Observed arrival · 2026-10-21
Zapthen puts the next action beside selected text
A Mac utility that brings up a small action bar when you select text, offering options such as translation, search, reminders, and AI questions.
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- Mac users who act on selected text
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- The action bar can show 3–6 icons; keyboard shortcuts 1–9 can also choose an action.
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The site describes a menu-bar utility that can be adjusted per workflow: users can reorder or hide actions, disable smart sorting, exclude particular apps, or pause the bar for an hour. It lists system translation and dictionary lookup alongside integrations such as Fantastical, flomo, and Day One. Some apps may not expose selection text to macOS Accessibility; the site suggests a keyboard shortcut or copy fallback for those cases.
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