Liquid

What is Liquid?

Liquid is a native Mac productivity app for working with selected text anywhere on your Mac. It helps writers, researchers, students, and other text-heavy users perform quick actions without breaking their reading or writing flow. Common uses include looking up definitions and etymology, translating words or phrases, searching reference sites, copying results, and reformatting dense passages into a more readable focused view. The app is designed around invoking tools from highlighted text, which makes it useful during note-taking, research, drafting, and document review. Liquid is published by The Augmented Text Company and is available for macOS through the App Store.

Key features

• Look up definitions, meanings, and word origins from selected text
• Translate highlighted words and phrases without leaving your current app
• Search reference and web sources directly from selected text
• Copy results or send useful text into notes and writing workflows
• Open a focused reading view for dense text passages
• Use keyboard shortcuts and Services integration for faster text actions

Safety overview

Status: Mostly safe

Liquid is a legitimate Mac text utility. Its text-based features may involve sending selected words or passages to web services or AI features when you choose those actions, so avoid using those commands with sensitive material unless you are comfortable sharing it. Keyboard shortcuts and Services integration are normal for this kind of app. If you no longer use Liquid, removing it should only affect its own text tools and shortcuts.

Recommendation: Keep Liquid if you regularly research, translate, cite, or inspect text while reading and writing on your Mac. If you do not use its text actions or shortcuts, you can remove it with little impact beyond losing those convenience features.

Common paths

• /Applications/Liquid.app

Related apps

• Author
• Reader

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