
The guys at MacStories have written extensively about building Extension Snippets, so I won’t rehash the whole process here. But when you want to fire off a shortcut with some selected text as the input, Extension Snippets are where you want to look.

Some of these replicate functionality that I’ve built into shortcuts.
#Popclips mac download#
There you can rearrange or remove existing extensions (pencil icon) and visit the extension library to download actions for additional functionality (plus icon). Not only are there the staples like Cut, Copy, and Paste, but you can also fire off a web search from your highlighted text, open links, look up a definition, and correct spelling mistakes just by highlighting some text.īut don’t skip on clicking through the menu bar app to its puzzle piece tab, which brings up the list of PopClip extensions you have installed.

I’d gladly pay that amount in an annual subscription to keep using it.Įven before we get to the, well, extensive Extension library to power up PopClip, you get a bunch of functionality with the vanilla installation. It costs a cool $15.99 on the Mac App Store, and I’ll tell you, it’s worth every penny. I’ve been using PopClip, developed by Pilotmoon Software, for years. Good news: I’ve got a workaround to fix it.
#Popclips mac plus#
You know how on iOS and iPadOS when you highlight text, you get that little popover menu with Copy, Paste, and Share buttons? Super helpful, right? What if I told you that you could get that same functionality, plus more, on macOS as well?īad news: If you try to get the most out of PopClip by integrating it with Shortcuts, it crashes. ⌘ DecemFixing PopClip’s Shortcuts Issues…with Shortcuts
