# Welcome

Welcome to the official website for PopClip.

## What is PopClip?

PopClip is a Mac utility tool that pops up with a menu of actions when you
select text on your screen.

![PopClip screenshot](https://www.popclip.app/media/popclip.jpg "Screenshot of PopClip")

PopClip's actions range from simple copy-paste and web searches to complex tasks
such as translating text. Using [extensions](https://www.popclip.app/extensions/), you can add more
actions to PopClip to adapt it to your needs. Think of PopClip as a
context-aware assistant that provides a set of tools you can use instantly in
any app.

PopClip is available for macOS only. It is a [paid](https://www.popclip.app/buy) app with a
[free trial](https://www.popclip.app/download). It has been in continuous development since 2011.

Want to get started? Check out the [Installation](https://www.popclip.app/guide/install.md) page.

## 🤔 Frequently asked questions

_See also [Troubleshooting](https://www.popclip.app/kb/troubleshooting.md) if you have questions about
technical issues._

- **Is there a version of PopClip for iPhone or iPad?** Unfortunately PopClip
  would not be possible on these devices due to the way iOS works.

- **Is there a version of PopClip for Windows?** I don't make a Windows version
  of PopClip and I have no plans to do so. There is a similar app for Windows
  called [SnipDo](https://snipdo-app.com/) (formerly Pantherbar) that was
  inspired by PopClip. However, I have no involvement with that app at all.

## 🌍 Languages and translation

PopClip's user interface is developed in English and is translated into Chinese
(Traditional and Simplified), French, Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, Japanese,
Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian,
Vietnamese and Turkish. These translations have been produced by a mix of paid
translation services, volunteer users, and machine translation tools.

Translation strings files are published on GitHub: <https://github.com/pilotmoon/PopClip-Localization>. Contributions of corrections or improvements to existing translations are welcome.
New languages will be considered on request.

The documentation is only available in English.

## 🤹‍♂️ About the developer

PopClip is not made by a large company or even a small team; one person makes it
— me, Nick Moore. I'm from the UK and my native language is English. To get in
touch, see [Support and Feedback](https://www.popclip.app/support.md).

[Pilotmoon Software](https://pilotmoon.com/about/) is the business name under
which I have published my apps. You will see some links and references to
`pilotmoon.com` in various places, and I use the `@pilotmoon` handle on GitHub
and elsewhere.

## 🤝 Acknowledgements

PopClip would not be possible without the work of many other people who have
created open-source software and freely shared their work. My thanks to the
following people and projects:

- [Sparkle](https://sparkle-project.org/)
  ([license](https://github.com/sparkle-project/Sparkle/blob/2.x/LICENSE)) by
  Andy Matuschak and the Sparkle project contributors.
- [AquaticPrime](https://github.com/bdrister/AquaticPrime/blob/master/Source/CoreFoundation/AquaticPrime.c)
  (BSD License) by Lucas Newman and other contributors.
- [ShortcutRecorder](https://github.com/Kentzo/ShortcutRecorder) (CC Attribution
  4.0) by Ilya Kulakov and other contributors.
- [nanosvg](https://github.com/memononen/nanosvg) (zlib license) by Mikko
  Mononen.
- [case-anything](https://github.com/mesqueeb/case-anything) (MIT license) by
  Luca Ban.
- [core-js](https://github.com/zloirock/core-js) (MIT license) by Denis
  Pushkarev.
- [axios](https://github.com/axios/axios) (MIT license) by Matt Zabriskie and
  other contributors.
- [js-yaml](https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml) (MIT license) Vitaly Puzrin and
  other contributors.
- [linkedom](https://github.com/WebReflection/linkedom) (ISC license) by Andrea
  Giammarchi.
- [linkifyjs](https://github.com/Hypercontext/linkifyjs) (MIT license) by
  SoapBox Innovations Inc.
- [sanitize-html](https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html) (MIT license)
  by P'unk Avenue LLC.
- [turndown](https://github.com/mixmark-io/turndown) (MIT license) by Dom
  Christie.
- [Iconify](https://github.com/iconify) by Vjacheslav Trushkin, and the authors
  of the included
  [icon sets](https://github.com/iconify/icon-sets/blob/master/collections.json).

**Note: 🐢 It's turtles all the way down**

For space, I've limited the list to include only a selection of the libraries
I've directly imported. And of course, most of the above projects also include
other projects. So the full list would be much longer.

## Legal notices

**PopClip software application**<br> Copyright © 2011-2026 Nicholas Moore,
Pilotmoon Software.<br> All rights reserved.

**PopClip website, https://www.popclip.app/**<br>
Copyright © 2011-2026 Nicholas Moore, Pilotmoon Software.<br> This work is
licensed under a
[Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

**PopClip ®** is a registered trademark.