Overview
What Antidote - Search does
Opens Antidote Dictionaries with the selected word or expression as the search text. Uses Antidote's macOS Dictionaries service, with support for its English and French names.
View every Antidote app action available in ActionClip.
| Category | App Integrations |
|---|---|
| Action type | Built-in |
| Default result | Open another app or website |
| Internet | Depends on the destination app |
Example
Action and outcome
| Action | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Antidote - SearchSelected text: serendipity | Antidote Dictionaries opens with serendipity as the search text. |
Workflow
Use Antidote - Search
Follow these steps to look up selected text in Antidote's dictionary search box with ActionClip.
- Select the text you want to use.
- Choose Antidote - Search from ActionClip.
- The destination opens with your selection ready to use.
Before you add it
Requirements and privacy
- Before you start: Install Antidote and enable Antidote — Dictionaries in System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Services > Text.
- Your selected text: Passes the selected text locally to Antidote using a private service pasteboard. Your clipboard is unchanged. Antidote controls any later processing.
Inspect before installing
Action script
The script below is included so you can inspect how the action works before downloading it.
Built-in definition
marketplace_antidote_search