When using Apple apps and selecting the text one usually (well okay, sometimes) gets the ‘Writing Tools’ icon appearing allowing the tools to be invoked.
However when using third party apps (Brave Browser, Thunderbird, etc) this does not happen when the text is selected.
I’m therefore wondering if a PopClip extension could be used for invoking the tools?
Likely it’s not possible but I thought it worth asking 
I live in hope!
Yes, it is possible to use a PopClip extension. Here is my idea:
To access Writing Tools in third-party applications, go to Edit > Writing Tools > Show Writing Tools. You can also access them by right-clicking and it is in the context menu.
To bring this function into PopClip, assign a keyboard shortcut in your settings. Open System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts.
Add a new shortcut, setting the Menu Title to “Show Writing Tools”. Then, define a keyboard shortcut; for example, Cmd + Opt + Shift + W.
Finally, set up a PopClip extension to activate this shortcut when you click it.
#popclip
name: Show Writing Tools
icon: WT
key combo: command opt shift w
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Okay thanks I must be missing something from the first part. In Thunderbird if I open the mail composer there is nothing like Edit > Writing Tools > Show Writing Tools and no option show them if text is selected and the context menu invoked. It must be a limitation of the application I guess?
How do I translate the above into being an extension?
Understand! In some software applications, this feature may not yet be available. It’s possible that a future update could add this functionality. This PopClip extension currently won’t work in Thunderbird, as it relies on the keyboard shortcut that triggers Edit > Writing Tools.
Does Brave Bowser have this feature? I use the Arc browser, and it is there.
To install this extension,
- Select the Code Text
- In the PopClip menu, you should see an option labeled Install Extension “Show Writing Tools”. Click on this to install.
If you want to customize the key combination or icon,
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Copy and paste the code into a text editor (such as TextEdit) or Apple Notes.
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Make your changes to the key combination or icon within the code.
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Select the modified code, and follow the installation steps as described.
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Brilliant, all installed, I never knew that install extension option was there
Brave does indeed have that capability, alas as you say no support in TB.
Many thanks.