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Act on a selection

Select text and press ⌃⇧C to open a grid of actions. Pick one with a single key. Actions that rewrite the text show the result first and ask before replacing.

Try it​

  1. Select the text.
  2. Press ⌃⇧C.
  3. Check that the top of the grid shows the first line of the captured text and its character, word, and line counts.
  4. Press the key for the cell you want. Arrow keys and ⏎ work too.

If nothing is selected, the grid doesn't open. Sogon briefly uses the clipboard to capture the selection and restores it right away.

The ⌃⇧C action grid

Layout​

RowKeyAction
First1Correct (Standard mode)
2Structure
3Translate (Korean↔English)
4Aa conversions (13 kinds: case, spacing, camelCase, and more)
SecondqGoogle search (the first URL action)
wSave as snippet
eCopy to clipboard
rLarge type
ThirdaSend to Notes
sAsk a CLI (kiro-cli, claude, codex)
after thatURL actions you added and prompt templates enabled as actions

The same key positions work while a Korean input source is active (2-Set Korean layout). Cells that can replace your selection carry a small orange dot.

Reviewing rewrites​

1 Correct, 2 Structure, 3 Translate, and template cells go through the LLM. When the result arrives, a comparison window opens.

KeyAction
⏎ or ReplaceReplace the selection with the result. This cannot be undone.
c or CopyPut the result on the clipboard only.
escDiscard. The original stays as it was.

Pressing esc while waiting discards the request, and a late response never overwrites your text. The translate cell also shows the model and tokens in the result window.

Without an LLM provider, 1 becomes Set up an LLM and 2 and 3 are empty. Aa conversions work without an LLM.

Large type​

r shows the selection full screen in a monospaced font. It helps you tell l, 1, I and 0, O apart when copying a code or account number to another device. Resize with +/− and reset with 0. Any key or click closes it.

Sending text elsewhere​

  • a Send to Notes: creates a new note in the default Apple Notes folder. The first use asks for the Automation permission.
  • s Ask a CLI: in the sub-grid, choose 1 kiro-cli, 2 claude, or 3 codex. A new iTerm2 window opens and the tool starts by reading your selection. iTerm2 and that CLI must be installed.
  • URL actions: add them with New action under Settings → Snippets → Send-out actions. The selection replaces {query} in the address, for example obsidian://new?vault=MyVault&content={query}.

Adding templates to the grid​

Turn on Use as a selection action while editing a prompt template in Settings → LLM, and the template appears after the third row. They're all off by default. The built-in templates were written for dictation, so running Meeting notes on a single paragraph turns that paragraph into meeting notes.

Change the shortcut in Settings → General → Recording → Selection Action Shortcut.