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#POPCLIPEXTENSIONS INSTALL#

You can do it anywhere you can type text - in the TextEdit app, in your favourite notes app, anywhere you like.įor example, you can go ahead and change the name and the URL from the example above to anything you like, to create your own search extension (keeping the *** as the search query placeholder).Įxtension snippets are also easy to share with others, since you can put them anywhere you can put text. You can now create your own extensions just by typing text in a text field and selecting it. Hopefully you are starting to realise the possibilities. You installed a new extension in PopClip just by selecting some text! This particular extension will search Emojipedia for the selected text. Select that text above, and you’ll see an “Install Extension” action in PopClip:

It is easiest to show with examples, so without further ado, here is an extension snippet: # popclip

There’s a whole Show and Tell section on the PopClip forum with examples for inspiration.PopClip 2021.11 introduced a new, simple way to create and share your own extensions, which I am calling Extension Snippets. What’s really cool about this is that you can use any URL. To search for the term habits, I just click the icon for the extension and the site search opens in a new Safari tab. For example, here’s what it looks like when I highlight the word habits on a webpage in Safari: To use the extension, just highlight text in any application and select the option from the PopClip toolbar.

The extensions are contextually aware of what text you highlight, so you won’t see all the available options when you highlight text - only the ones that are appropriate for the text you selected. You can toggle any of your PopClip extensions on or off from the Menu Bar. PopClip will activate from the Menu Bar, and your extensions will be added to the available options.

#POPCLIPEXTENSIONS INSTALL#

Once you have your PopClip extension text, just highlight it and click Install Extension from the PopClip toolbar. Alternatively, you can use any of the SF Symbols 13 icons by using icon: symbol:, but you cannot overlay text when using a symbol this way. You can use the normal shape outline, or use the filled modifier. This specific URL will take the content of the text and search the TSS website.Ī quick note on the icons: you can use square, circle, or search for shape names.

The url: *** is the URL the extension will trigger, with the *** characters representing the highlighted text.

The S is the text that will appear in the shape in the PopClip toolbar.

The icon: square filled S is optional, but allows us to use an icon in our PopClip bar instead of the extension name.

The name: TSS is the name the extension will have once we add it to PopClip.

The # popclip on the first line is what triggers the ability to install the extension.

Let’s break this down and explain what’s going on here. You just need to have text that is properly formatted. You can add a PopClip extension from any text editor. Using PopClip, you can quickly add to-dos to your task manager, events to your calendar, and a whole lot more.Īnd with version 2021.11, you can now easily create your own PopClip extensions using just a few lines of text with a new feature called Extensions Snippets. It gives you an iOS-style bar above any text that you select, allowing you to instantly send it to another app using over 200 available extensions. PopClip is a text utility that I’ve learned to rely on when working from my Mac.