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25.07.2026 19:01
Photos from three cameras all landing in one folder — so I made File Arbor sort them by EXIF MacOS
I got tired of importing photos from multiple cameras only to end up with thousands of files named IMG_1234.jpg in one folder.The metadata was already there the whole time. Every photo contains EXIF data like camera model, lens, ISO, focal length, and capture date. It just needed a way to use that information automatically.So I added EXIF-based folder organization to FileArbor.Now you can build destination folders directly from EXIF values:Sorted/
├── NIKON Z 8/
├── Canon EOS R5/
└── Apple iPhone 15 Pro/You can also combine tokens:<Camera>/<ExifYear><ExifDate:yyyy-MM-dd><Camera>/<ExifDate:yyyy-MM-dd><Lens><ISO><FocalLength>A few things I wanted to get right:Everything runs locally. EXIF is read on your computer only—nothing is uploaded.Images without camera EXIF (screenshots, downloads, etc.) don't create empty folders. Date tokens fall back to the file's modified date.You can preview the folder structure before any files are moved.Works on both Windows and macOS.Full disclosure: this is my app.The free version lets you try it on smaller batches, while unlimited organization, folder watching, and full library automation are part of the Pro version.I'm looking for feedback from photographers and anyone with large photo libraries.If you organize your photos, what EXIF fields would you want to build folders from? GPS/location? Aperture? Orientation? Something else?FileArbor - Automatic File Organizer

Submitted July 25, 2026 at 08:38PM by IronMaleficent77
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25.07.2026 16:31
Protego for Reddit v3 is live! I deleted the Reddit app two years ago and built the Safari extension I wanted instead. Take control of your Reddit feed!
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Submitted July 25, 2026 at 06:27PM by Edg-R
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25.07.2026 15:31
Need to solve my bookmarks
I've been using GoodLinks for over a year now and it's literally the only app where I've managed to build a workflow that actually works for me. But here's the thing – it stopped syncing between my Mac and iPhone a while back and it's driving me crazy. I've hit up the devs and support multiple times with zero response. At this point I'm just gonna look for something to replace it. I've been thinking about using a notes app (I use Bear) to organize my bookmarks instead, but I'm not sure if that's even the right move. Would love to know if anyone actually uses a notes app for this and has some kind of organization system that works. The other option is switching to a different bookmarks app, but honestly every one I've tried has let me down – I've paid for apps that just die or have issues like GoodLinks. Anyone got any suggestions for what I need?The workflow I've got with GoodLinks right now is pretty straightforward – whenever I find a URL I wanna save for later, I just hit the sharesheet, open GoodLinks, and save it with the "bookmarks" tag. Then every so often I go back and review those bookmarks, and the ones worth keeping or saving for later I categorize into other tags I've already set up in the app. That's basically it.

Submitted July 25, 2026 at 05:27PM by Changopower
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25.07.2026 15:01
Daily (Mac time tracker) just added a web API, Zapier, and an MCP server — still the no-monitoring, prompt-based option in a field full of automatic trackers
https://preview.redd.it/ew4fgoklldfh1.jpg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8ebd8757a42bfd16dcaaafe2687478c33cdcdbb9TL;DR:
Daily tracks time by periodically asking what you're doing instead of watching your apps, which is a real fix for the "forgot to hit the timer" problem. Its June 2026 update adds a web API, Zapier integration, and MCP server, turning it into a two-way node with tools like Jira instead of a standalone timesheet. The MCP piece is aimed at technical users for now: API-key auth instead of OAuth means Claude and ChatGPT need a proxy to connect. DailyIf you bill clients by the hour, it might be time to reevaluate your workflow. Daily, a Mac time tracker from independent developer Niels Mouthaan, continuously supported since 2013, just got a substantial update: a web API, a Zapier integration, and an MCP server. Because it works via user polling and not background process monitoring, it's the go-to privacy-respecting choice in its category.Based on its review history, Daily enjoys broad support from tech professionals with ADHD and time blindness in particular, and plenty of neurotypical folks too. The human brain just isn't designed to do two things at once, despite all the hype about multitasking. Every timer-based tracker asks you to remember to press a button at the exact moment your attention shifts, which is precisely the moment you're least equipped to remember anything. You close a ticket, Slack pings you, someone walks in, and forty-five minutes evaporate into whatever bucket the timer was left running in. That's not a discipline problem. It's a design flaw.Daily skips that requirement entirely. It doesn't watch your apps, your browser tabs, or your open documents. It just interrupts you on a schedule, asks what you've been doing, and lets you pick from a list. That's a different model from RescueTime-style automatic trackers.Newest FeaturesDaily has quietly had most of its bones (scheduler, AppleScript, iCloud sync to a companion iOS app, CSV/JSON/Toggl-format export) for years. The submission-worthy update is the integrations release, published June 26, 2026, which adds three ways to get data in and out:A web API (api.dailytimetracking.com) with endpoints for activities, summaries, and timesheets, authenticated by an API key you generate in preferences.A Zapier integration, with triggers for new/updated time entries and actions to add activities or pull a summary or timesheet -- no code required.An MCP server (mcp.dailytimetracking.com), which the research note this post started from didn't even catch. This is the more interesting piece for this audience: it exposes tools like get_summary and get_timesheet, so an AI assistant or coding agent can answer "how many hours did I bill Client X in February" directly, or use your tracked hours as an input to a larger workflow.The MCP piece comes with a caveat, and Daily's own docs say so plainly: it authenticates with a custom API-Key header instead of OAuth. Locally run clients like Claude Code, Cursor, and Gemini CLI handle that natively, but Claude's remote connector and ChatGPT's developer mode currently can't call it without a proxy like MCP Beast. If you're expecting a one-click Claude Connector, that's not there yet, and Daily says whether it ships one depends on how much the MCP server gets used.The two-way workflow the developer pitched in his outreach (import Jira tickets as activities, then push logged hours back into Jira after the day is done) is a real automation, not a checkbox feature. Once you enable integrations in preferences, Daily syncs to its server every 15 minutes, at startup, at quit, and before sleep, and you control retention (default 90 days) from the same screen.Who Daily Is ForIf you're the kind of person who forgets to start a timer, or who resents having to remember to, and you don't want your Mac silently logging every…
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25.07.2026 13:01
So tired of forced magic links logins...
https://preview.redd.it/4b3p6g17bdfh1.png?width=772&format=png&auto=webp&s=15b78843b0c9482ce42fa06db376831bf46446efI hate magic links and verification codes. I despise being yanked out of the flow and being forced into one of the most distracting places of modern existence: the mailbox. So I built a menu bar app that catches them.ProblemVerification codes and magic links yank you out of the flow. Cmd-tab to Mail, hunt for the email, see that bill reminder you haven’t paid yet, avoid that 10% discount on something you really oughta not buy right now, remember you should get the stairs fixed really, wonder what you’ll make for lunch, ponder if you should unsubscribe from that newsletter you never read anyway...... every single time.OTPop watches your inbox and drops incoming codes and sign-in links straight into the menu bar (and as a notification). One click to copy a code, or to open a link. Read-only IMAP, nothing leaves your Mac, and the only thing kept on disk is the codes themselves, encrypted. Emails are never stored.ComparisonI’ve honestly been looking for an app that does this for ages, never found anything. The closest things I could find are:2FHey: the closest thing, but it reads codes from Messages, so it's SMS/iMessage only. OTPop covers email, which is where magic links live and where a lot of services (still) send codes.macOS native autofill: It only detects codes, and needs Mail to be open and running. And only autofills in Safari, AFAIK.(If you know of something I’ve missed, please let me know!)PricingCurrent feature set free forever. In the (far) future advanced features may be gated behind a small one-time payment.To download it: https://www.glaze.app/app/otpop-6OxvwVIt's got a few rough edges and I have several QoL updates coming in the next few days, but detection is already quite reliable. If you give it a spin, let me know how it goes - especially false detections 🙏Please note: the current version was built on the r/glazeapp platform. It’s heavily AI-oriented, but it’s backed by the developers of Raycast. Additionally, the code itself is Typescript, which has been my day job for several years now.Future versions may be re-written as native mac apps, depending on interest.Using OTPop does require downloading Glaze first. But you’ll see it gives access to many, many more cool/fun/useful apps. TransparencyThe app itself doesn’t have a proper website yet, but about me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuelejsarfatti/https://github.com/mjsarfatti

Submitted July 25, 2026 at 02:46PM by mjsarfatti
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25.07.2026 12:31
Gloss | Intelligent Text Expansion
Hey r/MacApps. With the looming release of macOS 27 I thought I'd announce a major update of Gloss which now includes on device AI integration and significant performance improvements.Here is a video explaining it's feature set:Better than the previous demo video I hopeProblemIf you use Slack, Discord and even Reddit, you're probably used to typing :thumbsup: or :sob: and having it just turn into the emoji. Then you switch to any other app on your Mac and that doesn't work anymore. You're back to Ctrl+Cmd+Space (or emoji button), scrolling through the emoji picker, searching, clicking. It's a tiny thing but it completely breaks your flow, especially when you do it dozens of times a day.That was the main itch for me. I wanted emoji short-codes everywhere on macOS, not just in apps that happen to support them. But once I started building that, I realised the same idea works for everything I repeatedly type. Email sign-offs, date strings in specific formats, code snippets, boilerplate responses.ComparisonaText: aText has been around for years and it works, but the interface feels like it hasn't been updated in a long time. It doesn't support scripting or dynamic content beyond basic date/time variables, and managing a large number of expansions gets painful. It does the basics, but that's about it.Espanso: Espanso is open source and genuinely powerful, but it's a cross-platform tool built to run on macOS, Windows, and Linux. In practice that means it's not optimised for any of them. I found it noticeably sluggish on macOS compared to anything native. It's also entirely config-file driven, so you're writing YAML to set up expansions with no GUI. Brilliant if you live in the terminal and don't mind the latency, but it never felt like a proper Mac app to me.There are various other text expansion apps, Gloss is positioned as an easy-to-use, cheap alternative with frequent, high-quality updates rather than a one-shot product.Downloadhttps://trygloss.tech/downloadRequires macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later. Universal binary, runs on both Apple Silicon and Intel. macOS 27 (Golden Gate) is required for AI features.PricingThere's a free tier with a 10 gloss limit, which gives users a rich experience and make informed decisions.Pro is a one-time purchase of £7.65 (~$10) with an additional 15% discount for a perpetual license. No subscription.TransparencyDistributing directly (notarised and signed with my Apple Developer ID). It can't go on the App Store due to Apple's sandboxing.Website: trygloss.tech, includes Privacy Policy and Terms of ServiceLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-mundray-98b3742b7/Background: CS student with real-world placement experience. This is a genuine side project, not a startup. I'm one person.

Submitted July 25, 2026 at 02:17PM by MurkyRaspberry9610
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25.07.2026 11:01
Barbee consumes too much CPU?
Hello everyone,Unfortunately, the topic of Menubar tool has been more or less a perennial favorite since the switch to macOS26. Since I work a lot with Menubar apps and Bartender was just buggy, I was looking for a replacement tool and found other tools (e.g. ibar) Barbee after a few attempts. I was so satisfied with the tool that I didn't even notice how my battery life went into the basement.Why - now the Process Barbee and Barbee-Helper show no noticeable CPU load. But what happened to me somedays ago is that I found my WindowServer process constantly at >40% as long as the Barbee Helper process is loaded.After killing the two processes (Barbee and Helper), the WindowServer process returns to 5-7% during idle time. What does that matter? So far, my battery life with my MBP M3 was estimated at 8.5 hours. By finishing these are at least estimated at 13h (I will then report how long the battery really lasts).Unfortunately, in my experience, the developer of Barbee is always silent about inquiries. One reason why I also got out of the beta program.Therefore, ask in the round if you have had a similar experience.By the way, I've been using Thaw 2.0 (RC) ever since and for sorting spaces. The CPU load is not significantly loaded

Submitted July 25, 2026 at 12:53PM by Global-Today4796
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25.07.2026 09:36
I found ModernPAR, an Apple Silicon native alternative to MacPAR Deluxe but can't get it to unRAR...
As we know, Apple will be dropping Rosetta 2 soon, so I started looking for an alternative to MacPAR Deluxe and found ModernPAR. However, I can't get it to unRAR anything...In Settings > Post Processing, I see a lock next to the unRAR section. How can I get rid of the lock? Thanks in advance.https://preview.redd.it/37rirj6gecfh1.png?width=672&format=png&auto=webp&s=91031a3c3546c76ddd07dd89b38f9ffd6016ca63

Submitted July 25, 2026 at 11:12AM by pastry-chef
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24.07.2026 20:31
[OS] I built Steno to protect your most sensitive conversations. AI notetaker & notepad. 1200+ GitHub stars, 1000s of downloads
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1v5mohb

Submitted July 24, 2026 at 10:15PM by Far_Noise_5886
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24.07.2026 20:01
Findit : Search anything on your screen (image or text) instantly
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Submitted July 24, 2026 at 09:40PM by IndicationEither7111
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24.07.2026 19:09
VaultSort REVIEW AI-Powered File Organization and Secure Storage Management for Mac
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Submitted July 24, 2026 at 09:02PM by jhaubrich11
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24.07.2026 19:01
ReCue: group your open windows and tabs into projects, then recall any of them with ⌥Space ($10 one-time, 2 MB)
https://preview.redd.it/vil0yhi018fh1.png?width=1120&format=png&auto=webp&s=24c8bbc0ea78df4acd974a34539acd33990b9864ProblemI run three or four projects at once, and each one lives in a scattered set of windows: an editor, two terminals, some Chrome tabs. macOS switches by app, not by task, so getting back into a project means Cmd-Tab hunting through thirty near identical windows. ReCue lets you assign windows to a project, then pull any of them back by searching. Press ⌥Space, type a few letters, get the window, restored close to its saved size and position. It never reads the contents of your documents, pages or terminal sessions.macOS 14+, 2 MB, native SwiftUI. Needs Accessibility permission, plus Automation if you save tabs. Tabs currently work with Ghostty 1.3+, Chrome, Chrome Canary and Chrome for Testing. Includes an Alfred workflow and a recuectl CLI. Everything stays on your Mac: no account, no sync, no analytics. Signed and notarized by Apple. ComparisonWorkspaces 2 by Apptorium ($19.99) is a project based launcher: you register files and apps ahead of time and it opens them. ReCue works the other way, capturing windows that are already open and bringing that exact one back. Workspaces is better for starting a project from a cold boot. ReCue is for when you already have forty windows open and cannot find the three that matter right now. Raycast's window switcher and Cmd-Tab give you one flat global list with no notion of a project. ReCue searches the current project first, then everything else.Moom and Rectangle arrange windows on screen but do not track which windows belong to which task. I still run one alongside ReCue. Pricing Free: 2 projects, all features, no time limit. $10 USD one-time: unlimited projects, 5 Macs, no subscription. Download: https://recue.hamsterbase.com/en/About me Lin Chunjie, Xiamen, China. Building HamsterBase, a self-hosted local-first web archive, since 2022. HamsterBase Tasks is AGPL with 331 stars: https://github.com/hamsterbase/tasksFour apps on the Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/%E7%BA%AF%E6%B4%81-%E6%9E%97/id1665792418ReCue is operated by Xiamen Kandata Technology Co., Ltd. (My Company)
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Email: [support@hamsterbase.com](mailto:support@hamsterbase.com) Disclosure: I am the developer of ReCue.

Submitted July 24, 2026 at 08:33PM by HamsterBaseMaster
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24.07.2026 15:01
[OS] Batch Clipboard v2.3 - easy paste queue to your Mac without a big clipboard manager, $0
TL;DR: Batch Clipboard version 2.3 has been released bringing usability and stability improvements.Raison d'Etre:There are many clipboard utilities, seemingly several new ones every month. They're called "clipboard managers" but really they provide you with a new thing to manage: to revisit, consider, arrange, and curate your clipboard history and adding new UI complexity to the experience of using your Mac. For some, managing things is a fun hobby, but for the rest of us this is more than what we want, especially now that the OS has some clipboard history features built-in.But except for users of the most feature-packed of these clipboard managers, the clipboard on your Mac still has a key limitation: you can only copy & paste one thing at a time.Batch Clipboard addresses this limitation without the complexity of a clipboard managers, allowing you to copy many things at once and then paste them where you need, all with two new copy and paste keyboard shortcuts Control-Command-C and V. It adds an icon in your menu bar and a simple menu usually not even needed, and starting in version 2, this menu can be hidden when its feature isn't being used, i.e. using your clipboard as normal.Batch Clipboard is not a manager demanding your attention, just a feature at your fingertips.Comparison:There are many clipboard managers that focus on history and don't include a paste queue feature, too many to list, but some that do have a similar feature (though potentially omit it in a free tier) include:Paste - frequently top recommendation, subscription $30/yearPastePal, CleanClip - well regarded with many features $15-20PasteBot - just updated, subscription $25/yearNanoClip - new with a stylish user interface, $5Pricing: Free for the full paste queue (aka batch) feature, US$3.99 in App Store edition for bonus features.Key features:keyboard shortcut to copy into batch, to paste from batchrepeat last batchBonus features (App Store only):saved batches replayed from menu or custom keyboard shortcutpaste all batch items with a chosen delimiterThis version:Batch Clipboard version 2.3 released this week completes the last of the planned capabilities from its to-do list (except only for localization, coming later this year) by adding:optional appearance in the Dock and app switcher, allowing more usage workflows (now all detailed at the documentation's "Ways to Use" page), like clicking its Dock icon to start collecting a batch, selecting it in the app switcher to reveal its hidden menua user-requested repeat ability extending the saved batches bonus featureimportant fixes to stability, subtle improvements to do with restoring the active window when any of the app's alerts or windows shown and then closedand moreLinks:App Store edition - https://apps.apple.com/app/batch-clipboard/id6695729238GitHub edition - https://github.com/jpmhouston/Batch-Clipboard/releases/latestSee also the GitHub repo for more options to support the app's development, instructions for installing using homebrew, links to the app's website with documentation and blog post announcing more details about this release.(I, posting this, am the author)

Submitted July 24, 2026 at 04:37PM by smallduck
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24.07.2026 14:01
Introducing Surion: A Freemium Loveable and Bolt.new alternative that generates websites locally or with the power of cloud models (Public Beta).
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1v5c85u

Submitted July 24, 2026 at 04:00PM by miguel_gd
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24.07.2026 13:31
Imagin Raw: a 4.3MB, free, open-source Bridge alternative for culling RAW files
https://preview.redd.it/4kvlzxahg6fh1.jpg?width=1300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2ddd5079b0e88ec6dff2e96f370a16053da385fTL;DR Imagin Raw is a free, open-source Mac app (4.3 MB) for culling and rating RAW photos — no import, no library, folders stay where they are. Writes ratings/labels to standard XMP sidecars. Compares itself directly to Adobe Bridge (9 MB vs. 2 GB, 0% idle CPU vs. nonzero). It's a few weeks old, Mac-only by design, and has a known issue with Fuji RAF previews. Not a Photo Mechanic replacement for pros yet, but a solid free option if you just need to look, rate, and reject.Imagin Raw is a new, free, native SwiftUI browser (macOS 14.6+) from developer Cristian Baluta, who also builds Spoto and cmd c. It decodes RAW files with LibRaw, watches your folders with FSEvents so changes show up in real time, and writes ratings and color labels to XMP sidecars, the same format Lightroom and Bridge use. (GitHub or Mac App Store)If I could do just one thing to my worst enemy today, I'd break into his house and install Adobe software on his Mac. Aside from being a horrible company, in the sense that it's hard to disconnect your bank account from it (a sin for which it had to pay massive fines), Adobe products are massively invasive. If you have a VM or a Mac you don't care about, install an Adobe app. Open it a couple of times. Then immediately uninstall it. Then do a Spotlight search for "Adobe." You'll likely find thousands of files scattered all over your drive that stayed behind to do who knows what.Adobe Bridge is a 2 GB download that exists to do one job: let you look at your RAW files, rate them, and throw out the bad ones before you open a real editor. It runs a nonzero idle CPU load to do that job, and it takes long enough to launch that you have time to question your life choices. It's nothing more than a free-with-Creative-Cloud culling tool that behaves like it's rendering 8K video.In real workflows, culling RAW files is a small problem. You need fast previews, a rating system that other apps understand, and a way to reject junk without touching your master files. That's it. Imagin Raw is a new, free, open-source Mac app that does exactly that, in a 4.3 MB package, and treats your folders as the source of truth instead of asking you to import anything into a library. It's easy to drop into an existing workflow.Useful Features if You Shoot RAWPoint it at any folder, external drive, or SD card and it browses what's there. If the app disappears tomorrow, your ratings and labels are already sitting in XMP sidecars next to your files; you lose nothing by switching to another app down the road.Rejected images only persist for a single session. If you don't remove the images from whatever media they live on, you can have a second pass if you need it. Deletion is easy though; just hit the reject button and right-click to batch delete.I shoot Canon and it writes both RAW and JPEG to my SD cards. Imagin Raw de-dupes what I see, showing me only the RAW images.Copy a card into dated folders on your Mac while writing a second copy to a backup destination in the same step. It's a built-in workflow enhancement, not a demo feature.If you're shooting for someone else's approval, export a pick-list as a PDF. They check boxes beside what they want and you import it back into Imagin Raw, where it gets automatically filtered. There's no need for a web portal, a cloud gallery account, or anything requiring another damn subscription.AlternativesImagin Raw's category is RAW culling and browsing, not RAW editing. That distinction matters because a chunk of the "alternatives" people will suggest are actually editors with a browsing mode bolted on, not dedicated culling tools.Adobe Bridge is the incumbent and it's free, but only in the sense that it doesn't cost extra on top of whatever Adobe subscription or account you already have. It's the direct target of Imagin Raw's README comparison table: ~2 GB versus…
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24.07.2026 11:26
FocusCursor v3.0 Released! This tool makes cursor operations far clearer during presentations and screen recordings.
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Submitted July 24, 2026 at 01:22PM by wcjiang
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24.07.2026 08:26
PopClip 2026.7 Released
I've just updated Popclip to finally support synchronization via iCloud.This is a major and very welcome development, which is why I'm taking the liberty of sharing it.For me, this application is a must-have and deserves your full attention, especially as the developer is very active. Here's the announcement:What’s NewCompatibilityThe minimum system requirement is now macOS 13.5 Ventura.Initial support for macOS 27 Golden Gate beta.New: iCloud SyncPopClip now syncs your installed extensions, actions layout, and action settings between all your Macs using iCloud.iCloud Sync can be enabled or disabled from the new Tools menu at the bottom of the Actions pane. It defaults to “on” for fresh installs; otherwise it stays off until you are ready to sync.All synced copies merge their actions lists together to form one unified view. Please note that sync is not always instant; change propagation depends on the current iCloud weather, but all computers will converge eventually.Per-action secrets (sign-ins, API keys etc.) also now sync securely via the iCloud Keychain.New: Actions list overhaulUnlimited actions: There’s no upper limit on how many extensions you can install or how many actions you can configure.Multiple instances: Extensions can now have more than one instance. Each instance is a unique action with its own name, icon, settings and position in the PopClip bar.Folders and separators: Actions can be organized into folders, which appear as submenus in the PopClip bar. Separators can be added between actions.Rename any action; choose a custom icon; per-action “Show As” (icon/text).A new icon picker lets you search open-source icons via Iconify, create text-based icons with shape and style options, or drop in your own SVG or PNG.Arrange actions and folders using drag & drop or keyboard commands (⌘X/⌘C/⌘V/⌥⌘V), with undo and redo (⌘Z/⇧⌘Z) support.Duplicate an action to use its settings as the basis for a new action.Search the list with ⌘F to quickly find actions.Action submenus: extensions can now define actions that have their own right-click submenus for supplementary actions.New: Improved extensions managementExtensions auto-update: Extensions from the PopClip Extensions Directory can now update to the latest version automatically.A new Extension Info sheet shows extension origin, version, and signature status.A new Manage Extensions sheet shows a plain list of installed extensions (alphabetical, or by install date) and lets you manage updates.A new View Source command shows the source code for every extension.Action settings sheet improvementsSigned-in account name can be shown after signing in to an extension.Multiline text fields for longer string inputs (such as prompts).Multiple-choice options can offer “Other…” (free text entry) and “None” (no selection).Links in option descriptions are now clickable.Password fields get a reveal “eye”.Small stuffThe PopClip bar now expands to use more of the screen width.The “More” overflow button shows page position (n of m).Smoother button hover highight response.Clipboard contents are now always restored after actions paste over the selected text.Built-in actions can now be deleted. (Resurrect them from the Extensions list.)The Spelling action can now be moved.The built-in Search action now offers a choice of preset search engines, plus a custom option.Holding ⌥ when activating Search or a search extension now wraps the search term in double quotes. (“Alternate Search URL” is removed.)FixesEcosia is recognized as a known browser.Fixed the Messages extension on macOS 27 beta.Changes for extension authorsExtensions can now have their own submenus or right-click context menus.

Submitted July 24, 2026 at 10:02AM by coucinet
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24.07.2026 07:56
Solo devs: the 1-star reviews get to me way more than they should, and most of them aren't actually bugs. Normal?
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Submitted July 24, 2026 at 09:41AM by Comprehensive_Web279
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24.07.2026 03:51
Automation for the New Siri App? Send info from Alfred, AppleScript, Shortcuts, URL Schemes, CLI?
Hey all, I am checking out the new Siri app and wondering if there is any automation support yet.Is there a way to send it info from outside the app, like from Alfred or another external launcher, or via deep links or URL schemes? Does it support AppleScript, Shortcuts, or any kind of CLI?What I am trying to do is pass text into Siri from Alfred or from a dictation automation, then have it route that into Siri and run an action. Siri does system level stuff much better now but I have to open the Siri app explicitly.If anyone has docs, examples, or confirmed limitations, I would really appreciate it.

Submitted July 24, 2026 at 05:29AM by discoveringnature12
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