If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
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.
Scripting Actions
Get RSS Feeds from Page
Extracts any RSS feed URLs from the given web URLs or web page.
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 URLs from Input
Returns any links found in the output from the previous action.
Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20RSS%20posts
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20RSS%20posts
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open RSS posts”
end tell
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Copy RSS feed link
Gets the RSS feed from the Shortcut Input and copies the URL to the clipboard.
Check tech headlines
Pulls the RSS feed of Techmeme and returns the latest 5 article titles.
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.
Inspect RSS feed
Gets RSS feeds from the input URL, converts it to text, and shows it in a popover.
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.
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Open chat with Dad
Opens the conversation with your father, allowing you to see your past messages.
Activate noise control
Opens the deep link to the phone app, then sets playback to AirPods and turns on Noise Cancellation.
Open Apple TV Search
Opens the Search page in the TV app, letting you quickly type out a query or pick from their curated categories.
Convert timecode to total seconds
Function for taking timecodes like 01:45:30 and adding up the hours or minutes or seconds into a single unit (seconds) that can be used for calculations; or, more specifically, YouTube timestamps.
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