Get Link to File
Gets a public link to the file passed into the action.
Copy iCloud link
Takes any files shared as input or, if none are present, presents a Document Picker to select them manually, then shares those files using iCloud Drive – the resulting URL is copied to the clipboard to be shared with others for easy access.
Actions
Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.
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Clean up my Desktop
Downloads the contents of your Desktop folder, then asks you which files you want to move and then lets you pick where to place them.
Unzip and save files
Asks for input, extracts the archive, and asks you where to save the new files.
Rename files with numbers prepended
Takes a list of files and adds an index before each title as the new filename.
Download iCloud Drive
Adds the entirety of your iCloud Drive folder offline by getting its contents.
Download Shortcuts folder
Gets the contents of the Shortcuts folder from iCloud Drive, downloading all the files locally.
Generate filing timestamp
Copies the current date and time in a good format for pre-pending to filenames to ensure the list is always ordered well when sorted alphabetically.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Copy%20iCloud%20link
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Copy%20iCloud%20link
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Copy iCloud link”
end tell
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Toggles the Color Filters accessibility setting, which can turn your device black or white and remove all color if set to grayscale (among other options).
Copy podcast playlist player embed
Takes the default embed code for multiple podcast episodes, inserts your podcast string, and copies the result to your clipboard to be pasted somewhere online.
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