https://github.com/giacomoguidotto/scry

🔮 Replace macOS Look Up with instant search and AI answers in a native floating panel.
https://github.com/giacomoguidotto/scry

ai appkit force-touch lookup macos productivity search swift swiftui

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🔮 Replace macOS Look Up with instant search and AI answers in a native floating panel.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/giacomoguidotto/scry
• Owner: giacomoguidotto
• License: mit
• Created: 2026-03-03T17:45:22.000Z (4 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2026-05-18T09:37:32.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-05-18T11:30:37.080Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: ai, appkit, force-touch, lookup, macos, productivity, search, swift, swiftui
• Language: Swift
• Homepage: https://scry.guidotto.dev
• Size: 37.4 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: .github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  • Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS
  • Security: SECURITY.md

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Scry




  Instant search & AI answers in a native floating panel.


  Force-click or press Globe, get answers without leaving your app. macOS 13+.





  

  

  






macOS Look Up is slow, limited, and mostly useless. Scry replaces it with real search results and AI answers in a native floating panel, without leaving the app you're in.

## 🚀 Get Started

Download the latest DMG from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/giacomoguidotto/scry/releases).

> Scry is not notarized. On first launch, right-click the app and select **Open** to bypass Gatekeeper. Auto-updates are built in via Sparkle.

On first launch, Scry guides you through two steps:

1. **Disable Look Up** — macOS Look Up conflicts with force-click

2. **Grant Accessibility** — needed to read selected text and detect force-click

## ✨ Features

- **Search from anywhere.** Force-click or press Globe on any selected text to open a floating panel with results.

- **Multiple providers.** Google, DuckDuckGo, and Wikipedia for web searches. Claude, OpenAI, and Ollama (local, free) for AI answers.

- **Screenshot analysis.** AI providers can analyze a screenshot of the area around your cursor.

- **Keyboard-driven.** Switch providers, open links, copy URLs — all without touching the mouse.

- **Native and lightweight.** Pure Swift, no Electron. Sits in your menu bar and stays out of the way.

- **Auto-updates.** Scry checks for updates automatically and installs them in the background.

## ⌨️ Shortcuts

| Action               | Shortcut                   |

| -------------------- | -------------------------- |

| Search selected text | Force-click or `Globe` key |

| Switch provider      | `Cmd+1` – `Cmd+9`         |

| Open in browser      | `Cmd+Return`               |

| Copy URL             | `Cmd+C`                    |

| Close panel          | `Esc`                      |

## 🔍 Under the Hood

Scry is built with Swift and SwiftUI, targeting macOS 13+. The Xcode project is generated with [XcodeGen](https://github.com/yonaskolb/XcodeGen) and linted with [SwiftLint](https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint). Auto-updates are powered by [Sparkle](https://sparkle-project.org).

Free and open source. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) to get involved.