Encode text for a URL
Asks you to enter text, then lets you encode or decode it to work properly in URLs.
Actions
Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
URL Encode
Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.
Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.
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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.
Percent Encode text
Replaces any special characters in the input with percent-encoding that makes it function properly in URLs.
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.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Encode%20text%20for%20a%20URL
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Encode%20text%20for%20a%20URL
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Encode text for a URL”
end tell
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