PopClip
PopClip is a macOS text productivity utility that shows instant actions when you select text, helping you copy, paste, search, and transform content quickly.
What is PopClip?
PopClip is a native macOS utility for working faster with selected text. When you highlight text, it displays a compact pop-up bar of actions so you can copy, paste, search, open links, change case, and send text to other apps without using menus or keyboard shortcuts. It is designed for Mac users who edit, research, write, browse, and move information between apps throughout the day. PopClip also supports extensions, which expand the action list with additional text-processing and app-integration options for different workflows. The app fits especially well into writing, office, and research tasks where small repeated text actions add up over time. PopClip is published by Nicholas Moore.
Key features
- Show a pop-up action bar when you select text
- Copy, paste, search, and open links from selected text
- Transform text with actions such as changing case
- Use extensions to add more text actions and integrations
- Trigger actions without opening app menus
- Work across many everyday macOS apps
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
PopClip is legitimate Mac utility software for text selection actions. Its on-screen behavior and accessibility-related interaction with selected text are consistent with its purpose. Review any extensions you install, because extensions can add extra actions and may interact with other apps or online services depending on what they do.
Recommendation: Keep PopClip if you use its text action pop-up or extensions as part of your daily workflow. Remove it if you no longer want quick text actions, but expect its selection menu and any related extensions or custom setup to stop working.
Common paths
/Applications/PopClip.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.pilotmoon.popclip
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/PopClip
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.pilotmoon.popclip.plist
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