Repost thread to Mastodon
Scrapes a Threads post, fulls out the excerpt and URL, asks you to add commentary, then posts it using the Mastodon app.
Actions
Get Dictionary Value
Gets the value for the specified key in the dictionary passed into the action.
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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 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.
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.
Save thread to Notes
Accepts a Thread link, scrapes the data, and formats it quickly for Notes.
OCR Thread
Accepts a Thread link, scrapes the data, then opens the link, waits for it to load, takes a screenshot, extracts text from the screenshot, then prompts you to delete the extra text before replacing the excerpt in the Thread JSON dictionary.
Save thread to Things
Scrapes a Threads post, then adds it to the Things inbox with links in the notes and a “Research” tag.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Repost%20thread%20to%20Mastodon
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Repost%20thread%20to%20Mastodon
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Repost thread to Mastodon”
end tell
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