change which ports count as dev serversProjects settings
- Show GitHub pull requests and preview deploymentsProjects settings
- Install the goblin commandProjects settings
- Let an AI assistant ask about my MacProjects settings
- Change how long a server gets to shut downProjects settings
- Dim inactive windowsWindow Dimming
- Change how dark the dimming isWindow Dimming
- Keep a display or app from being dimmedWindow Dimming
- Turn Window Dimming on or off with a shortcutWindow Dimming
- Clear Goblin's historyHistory settings
- Reset every app's volume to 100%History settings
- See how much space history takesHistory settings
- Turn on ClipbarClipbar
- Change a Clipbar shortcutClipbar
- Stop the bar appearing by itselfClipbar
- Open the paste bar with a mouse buttonClipbar
- Change the bar's size or positionClipbar
- Choose what Clean Paste cleans upClipbar
- Stop Clipbar in one app or websiteClipbar
- Add an action to the barClipbar
- Reorder, hide or group actionsClipbar
- Reset the bar to its default actionsClipbar
- Make a custom actionClipbar
- Choose where Create Note and Read Later goClipbar
- Put an Apple Shortcut on the barClipbar
- Add an extensionClipbar
- Add a ready-made action from the catalogClipbar
- Rename an action or change its iconClipbar
- Choose the Search With sitesClipbar
- Choose the link shortenerClipbar
- Add or remove an action on the ClipbarClipbar actions
- Make a QR code from selected textClipbar actions
- Shorten the links in a selectionClipbar actions
- Paste without formattingClipbar actions
- Use Clipbar from the keyboardClipbar keyboard, search and results
- Search every Clipbar action by typingClipbar keyboard, search and results
- Give an action its own keyboard shortcutClipbar keyboard, search and results
- Replace my selection with a resultClipbar keyboard, search and results
- Reopen the last resultClipbar keyboard, search and results
- Read it another wayClipbar keyboard, search and results
- Convert a currency, unit or timeClipbar Convert
- Set my currency for ConvertClipbar Convert
- Change which currency a $ meansClipbar Convert
- Turn on Window TilingWindow tiling
- Tile a window with a keyboard shortcutWindow tiling
- Snap a window by dragging it to a screen edgeWindow tiling
- Tile a window from the green buttonWindow tiling
- Make my own window layoutWindow tiling
- Add space between tiled windowsWindow tiling
- Stop tiling one app's windowsWindow tiling
- Change the preview colorsWindow tiling
- Restore the defaultsWindow tiling
- Email Goblin supportHelp & Feedback, What's New and uninstalling
- Report a bugHelp & Feedback, What's New and uninstalling
- Request a featureHelp & Feedback, What's New and uninstalling
- Find my Goblin version numberHelp & Feedback, What's New and uninstalling
- Replay the welcome tutorialHelp & Feedback, What's New and uninstalling
- Read what's new in this versionHelp & Feedback, What's New and uninstalling
- Open the questions and answersHelp & Feedback, What's New and uninstalling
- Read the acknowledgementsHelp & Feedback, What's New and uninstalling
- Uninstall GoblinHelp & Feedback, What's New and uninstalling
- Turn display controls on or offDisplay controls
- Control my monitor's brightness with the keyboard keysDisplay controls
- Change a display's resolution or refresh rateDisplay controls
- Link brightness across screensDisplay controls
- Dim screens during the screen saverDisplay controls
- Give display controls their own shortcutsDisplay controls
- Find a setting in SettingsThe Menu Bar, Keep Awake, Clipboard, iCloud Sync and Firewall panes
- Open the Menu Bar settingsThe Menu Bar, Keep Awake, Clipboard, iCloud Sync and Firewall panes
- Turn on MeasureMeasure
- Measure something on screenMeasure
- Change the units Measure usesMeasure
- Copy a measurementMeasure
- Stop Measure working in one appMeasure
- Restore my last measuring sessionMeasure
- Change how measurements lookMeasure
- Take a screenshot while measuringMeasure
- Find apps that overlap with GoblinOverlapping apps
- Try an overlapping feature in GoblinOverlapping apps
- Keep both apps and stop suggestionsOverlapping apps
- Turn off overlap suggestionsOverlapping apps
- Review removing an overlapping appOverlapping apps
Automation
40- Install the goblin commandThe goblin command
- Fix "command not found"The goblin command
- See which dev servers are running from TerminalThe goblin command
- Stop a dev server from TerminalThe goblin command
- Restart a dev server from TerminalThe goblin command
- Open a dev server in the browser from TerminalThe goblin command
- Clean up idle dev servers from TerminalThe goblin command
- Change the firewall from TerminalThe goblin command
- Keep the Mac awake while a command runsThe goblin command
- Copy or save clipboard items from TerminalThe goblin command
- Open a goblin:// linkgoblin:// links
- Start a Keep Awake session from a linkgoblin:// links
- Stop or extend Keep Awake from a linkgoblin:// links
- Save text to the clipboard from a linkgoblin:// links
- Pause clipboard history from a linkgoblin:// links
- Open the uninstall review for an app from a linkgoblin:// links
- Extract or compress files from a linkgoblin:// links
- Show a pinboard from a linkgoblin:// links
- Open folders and disks with Goblingoblin:// links
- Add a Goblin action to a shortcutShortcuts actions
- Get a warning when my Mac runs hotShortcuts actions
- Make a shortcut that keeps my Mac awake for a set timeShortcuts actions
- Say a phrase to Siri to run GoblinShortcuts actions
- Find my clipboard clips in SpotlightShortcuts actions
- Run the goblin command from a shortcutShortcuts actions
- Run an AppleScript that controls Keep AwakeAppleScript
- Keep my Mac awake from AppleScriptAppleScript
- Stop Keep Awake from AppleScriptAppleScript
- Check how long Keep Awake has left from AppleScriptAppleScript
- Get startedSiri Phrases
- Open screens & guidesSiri Phrases
- Let Claude or another AI app use GoblinAI assistants (MCP)
- Add Goblin to Claude, Claude Code, Cursor or CodexAI assistants (MCP)
- Add Goblin to Claude Code with a commandAI assistants (MCP)
- Add Goblin to Claude Desktop by handAI assistants (MCP)
- Let an AI app start and stop Keep AwakeAI assistants (MCP)
- Let an AI app read my clipboardAI assistants (MCP)
- Let an AI app extract and create archivesAI assistants (MCP)
- Fix an AI app that can't see Goblin's toolsAI assistants (MCP)
- Set it up by handAI assistants (MCP)
Help & Privacy
19- Remove your dataPrivacy and your data
- Where do I get Goblin?Common questions
- Can I sync my clipboard between Macs?Common questions
- How do I turn off the animated Goblin?Common questions
- How do I open Goblin's window?Common questions
- How do I reset Goblin?Common questions
- How do I stop automatic updates?Common questions
- How do I uninstall Goblin?Common questions
- How do I get help?Common questions
- Fix a missing Goblin menu bar iconTroubleshooting
- Stop a permission from asking again and againTroubleshooting
- Unblock an app the firewall is blockingTroubleshooting
- Fix screenshots that don't workTroubleshooting
- Fix a Mac that won't stay awake or won't sleepTroubleshooting
- Find a dev server that isn't listedTroubleshooting
- Fix notifications that don't appearTroubleshooting
- Reset Goblin's settingsTroubleshooting
- Contact supportTroubleshooting
- Make Goblin use less CPU and energyHow light Goblin is