WordPop 1.2.0

WordPop 1.2.0 makes the notes on a passage shorter and easier to scan, and lets you choose which of them show.

Changed

• One Tools row. Reframe, Tone and Transitions are now chips in one row that open one at a time. For a single sentence the notes are about 40% shorter.
• Reading grade in the summary line. The grade sits with the word and sentence counts at the top, so it no longer takes a section of its own.
• Choose the passage notes you want. Preferences has a new "Notes on a passage" group to hide the Tools row, consistency, wordy phrases, sentence rhythm, long sentences, passive voice, crutch words, adverbs or repeated words. A hidden wordy-phrase, consistency or crutch-word section is not checked at all, so none of its fixes can go into your text unseen. Spelling and grammar always show.
• Grammar is checked twice. The macOS checker often misses an agreement mistake ("They was") the first time it sees a sentence and finds it when asked again, so WordPop checks each passage a second time a moment later. It still misses some mistakes.

Fixed

• A reading grade just under zero showed as "-0.0".

The README has new screenshots and its features are grouped by what you do: look up a word, choose a better word, edit a passage, Quick Search, and your words and settings.

Install

1. Download WordPop.zip below, unzip it, and move WordPop.app to your Applications folder.
2. Open WordPop. Because the app is not signed with an Apple Developer ID, macOS says it cannot verify it. Click Done, open System Settings > Privacy & Security, scroll down to Security, click Open Anyway next to the message about WordPop, and confirm.
3. When WordPop asks, grant Accessibility permission in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility. WordPop needs it to read your selected text.

Updating from an earlier version: macOS treats the new build as a different app, so the old Accessibility permission stops working even though it still shows as on. Remove WordPop from the Accessibility list with the − button, then open WordPop and grant permission again.

The Apple Intelligence features need macOS 26 or later on Apple silicon with Apple Intelligence turned on. Everything else works on macOS 14 or later, on Apple silicon and Intel.