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Overview

SmartBar is EnConvo’s flagship feature - a Spotlight-like interface that gives you instant access to AI assistance from anywhere on your Mac. It understands the context of your current work and provides intelligent suggestions.
SmartBar Overview & Demo

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Opening SmartBar

Press ⇧⌘D (Shift + Command + D) anywhere on your Mac to open SmartBar.
You can customize this shortcut in Settings → SmartBar.

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Key Features

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Context-Aware Responses

SmartBar automatically detects:
  • Active application: Knows if you’re in a browser, text editor, or other app
  • Browser tabs: Can read and understand the content of your current webpage
  • Finder selections: Recognizes selected files and folders
  • Clipboard content: Can process recently copied text or images
Manual context can be added with the # prefix:
  • #xcode: Include the current Xcode project context
  • #safari: Include the current Safari tab context
  • #screen: Include the current screen content context
  • #browser: Include the current browser content context

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Quick Commands

Type natural language commands to get instant results:
CommandExample
Ask questions”What is the capital of France?”
Summarize content”Summarize this page”
Write content”Write a professional email about…”
Translate text”Translate to Spanish: Hello world”
Calculate”Calculate 15% tip on $85”
Search”Search for React documentation”

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Plugin Integration

SmartBar integrates with 1000+ plugins. Type @ to see available plugins: 
@translate - Translate text to any language
@image - Generate images with AI
@ocr - Extract text from images and screen content
@fix-spelling - Fix spelling and grammar errors
@summarize - Summarize documents or webpages

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Using SmartBar

1

Open SmartBar

Press ⇧⌘D to open the SmartBar overlay
2

Enter your query

Type your question, command, or use a plugin prefix
3

Add context (optional)

  • Press # to add available context
  • Press @ to add tools as context
4

Execute

Press Enter to submit your query and receive a response

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Context Modifiers

Enhance your queries with context modifiers:
ModifierUsageDescription
#screenInclude current screenAdds screenshot context
#finderInclude current Finder selectionAdds selected files and folders
#clipboardInclude clipboard contentAdds copied content
#browserInclude current browser tabAdds webpage content

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Keyboard Shortcuts

ShortcutAction
⇧⌘DOpen/Close SmartBar
⌘ NNew conversation
⌘ PPin/Unpin SmartBar
↑ / ↓Navigate history

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Tips & Tricks

SmartBar understands natural language. Instead of keywords, ask complete questions like “How do I center a div in CSS?” or “What’s the weather like today?”
You can chain multiple actions: “Translate this to French, then summarize it in 3 bullet points”
Press ⌘⇧ C to copy the AI response, or click the copy button

PopBar

Context menu for selected text

Context Awareness

Learn how EnConvo understands your screen