You can do similar stuff with Alfred, which happens to already be quite useful for frequent tasks. At least with Alfred 2, dunno about new versions. Create a wo

You can do similar stuff with Alfred, which happens to already be quite useful for frequent tasks. At least with Alfred 2, dunno about new versions. Create a workflow, put in a single hotkey trigger block and choose for it to pop up Alfred's window with the selection and the cursor in the beginning. I'm using alt-shift-space as the key. Now you can select text, mash the hotkey and run any of the other workflows that have a ‘keyword’ assigned, plus have ‘script filters’ populate the result/tip list before anything is run. I'm using this to invoke search engines or to add notes in Org-mode, without bothering with the clipboard. While I'm on this topic, let me add that Lua is way faster than Python or even JS, so it enhances the responsiveness if used for workflow scripts or ‘script filters’. I'm also using the Automate app on Android to very similar ends: it can have your workflows invoked via the text selection menu or through sharing (no addons with more payment and embedded ads code necessary, like with Tasker).