Get Clipboard
Passes the contents of the clipboard to the next action.
NATO Alphabet
Asks for text, then converts it to the NATO Alphabet to read out “Apple” like “Alfa Papa Papa Lima Echo.”
Actions Used
Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
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.
Get Dictionary Value
Gets the value for the specified key in the dictionary passed into the action.
Combine Text
Joins text together, inserting the separator between each join.
Change Case
Changes the case of the text passed into the action to UPPERCASE, lowercase, or Title Case.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=NATO%20Alphabet
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=NATO%20Alphabet
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “NATO Alphabet”
end tell
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