Last activity 2 months agoPosted Sep 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM EDT

Tired of Copy/pasting Into Chatgpt, So I Built a Custom Tool

serhii_f

3 points

3 comments

Mood

supportive

Sentiment

positive

Discussion Activity

Light discussion

First comment

N/A

Peak period

Hour 1

Avg / period

1.5

Key moments

01Story posted
Sep 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM EDT
2 months ago
Step 01
02First comment
Sep 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM EDT
0s after posting
Step 02
03Peak activity
2 comments in Hour 1
Hottest window of the conversation
Step 03
04Latest activity
Sep 14, 2025 at 5:59 AM EDT
2 months ago
Step 04

Generating AI Summary...

Analyzing up to 500 comments to identify key contributors and discussion patterns

Discussion (3 comments)

Showing 3 comments

serhii_fAuthor

2 months ago

1 reply

I’m a software developer from Ukraine, and English isn’t my first language. Like many people, I use ChatGPT to fix my writing. My usual workflow was copy/pasting text into ChatGPT with “fix this”, then copy/pasting it back. It works, but is slow.

So about a month ago, I built a small tool to solve this. Now I just select text, press a hotkey combination, and it instantly replaces the text with the corrected version.

Curious if anyone else would find this useful, so I set up a waiting list page at clippy.it.com

fcpguru

2 months ago

1 reply

how are you getting around the terms of service? Openai wants you to pay for api access for this? Are you just automating sending data to the web interface?

serhii_fAuthor

2 months ago

For now, I've been using Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash, as they offer a pretty generous free tier, but if the tool goes out, I will eventually be charged for using it. However, I plan to have a free tier, which should cover most users' needs, and a paid tier for more active users.

View full discussion on Hacker News

ID: 45233990Type: storyLast synced: 11/17/2025, 2:02:42 PM

Want the full context?

Jump to the original sources

Read the primary article or dive into the live Hacker News thread when you're ready.

Read Article View on HN

Last activity 2 months agoPosted Sep 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM EDT

Tired of Copy/pasting Into Chatgpt, So I Built a Custom Tool

serhii_f

3 points

3 comments

Mood

supportive

Sentiment

positive

Discussion Activity

Light discussion

First comment

N/A

Peak period

Hour 1

Avg / period

1.5

Key moments

01Story posted
Sep 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM EDT
2 months ago
Step 01
02First comment
Sep 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM EDT
0s after posting
Step 02
03Peak activity
2 comments in Hour 1
Hottest window of the conversation
Step 03
04Latest activity
Sep 14, 2025 at 5:59 AM EDT
2 months ago
Step 04

Generating AI Summary...

Analyzing up to 500 comments to identify key contributors and discussion patterns

Discussion (3 comments)

Showing 3 comments

serhii_fAuthor

2 months ago

1 reply

So about a month ago, I built a small tool to solve this. Now I just select text, press a hotkey combination, and it instantly replaces the text with the corrected version.

Curious if anyone else would find this useful, so I set up a waiting list page at clippy.it.com

fcpguru

2 months ago

1 reply

how are you getting around the terms of service? Openai wants you to pay for api access for this? Are you just automating sending data to the web interface?

serhii_fAuthor

2 months ago

View full discussion on Hacker News

ID: 45233990Type: storyLast synced: 11/17/2025, 2:02:42 PM

Want the full context?

Jump to the original sources

Read the primary article or dive into the live Hacker News thread when you're ready.

Read Article View on HN