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  • PopClip (Mac App Store)
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    • Support
      • support@pilotmoon.com
    • Extensions

About PopClip

'In the simplest terms, PopClip ($4.99, but you can get a free trial) adds left-click actions to text. When you highlight a block of text, PopClip automatically pops up and offers you a few different actions you can do with the text. It looks a lot like the highlight function in iOS. If you're not a fan of keyboard shortcuts, this alone is a pretty handy little feature. However, what makes PopClip truly interesting is the extensions. With these installed, you can select a block of text, and instantly send it over to your favorite to-do program, notes app, or even append that text to existed clipboard text.'
*TIP: You can make PopClip appear with AppleScript (one line): tell application 'PopClip' to appear
  • TIP can be helpful if you attach it to a keyboard shortcut, see HammerSpoon and Creating a Service with Automator.
  • Pilotmoon.com: PopClip (Official page) (Mac App Store)

Mac App Store vs. Website Download

'Mac App Store is unable to install older versions of purchased apps. If you previously purchased PopClip on the Mac App Store and you wish to reinstall it on your Mac running OS X 10.6 or 10.7, please install from this page and contact me for a license key.'
  • Pilotmoon Software Knowledge Base: Download PopClip

Beta Version

PopClip latest beta. This is the latest in-development version. See the release notes for details.

PopClip Extensions

If you are have software development skills, you can make your own PopClip extensions. Extensions can call AppleScripts, run shell scripts, invoke system services, generate keystrokes and open URLs. The possibilities are endless.

Action TypeDescriptionExample
ServiceInvoke a Mac OS X Service, passing the selected text.MakeSticky
AppleScriptRun an AppleScript, with the selected text embedded.Evernote
Shell ScriptRun a shell script, with the selected text passed as an environment variable.Uppercase
URLOpen an HTTP URL, with the selected text URL-encoded and inserted.GoogleTranslate
KeypressPress a key combination.Delete
PopClip Extensions install to:

Related sources:
  • Pilotmoon.com: PopClip (Official page)
  • Lifehacker.com: How to Soup Up Your Mac's Left-Click with PopClip

PopClip Preferences/Settings

  • Start at Login
  • Show in menu bar
  • Appearance Size
  • Spelling Language
  • Actions/Extensions (PopClip Extensions)
  • Excluded Apps
  • PopClip Feedback - Pilotmoon Support <support@pilotmoon.com>
  • Pilotmoon Software (Twitter)

Preventing PopClip from Appearing

  • Hold down the ⌘ or Fn key while selecting text, and PopClip will not appear.
  • To avoid PopClip showing up when using a particular application, add it to the Excluded Apps list in PopClip preferences. Click the '+' button to show the file chooser, and select the application you want to add to the list.
  • Tip: Holding ⌥ when clicking '+'adds the currently active application directly to the list.
  • You can turn off PopClip completely by clicking the on/off button in the preferences panel.
  • Tip: Right-clicking the PopClip menu bar icon is a shortcut to toggle PopClip on/off.
  • Advanced tip: You can also toggle PopClip on/off using AppleScript.

Tweaking PopClip

Increase the max number of activated extensions (limit 25)

At Terminal: “defaults write com.pilotmoon.popclip MaxNumberOfExtensions -int 99” then Quit and restart PopClip

See Also

  • PopClip Extensions - This repository contains the documentation for making your own extensions (this readme file) as well as the source files for the extensions published on the main PopClip Extensions page.
  • Mac::PopClip::Quick - quickly write PopClip extensions in Perl http://metacpan.org/release/Mac-PopClip-Quick/
  • github.com:
  • Application Integration
    • Choosy - An extension for PopClip to integrate with Choosy.
  • MacOS: Spotlight
    • Spotlight - Spotlight extension for PopClip.
  • Development
    • Annotation - This extension help you to annotate your code with PopClip
    • CoffeeScript - CoffeeScript-to-JS conversion extension for PopClip.
  • Network
    • MacID - Send Selected Text to all iOS devices via MacID
  • Numbers
    • Pure Number - Converts any Chinese numbers into pure Arabic figures.
  • Reference
  • Web
    • Library Genesis: Search selected text in Library Genesis with default browser.
    • Sci-Hub: Search selected text in Sci-Hub with default browser.
    • YouTube Download - PopClip extension to download video referred by selected URL using youtube-dl to ~/Movies directory. youtube-dl should already be installed in your system.

When you select text using your mouse, PopClip appears with these actions:

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Cut, Copy and Paste
Just like usual clipboard functions on your Mac.
Note: Cut and Paste only appear where the text is editable.
Tip: Hold shift (⇧) when you click Cut, Copy or Paste to strip the formatting from the text in the process.
Search
Perform web search for the selected text, in a new browser tab.
See also: Change the Search Engine.
Open Link
Open the selected web address(es), in a new browser tab.
Tip: If you select several links, PopClip will open all of them.
Bonus tip: If you hold shift (⇧) when you click Open Link, PopClip will copy the links to the clipboard as a list.
Use Address
Compose a new email to the selected address(es).
Reveal in Finder
Reveal the selected file path in Finder.
Try it out: ~/Documents
Dictionary
Look up the selected word in the built-in Dictionary app.
Note: The Dictionary action only appears if the word you selected is actually in the dictionary.
Spelling
If PopClip thinks the word is misspelled, it will offer suggestions. Click the correct word to correct the spelling.
Note: Spelling suggestions only appear where the text is editable.
Another note: You may need to set the Spelling Language in PopClip preferences, to match the language you are writing in.
And many, many more...
Make sure to check out the PopClip Extensions page, where you can choose from over 100 more actions to add to PopClip. You can also make your own extensions.
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How to activate Paste

There are three ways to make PopClip appear when you want to paste in an empty text field:

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  2. PopClip 是一款很多人第一次接触 Mac 时都会去尝试的 App，因为它的操作逻辑和 iOS 上的文本处理非常接近。当你在 Mac 上选中一段文字时，PopClip 就会弹出一个像 iOS 一样的悬浮条，你可以通过这个悬浮条快捷地实现复制、粘贴、搜索、拼写纠正、词典查询等功能。.

PopClip for Mac is designed to make copying and pasting text just a bit faster, while providing quick access to a useful set of extensions.

  1. Long press (hold the mouse button for 0.5 seconds);
  2. Shift-click (click while holding down the Shift (⇧) key);
  3. Double-click.

Methods 1 and 2 will also summon PopClip at an insertion point between characters.

How long does PopClip stay on screen?

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PopClip's will remain on screen until:

  • You click or type anywhere outside PopClip
  • You move the mouse away to another part of the screen
  • You scroll the scroll wheel

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Paste and Match Style

Hold down the shift (⇧) key when you click Paste, to paste without formatting. You can also hold shift when you click Copy (and Cut), to copy without formatting.

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Tip: You can also add a dedicated Paste and Match Style button using the Paste and Match Style extension.

Prevent PopClip appearing

There are several ways to tame PopClip, if you find that it appears when you don't want it to.

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  • Hold down the ⌘ or Fn key while selecting text, and PopClip will not appear.
  • To avoid PopClip showing up when using a particular application, add it to the Excluded Apps list in PopClip preferences. Click the '+' button to show the file chooser, and select the application you want to add to the list.

    Tip: Holding ⌥ when clicking '+'adds the currently active application directly to the list.

  • You can turn off PopClip completely by clicking the on/off button in the preferences panel.

    Tip: Right-clicking the PopClip menu bar icon is a shortcut to toggle PopClip on/off.

    Advanced tip: You can also toggle PopClip on/off using AppleScript.

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Advanced Topics

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Now that you have mastered the basics, see the Advanced Topics section to get more out of PopClip.





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