If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
NATO Alphabet
Asks for text, then converts it to the NATO Alphabet to read out “Apple” like “Alfa Papa Papa Lima Echo.”
Actions
Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Get Clipboard
Passes the contents of the clipboard to the next action.
Change Case
Changes the case of the text passed into the action to UPPERCASE, lowercase, or Title Case.
Get Dictionary Value
Gets the value for the specified key in the dictionary passed into the action.
Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
Get Dictionary from Input
Makes a dictionary from the text passed as input. JSON (like {“foo”: “bar”}), key-value pairs (like foo=bar&baz=biz), and XML-based plist are supported.
Combine Text
Joins text together, inserting the separator between each join.
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Remove empty lines
Uses a regular expressions to automatically get rid of new lines that don’t have any text in them.
Find and replace
Prompts you to pick replacement text and which words to be replaced, then finds it and swaps it out for your choice.
Add list elements
Takes text, splits it by new lines, and adds an asterisk and a space before each for pasting as a list in Markdown-compatible apps.
Special characters
Contains a dictionary of names and symbols that, when passed into Choose From List, becomes selectable – for whichever option is chosen, the corresponding symbol will be passed out and copied to the clipboard.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=NATO%20Alphabet
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=NATO%20Alphabet
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “NATO Alphabet”
end tell
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