Get Clipboard
Passes the contents of the clipboard to the next action.
Unencode link
Takes a link and decodes the text so it’s more readable.
Actions Used
Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
URL Encode
Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Unencode%20link
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Unencode%20link
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Unencode link”
end tell
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Percent Encode text
Replaces any special characters in the input with percent-encoding that makes it function properly in URLs.
Speak article
Takes an article from input and calculates an average speaking speed based on the words-per-minute, then reads the article out loud in its entirety.
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Gets the length of an article from input and divides the words by 200 to get a rough reading estimate.
Encode text for a URL
Asks you to enter text, then lets you encode or decode it to work properly in URLs.
Extract URL from short link
Takes shortened links from input and expands them into the full URL.
View in Wayback machine
Take a link from the Share sheet or yourclipboard and open it in the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to see past versions of the page.
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