Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
Save RSS author to Contacts
Pulls recent links from my blog's RSS feed and lets me choose which ones I want to share, then formats them as a Markdown linked list and copies it to my clipboard.
Actions Used
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Get Text from Input
Returns text from the previous action’s output.
For example, this action can get the name of a photo or song, or the text of a web page.
Count
Counts the number of items, characters, words, sentences, or lines passed as input.
Note (from Apple, for real)
This is just like the Count in Sesame Street, but instead of a vampire, it’s a Shortcuts action.
Get Item from List
Returns one or more items from the list passed as input. You can get the first item, the last item, a random item, the item at a particular index, or items in a range of indexes.
Choose from List
Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection.
Prompt
The instruction provided when the list is presented.
Select Multiple
When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
Get RSS Feeds from Page
Extracts any RSS feed URLs from the given web URLs or web page.
Edit Contact
Sets a specific field of the contact passed into the action.
Detail
The property of the contact to edit.
Edit
The operation to perform on the selected property of the contact.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Save%20RSS%20author%20to%20Contacts
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Save%20RSS%20author%20to%20Contacts
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Save RSS author to Contacts”
end tell
More From This Folder
Open RSS posts
Gets the RSS feed from the Shortcut Input, extracts 10 stories, presents them in a menu, and copies the chosen URLs before opening them in Safari.
Check tech headlines
Pulls the RSS feed of Techmeme and returns the latest 5 article titles.
Inspect RSS feed
Gets RSS feeds from the input URL, converts it to text, and shows it in a popover.
Open stories from MatthewCassinelli.com
Checks the RSS feed of MatthewCassinelli.com, presents recent stories, and opens one of your choosing.
Check Apple newsroom
Gets 10 items from the Apple Newsroom RSS feed and opens your choice in Safari.
Check Apple Developer News
Extracts 10 stories from the RSS feed of Apple Developer news and lets you pick which one to open in a Safari web view to read quickly.
More From The Library
Turn on KQED
Turns on my living room, turns off your alarm in case you’ve woken up before it, and softly plays the radio station on my HomePod.
Start new convo with ChatGPT
Starts a new continuous conversation with ChatGPT, asking you to pick which model before starting the chat.
Log out
Uses AppleScript to press the keyboard shortcut ⌥+⇧+⌘+Q to immediately log out the current user.
Create an itemized total
Creates a new Checklist Total template spreadsheet in the Numbers app.
Open TouchID preferences
Opens the Touch ID preferences on Mac laptops and Touch ID settings on compatible iOS devices (including iPad mini).
Open Subscribe and Save
Takes you to the page on Amazon where you can set up subscription orders for repeat purchases.
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