PopClip Version History

2024.12 (4688) Dec 18, 2024

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This is a maintenance release that improves compatibility and reliability, and squashes a few bugs. In particular:

Fixed some situations where PopClip would fail to appear when selecting text.
Pressing ⌘C sometimes had no effect when pressed simultaneously with PopClip appearing.
The Open URL action now supports the lt: (LiquidText) URL scheme.

There are also several updates for extension development; see the Developer Changelog for full details.

2024.5.2 (4615) Jun 5, 2024

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2024.5.2 (4615):

Bug fixes.

2024.5.1 (4586):

Fixed crash at launch that affected some users.

2024.5 (4578):

This is a general housekeeping update with various fixes to keep PopClip running smoothly. Thanks to everyone who has reported issues and tested betas to help make PopClip better.

The most notable fixes are:

Fixed “Start at Login” checkbox not working in some circumstances.
Fixed Standlone edition not recognising Mac App Store receipt in some circumstances.

See Beta Version History for details about every change in this version.

This release also includes a couple of new features for extensions developers that you can read about in Developer Changelog.

2024.3.2 (4516) Mar 27, 2024

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2024.3.2 (4516):

Fixed: Some icon images not appearing correctly in the PopClip bar.

2024.3.1 (4513):

Fixed: PopClip failing to open links and searches in browsers, in some circumstances.

2024.3 (4508):

Added: Search and Open Link now open in a background tab when holding Shift (⇧) (supported browsers only).
Added: The Search action can now be configured with an alternate search engine, activated by holding Option (⌥).
Added: Basic support for LibreWolf, Thorium, and Sigma OS browsers.
Fixed: In Safari, fixed an issue where a new tab launched from a Tab Group window would open in a different window.
Fixed: In Google Chrome, fixed an issue where a new tab launched from an Incognito window would open in a regular window.
Fixed: Improved compatibility with Anki, Telegram, Evernote, Figma, and OmniFocus 4.
Fixed: Erroneous behavior with the “Dvorak - QWERTY ⌘” keyboard layout.
Fixed: Minor bugs.
Localization: Added user-contributed Ukrainian user interface translation. PopClip is now available in 18 languages.

This release also includes new features for developing extensions. For more details, see the Developer Changelog.

2023.9 (4225) Sep 19, 2023

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In this release, I have again focused on improving reliability and compatibility, plus a few minor improvements.

Added: Improved link detection. PopClip now detects links in text without an http:// or https:// prefix for all the newer top-level domains, e.g. .shop, .news, .coffee.
Added: In Arc browser, extensions now get the page URL and title.
Added: Basic support for Waterfox browser.
Changed: The menu bar icon is a little bit smaller.
Changed: The minimum system requirement is now macOS 10.15 Catalina.
Fixed: Appears more consistently when selecting text in particular apps, including Obsidian, VS Code, Notion, Ulysses and others.
Fixed: Various bug fixes. Gotta squash ‘em all.

In addition, there are new features for extension developers, including TypeScript support, which you can read about in the Developer Changelog.

2023.7 (4151) Jul 18, 2023

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Changed: PopClip has a new application icon and a reshaped menu bar icon to match it.
Added: Improved support for the following browsers: Arc, Orion, Tor Browser, Mullvad, DEVONagent Pro.
Fixed: PopClip can now detect that the selection is read-only in Google Chrome.
Fixed: Added a work-around for a Chromium bug that could cause PopClip to not see the newlines in the text selection. This should improve some things in Google Chrome, Chromium-based browsers, and Electron apps such as Obsidian.
Fixed: Certain Iconify icons which appeared glitched now display correctly.
Fixed: PDF Expert compatibility (once again).
Localization: Added full Turkish and Slovak translations, thanks to volunteer translators.
Changed: PopClip no longer appears automatically in JetBrains apps, but it can still be summoned by keyboard shortcut. See forum post: About PopClip compatibility with JetBrains IDEs.

This update is released on the day PopClip’s 12th birthday. Thank you for your ongoing enthusiasm and feedback. -Nick

2022.12 (4069) Dec 6, 2022

3.86 Mb≥ macOS 10.13.6Intel 64-bitApple Silicon

Improved compatibility with Google Docs, 1Password 8, PDF Expert 3 and Xcode 14.
New features for snippet creators and extension developers.
Bug fixes.

This version of PopClip sends crash reports and anonymous usage statistics to the developer. For more information see the Privacy notice.

Read the Changelog in the PopClip Extensions GitHub repository for details about new features for extensions and snippets.

Visit the PopClip Forum for the latest news, tips and conversation about PopClip.

2022.5 (3895) May 2, 2022

3.76 Mb≥ macOS 10.13.6Intel 64-bitApple Silicon

This release focuses on fixes and improvements to your PopClip experience. It also adds capabilites that will allow new kinds of extensions in future.

Fixed bug where using the Select All extension could result in an endless spinner.
Fixed bug where PopClip might fail to pop up if you had set custom mouse pointer colors (in Accessibility preferences).
VoiceOver will now describe PopClip as “PopClip” instead of just “system dialog”.
PopClip can now appear for very large selections - up to 10 million characters. (Now you can Word Count the complete Shakespeare.)
Recognises the new DuckDuckGo browser for performing web searches.
Compatibility with PDF Expert 3.
Allows Formatting extension to work in Visual Studio Code.
Plus other small fixes. Thank you all for reporting things!

Extension developers can check the Changelog in the PopClip Extensons GitHub repository for full details of new capabilities available to extensions.

As ever, please email me at support@pilotmoon.com, or visit the PopClip Forum, if you have any questions or feedback.

2021.11.1 (3788) Nov 1, 2021

3.61 Mb≥ macOS 10.13.6Intel 64-bitApple Silicon

You can now set a system-wide keyboard shortcut to trigger PopClip to appear.
Option to automatically set the dark/light appearance of the PopClip bar to match the system.
Made the “small” popup size a little more compact.
Improved compatibility with Electron-based apps such as Discord and VS Code.
And bug fixes, of course.

If PopClip releases had code-names, this one would be called “Iceberg” because there’s not much to see on the surface, but there’s a lot going on underneath. This release also includes big improvements to the system for creating your own extensions, including running Shortcuts on macOS Monterey. Look out for documentation coming soon to the PopClip Extensions GitHub repo, as well as how-to guides on the new PopClip forum at https://forum.popclip.app/ — to which, having read to the bottom of the release notes, you are specially invited. -Nick

Note: v2021.11.1 is the same as v2021.11, it just fixes a problem that only affected the standalone (non-MAS) version.

2021.10 (3543) Sep 30, 2021

3.12 Mb≥ macOS 10.13.6Intel 64-bitApple Silicon

Fix: Paste and Match Style extension not appearing.
Fix: Incorrect tooltip text when hovering over buttons.
Fix: Not appearing in Firefox in some situations.

2021.9 (3510) Sep 22, 2021

3.15 Mb≥ macOS 10.13.6Intel 64-bitApple Silicon

Choose a second spelling language in prefs, to check spelling in two languages at once.
Option for Light or Dark appearance.
Option to display the Cut, Copy and Paste actions as icons.
Option to make PopClip appear above or below the text.
Fixed capturing HTML from Chrome, Edge and Opera.
“Open Link” now recognizes craftdocs: and x-devonthink-item: as URL schemes.
“Reveal in Finder” now opens the folder directly when selecting a folder path.
Removed “Use Address” as a built-in action. This is now available as part of the “Email” extension.
Fixed bug where PopClip would go to 100% CPU when selecting a huge amount of text.
Added Danish and Traditional Chinese translations.
Improvements to the programming interface for extension developers (see extensions documentation).
Now requires macOS 10.13.6 or above.
Various other tweaks, fixes and minor embetterings.

2021.4 (3131) Apr 30, 2021

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Improved support for Vivaldi and SideKick browsers.
Improved compatibility with PDF Expert.
Improved compatibility with IntelliJ apps.
Fixed appearing as “0” in System Preferences.
Several more bug fixes of a minor or obscure nature.

2020.12 (3117) Dec 10, 2020

2.72 Mb≥ macOS 10.12.6Intel 64-bitApple Silicon

PopClip is now a Universal app, for both Intel and Apple Silicon / M1 chip.
PopClip can now request Reminders access on behalf of extensions. This allows for a new Reminders extension.
Fix: Appearing when double-clicking on videos, etc. in web pages.
Fix: Not appearing when selecting italic text in Microsoft Word.
Fix (on Big Sur): Prefs menu not appearing, or appearing in the wrong place, when PopClip’s menu bar icon is hidden.
Fix (on Sierra and High Sierra): Graphical glitches in PopClip prefs.
Improved compatibility with Evernote 10. (Please note: the Evernote PopClip extension still does not work with Evernote 10, due to Evernote 10 not supporting AppleScript.)

2020.10 (3062) Oct 28, 2020

1.73 Mb≥ macOS 10.12.6Intel 64-bit

Fix crash when activating certain extensions (Select All, Formatting, Highlight, Delete, and Paste and Enter).
Full support for Microsoft Edge browser.
Improve compatibility with apps: iTerm2, BBEdit, UltraEdit, SecureCRT.

2019.10 (3032) Nov 5, 2019

1.89 Mb≥ macOS 10.12Intel 64-bit

Avoid duplicate actions sometimes appearing in the PopClip bar.
Avoid unintentional “auto copy” where PopClip could fail to restore the original clipboard contents after selecting text.
PopClip will now better avoid appearing in non-text situations (such as graphics editing and games).
Fix a freezing bug that could happen when activating the Search action, or using extensions in a browser.
Exclude PopClip from apps running under Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion and Crossover.
In text editors, avoid incorrect text being pasted when the user presses Command-V immediately after selecting text.

2019.9.1 (1978) Sep 27, 2019

1.85 Mb≥ macOS 10.12.6Intel 64-bit

Show PopClip in an empty text field with a double-click, Shift-click, or long press.
Fixed the AppleScript interface.

2019.9 (1964) Sep 17, 2019

≥ macOS 10.12.6Intel 64-bit

Improved reliability and responsiveness.
Improved compatibility with many third party apps.
Fixed the annoying glitch with drop-down menus in Firefox.
PopClip’s button highlight now matches the system accent colour.
Now requires macOS 10.12.6 or later.

1.5.8 (1769) Oct 10, 2017

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Fix crash at launch affecting some users on macOS 10.13 High Sierra.

1.5.7 May 15, 2017

≥ macOS 10.9.5Intel 64-bit

Restored compatibility with Wacom tablets
Improved compatibility with apps including PDF Expert

1.5.6 Oct 9, 2016

≥ macOS 10.9.5Intel 64-bit

This is a small update, mainly to fix an issue with PopClip on macOS Sierra. I have fixed the annoying bug where "Icon Hidden" dialog would appear every time at startup if you have the menu bar icon hidden. Plus other minor tweaks and fixes. Thanks to those who have reported bugs and made suggestions.

1.5.5 Feb 23, 2016

≥ macOS 10.9.5Intel 64-bit

Improved Mac App Store receipt checking to avoid certificate expiration problems.
Now works with PDF Expert by Readdle.
Fixed an glitch that interfered with using the emoji picker.
Fixed bug where PopClip would appear repeatedly when clicking in a Safari or Chrome address bar.
Fixed bug where URLs copied by shift-clicking the Open Link action would be erroneously percent-encoded.
Corrections to the French translation.
Fixed some rare crashes based on user-submitted crash reports.
Smaller file size.
Improved URL detection to recognize the new top level domains (.coffee, and so on).
New minimum system requirement is OS X 10.9. The last version to support OS X 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8 was v1.5.4, which existing customers will still be able to reinstall via the web site and via the Mac App Store.

1.5.4 (1641) Sep 8, 2015

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This update makes PopClip ready for OS X 10.11 El Capitan.

1.5.3 (1629) Sep 8, 2015

2.15 Mb≥ macOS 10.6.8Intel 64-bit

Compatibility with Evernote
Compatibility with Microsoft Word 2016 Preview
Added the ability for extensions to sign in using OAuth, which will enable new extensions that were not previously possible. The first batch will include extensions for OneNote and Trello. Look out for them at pilotmoon.com/popclip/extensions.

1.5.2 Oct 1, 2014

≥ macOS 10.6.8Intel 64-bit

Fixed bug where text input from Typinator (and similar software) could behave unreliably with PopClip running.
Fixed bug where the AppleScript "appear" trigger would not work when PopClip is off.
Fixed a crash on OS X 10.6.

1.5.1 Aug 7, 2014

≥ macOS 10.6.8Intel 64-bit

Fixed a bug where PopClip would fail to start, for some users.

1.5 Aug 6, 2014

≥ macOS 10.6.8Intel 64-bit

Fresh new look. PopClip has a cleaner, flatter appearance. The iOS6-style gloss has been retired, and I hope you will agree it now looks more worthy of your Mac in 2014.
Ready for OS X Yosemite. PopClip is ready for the next version of OS X. Thanks to the beta testers who have been sending feedback.
PopClip works faster and more reliably, especially when selecting large amounts of text. Now it should easily cope with 10,000 characters or more, where it often used to fail.
Fixed (finally!) the bug where pressing ⌘C at the same time as selecting text with PopClip could cause the wrong thing to get copied.
Fixed not appearing when selecting italic text in Word.
Fixed dictionary action not appearing when selecting the first word of a bulleted paragraph in Word.
Fixed PopClip prefs menu not closing when clicking outside the window.
The Paste and Match Style and formatting extensions will now work in browsers (for Google Docs, Gmail etc.)

1.4.10 Dec 3, 2013

≥ macOS 10.6.8Intel 64-bit

Smaller file size and reduced memory usage.
Fixed bug where tooltips would sometimes stay on screen after PopClip had disappeared.
Fixed bug where the preferences window would sometimes become blank, with no content.
Fixed bug where PopClip caused the Warp Stabilizer plugin in Adobe After Affects to fail.
Fixed bug where PopClip caused drop-down menus in Firefox to behave weirdly.
Improved the accuracy of the Word Count extension, particularly for Chinese and Japanese texts.
Requires a Mac with a 64-bit processor. (If you have a Mac with a 32-bit processor, download PopClip v1.4.9.)
Plus other minor fixes and performance improvements.
Additionally, PopClip will no longer appear when you select text in Adobe apps (including Dreamweaver, Illustrator and InDesign).

1.4.9 (719) Oct 24, 2013

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Fix crash when using Word
Fix glitch when re-ordering extensions on OS X 10.9