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Pinchbar

Transform text in a pinch

Pinchbar is an AI clipboard tool for Mac that helps you revise text where you work and retrieve earlier copies without switching apps.

by MacPaw Way Ltd. · 91% positive (32)

Get it on Setapp Developer website ↗
Helps you Rewrite & improve text with AI 28 Keep clipboard history 16 Fix grammar & typos 24 Translate text & speech 34

What you get

You get clearer text and reusable clipboard history without leaving your app.

Pinchbar lets you improve text without taking it to a separate AI window. Copy a passage, press ⌥V, and choose how you want it changed: fix grammar, clarify wording, summarize, translate, or organize it. The result goes onto your clipboard, ready to paste. When you want fewer steps, Inline Mode replaces selected text directly in the app you're using.

You can also recover something you copied earlier instead of hunting down the original. Your clipboard history is searchable, so you can find an older clip, pin something you reuse, remove what you no longer need, or apply an AI action to a saved item. You can customize prompts to suit recurring writing tasks.

For private text processing, you can use Apple Intelligence on your Mac, with on-device processing enabled by default. Pinchbar also automatically detects and locks sensitive copied content such as passwords, API keys, and tokens.

  • Revise without switching apps

    You can replace selected text in place rather than moving it into another window and copying the result back.

  • Recover earlier copies

    You can search your clipboard history and pin useful clips instead of finding and copying the originals again.

  • Make passages easier to use

    You can turn copied text into a summary, a translation, clearer wording, or a more organized version.

  • Process text locally

    You can use on-device Apple Intelligence, while automatic detection locks sensitive copies such as passwords and tokens.

Best for

  • You frequently revise text across Mac apps
  • You need to retrieve and reuse earlier clipboard items
  • You want on-device AI text processing

Skip it if

You probably don't need it if you rarely revise copied text and don't need more than your most recent clipboard item.

Screenshots

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From the developer

Pinchbar is an AI-powered clipboard tool for Mac. Copy anything, press ⌥V, and your menu bar surfaces smart actions — rewrite, summarize, translate, fact-check, or structure your text in seconds. Works with Apple Intelligence (on-device and private), Setapp AI.
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