InstantLinks 2.5.0

Mac OS X Service

InstantLinks is a system service that allows you to quickly perform a web-based operation on the selected text. What does that mean? Well, let's say a friend sends you an invite to a big bash:

You've never been there, so you could use a quick view of the area. Enter InstantLinks:

And in no time at all your favorite web browser gives you a pretty map like the following to play with:

That's just one of the expanding list of functions provided by InstantLinks. Others include:

Do a dictionary/thesaurus/encyclopedia lookup of the selected text.
Do a web search for the selected text.
Open the selected URL (even if broken by spaces or newlines).
Do a reverse lookup of the selected phone number.