Open source alternatives to PopClip

One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what PopClip does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What PopClip does

Actions on selected textcore
Copy, paste and search shortcutscore
Extensions
Translation and lookups
AI actions
Custom scripts

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

Project	Covers	Stars	Commits, 12 weeks	Last release	Closed vs opened	Setup	License
openclipmacOS popup that runs scripts and AI actions on selected text	Replaces it100%	765+22	440	15 days ago	84%	Install like an app	AGPL-3.0
Covers everything on the checklist.See the evidence Actions on selected textcoreYesSelect text in any app, and OpenClip pops up Copy, paste and search shortcutscoreYescase transform, search, copy/cut, math, or custom scripts ExtensionsYesthere are 100+ in the Clip Store. Translation and lookupsYesgrammar, summaries, translations. AI actionsYesRun text through local Ollama models, Apple Intelligence Custom scriptsYeswrite it in JS, AppleScript, or shell.

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