TapCopy · Native macOS utility by BLACK EYE · v1.1.0
TapCopy places a 34-pt dark Chameleon Pill beside your cursor that adapts to what you selected: a link, a #HEX color, a calculation, or a note. Nothing touches your clipboard until you click.
No credit card · macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Signed & notarized .dmg
⌘ Try it right here: select any highlighted item with your mouse, or tap it.
The landing page is live at tapcopy.iareal.net and the brand accent stays #10B981.
Sprint budget: (49 * 12) - 88 USD for test devices.
Pin this: Call the notary team before Friday's release.
Pin Shelf · up to 4 cards · drag them
Press the pin on the pill to keep a note on screen.
02 / Four Chameleon functions
TapCopy reads what you selected and shows only the segments that make sense. No shortcuts to memorize, no window stealing your focus.
Links get Open. Real file paths get Show in Finder. #10B981 turns into rgb(16, 185, 129) with a live swatch. (49 * 12) - 88 resolves to = 500 on the spot.
Dates and phone numbers are ignored: 2026-11-14 is never treated as a subtraction.
Plain copies clean text without formatting. Aa converts to UPPERCASE, lowercase, Title Case, snake_case, camelCase or a Markdown code block, with a live word and character count.
The magnifier searches the web instantly. When the selection looks like code, the menu adds GitHub code search and Stack Overflow.
Pin up to 4 draggable cards on screen, Dropover-style. Copy them again later and close them when you're done. The fifth pin replaces the oldest.
TapCopy reads the macOS Accessibility tree and floating windows before it appears, so it never covers web buttons like “Ask Gemini”, Notion bars, Medium or ChatGPT toolbars. Six candidate slots are scored every time.
No Screen Recording permission required.
Swift 5.10 and pure AppKit. Under 1 MB, 0.0% CPU at rest, built for macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Selecting text never writes to your clipboard.
03 / 3-year cost
TapCopy is a one-time payment. Here's what three years look like next to the alternatives.
| Option | Pricing model | Year 1 | 3-year total | 3y | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TapCopy Personal | One-time payment | $7.99 | $7.99 | 1 Mac | |
| TapCopy Pro | One-time payment | $14.99 | $14.99 | Up to 3 Macs | |
| PopClip + Dropover bought separately | Two separate apps | $16.99–$33.99 | $16.99–$33.99 | PopClip $12–$29 + Dropover $4.99 | |
| Clipboard app by subscription | $29.99 / year | $29.99 | $89.97 | Renews every year |
Save up to $81.98 over 3 years versus a $29.99/year subscription.
Pro works out to $5.00 per Mac.
ActionClip ($9–$35) requires macOS 15 or later; TapCopy runs from macOS 14 Sonoma. Competitor prices come from BLACK EYE market research (November 2026) and may change. PopClip, Dropover and ActionClip are trademarks of their respective owners.
04 / Tutorial
Watch the walkthrough: Accessibility permission, Chameleon Mode and the Pin Shelf.
TapCopy lives in your menu bar. Drag it from the .dmg to Applications and open it.
System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility. The menu-bar icon switches from a warning triangle to the clipboard silhouette.
Drag over text, double-click a word or Shift-click to extend. Click a segment. The pill hides after 5 seconds, or instantly with Esc.
The video loads from youtube-nocookie.com only after you press play.
05 / Apple security
No Electron, no shortcuts. TapCopy is signed, hardened and notarized like a first-class Mac app.
Swift 5.10 and pure AppKit. A native menu-bar app under 1 MB.
Code-signed with Apple's Hardened Runtime enabled and a secure timestamp.
Notarized and stapled to both the app and the .dmg. Developer ID team YH6W55MP95.
Your selected text never leaves your Mac. Zero telemetry, no account, and no Screen Recording permission — only license activation and signed update checks contact tapcopy.iareal.net.
# scripts/build_and_notarize.sh
$ codesign --force --options runtime --timestamp \
--sign "Developer ID Application" TapCopy.app
$ xcrun notarytool submit TapCopy.dmg --wait
$ xcrun stapler staple TapCopy.app
$ xcrun stapler staple TapCopy.dmg
✓ Team YH6W55MP95 · Hardened Runtime · Notarized06 / Pricing
Try everything free for 14 days. No credit card.
$014 days
Signed & notarized by Apple.
$7.99USD · one-time
$14.99USD · one-time
Prices in USD. One-time payment, no subscription.