

You're reading a supplier email and need to save a product name into your Evernote file. You select the words with your mouse, and a small row of buttons pops up next to the cursor. PopClip appears only on macOS, and that's its whole job: show useful text actions the moment something is selected.
Two clicks from highlight to Evernote
| What | Details |
|---|---|
| Version | 2026.8.1 |
| Requires | macOS 13.5 Ventura or newer |
| Architecture | Apple Silicon and Intel (64-bit) |
Back to that supplier email. You highlight the product name, click the Evernote extension in the little popup, and the text lands in your notes. Two clicks, no copy-paste dance. If you only need a quick web search or a dictionary lookup on one selected word, those extensions are right there too. The current release is a maintenance and cleanup pass after PopClip 2026.7, so nothing flashy — just the same quiet utility doing its job. It ships as a zip file with the app inside, and setup takes about a minute.
Sips 60–80 MB of memory, barely touches CPU
I’ve been running this build alongside a handful of other menu-bar apps and a clipboard manager, and it stays out of the way. Memory sits around 60–80 MB on my machine, and CPU barely twitches unless you fire off a script-heavy extension. No beachballs, no random pop-in when you’re just reading.
Stability has been solid since the 2026.7 line, and this maintenance release tidies up a few edge cases. It plays nicely with apps like Pages, Bear, and Firefox — though I skip it in Xcode, where it can stumble on syntax highlighting. If you grab the popclip download from Pilotmoon’s site, you’re getting the same zip-and-drag affair as always.
Select a tracking number, search DuckDuckGo instantly
Here’s a morning flow I fell into. Picture a small list of tasks, not a tutorial.
- A Slack message lands with a tracking number. I select the digits, and PopClip shows a “Search DuckDuckGo” button and a “Copy” button. I tap copy.
- I switch to my notes app, paste, then highlight the customer’s name. The popup shows “Add to Evernote” and “Translate” — I send it to Evernote.
- A few minutes later, I’m editing a draft and spot a misspelled word. I double-click it, and the bar offers a spelling suggestion. One click fixes it.
- Before lunch, I select a file path in an email, click “Open Link,” and the Finder window pops up. No hunting through folders.
Each step takes about a second. The bar appears, I tap, it disappears. I’m not breaking my typing rhythm or reaching for a menu. If you keep extensions lean — I run about eight — the popup never feels crowded. It’s the kind of tool that fades into muscle memory after a few days, and this version keeps that habit running without fuss.
Version 2026.8.1 arrived September 7, 2026, and it's a tidy-up release. Nothing new to learn — just housekeeping after the 2026.7 update.
- Maintenance and cleanup fixes
- Follows PopClip 2026.7
- Current version: 2026.8.1
- macOS 13.5 Ventura or newer
- Apple Silicon or Intel (64-bit)
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