#Popclip alternative mac os x#
#Popclip alternative install#

zip extension and unzipping it, to reveal a. You can examine an existing PopClip extension by renaming it with a. popclipextz filesįor distribution on the PopClip Extensions page, extensions are zipped and renamed with the extension. Filter by whether the text contains a URL, email address or file path.Īnatomy of a PopClip Extension About.

Filter by whether cut, copy or paste is available.

Filter by application (either include or exclude).

Filter by matching a regular expression.

Open an HTTP URL, with the selected text URL-encoded and inserted.Īll extensions have access to the following filtering mechanisms, to help prevent them appearing when they are not useful: Run a shell script, with the selected text passed as an environment variable.

Run an AppleScript, with the selected text embedded.

#Popclip alternative mac os x#

Invoke a Mac OS X Service, passing the selected text. There are five main kinds of actions supported by PopClip extensions. To enable it, run this command in Terminal: defaults write EnableExtensionDebug -bool YES To help you when debugging Script extensions, PopClip can be configure to write script output and debug info to the console. Be careful about the extensions you create, and be wary about loading extensions you get from someone else. Please be aware that PopClip extensions can contain arbitrary executable scripts. Run the following command at the Terminal, then Quit and restart PopClip: defaults write LoadUnsignedExtensions -bool YES If you find this gets annoying while you are testing your work, you can turn off the warning.

#Popclip alternative install#

Extension Signingīy default, PopClip will display a warning dialog when you try to install your own extension, because it is not digitally signed by Pilotmoon Software. I reserve the right to change or remove features in future versions of PopClip at any time.

You need to be comfortable with creating and editing plist files, scripts, and so on. Please note that user-created extensions are not an officially supported part of PopClip. These instructions are designed to help a technically competent person to create their own PopClip extension. Create Your Own Custom Extension for PopClip (Tuts+).Here are some external 'how to' guides for creating extensions: I will take care of that.įor an easy way to create certain types of extension with no coding necessary, check out Brett Terpstra's PopMaker app. Don't worry about signing the extension.

I will choose which extensions to publish at my sole discretion, and I may make changes to any extension.

By contributing to this repo, you agree that your contribution may be published at PopClip Extensions.

Thank you for contributing! Contributors, please note the following: Contributor credits are are shown in the readme file of each individual extension. CreditsĪll the extensions and documentation were created by Nick Moore, except where stated. LicenseĪll extension source files are published under the MIT License (see LICENSE) unless noted otherwise in the readme files of individual 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. PopClip extensions add extra actions to PopClip. Documentation for PopClip 1.5.8 Introduction