OCR thread as link post
Accepts a Thread link, scrapes it, then OCRs the text, asks for a title, and creates a linked post in Ulysses.
Actions
Get Dictionary Value
Gets the value for the specified key in the dictionary passed into the action.
Set Variable
Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
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Scrape Threads post
Accepts a Thread link as input, extracts the username and excerpt, and formats it with multiple link types into a JSON dictionary shared as output.
Save thread to Notes
Accepts a Thread link, scrapes the data, and formats it quickly for Notes.
Save thread to OmniFocus
Scrapes a Threads post, then adds it to OmniFocus with the excerpt in the task title and links in the notes before opening the item.
Save thread to Bear
Scrapes a Threads post, formats the title, except, and link, and opens Bear to add it as a note.
Copy Threads post embed
Scrapes a Threads post, gets the embed code using the URL and username, and copies it to the clipboard.
Save thread as link post
Accepts a Thread link, scrapes it to retrieve a truncated excerpt, asks for a title, and creates a linked post in Ulysses.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=OCR%20thread%20as%20link%20post
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=OCR%20thread%20as%20link%20post
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “OCR thread as link post”
end tell
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