Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.
Cross-post to Twitter and Threads
Prompts you to enter in a message, then copies the text, opens to Twitter for you to post, waits for you to return, then opens Threads with the message filled out. On Mac, opens the Threads website.
Actions Used
Wait
Waits for the specified number of seconds before continuing with the next action.
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
URL Encode
Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.
Set Variable
Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Cross-post%20to%20Twitter%20and%20Threads
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Cross-post%20to%20Twitter%20and%20Threads
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Cross-post to Twitter and Threads”
end tell
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Open Threads app
Opens the Threads app from Instagram/Meta. On iPhone, works well with custom icons. On iPad, uses Stage Manager to make proper window. On Mac, opens web app created using Add to Dock.
Show my Profile in Threads
Switches the Threads app to your own profile. Userful for checking your follower count.
Cross-post everywhere
Prompts you to enter in a message, then copies the text, posts it to Mastodon via Ivory, then opens Threads with the message filled out. On Mac, opens the Threads website.
Open username in Threads
Prompts for a username (or accepts one as input) and opens the redirect into the Threads app.
Cross-post to Ivory and Threads
Prompts you to enter in a message, then copies the text, posts it to Mastodon via Ivory, then opens Threads with the message filled out. On Mac, opens the Threads website.
Share my Threads profile
Takes your pre-inputted Threads URL and asks whether to copy it, share, or display it as a QR code.
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Presents a menu for various Twitter search operations, including jumping right into the search field, showing Twitter Moments, searching through all tweets, cutting down results to only people you follow, or even searching your own tweets.
With this one tool, you can take advantage of all the awesome options buried in Twitter search – it’s like Google for people you follow.
This uses a combination of donated actions from Twitter, the Search Web action native to Shortcuts, and deep links taken from the web.
Open Pages document
Opens a specified Pages document of your choice. Works well for your current in-progress doc.
Search Reeder
Asks you to enter a keyword, then seaerches all items in your Read Later and asks you to pick one to open in the app.
Open Disney Plus home
Opens Disney+ to the main Home page where you can see categories like Continue Watching or Watch Again.
Stop Monitoring The House
Pauses Sound Recogntion and disables the option to listen for home lifestyle sounds.
Minimize window
Uses AppleScript to trigger Command + M to minimize the current window into the Dock.
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