Search YouTube
Prompts you to enter a query and then opens it YouTube in Safari.
Scripting Actions
URL Encode
Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.
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=Search%20YouTube
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20YouTube
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Search YouTube”
end tell
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YouTube TV
Turns on my living room TV, opens the YouTube app, and shows the remote control on the current device so I can navigate the interface. When run from Mac, opens YouTube in Safari in fullscreen.
Open my Home feed
Opens YouTube.com on the web or redirects to the Home tab in the app.
Show YouTube library
Opens the link to the Library tab of YouTube, which shows your History, Watch Later, Playlists, and Liked Videos.
Open my YouTube Clips
Opens your personal feed on Clips saved from YouTube videos. Use this feature to capture important ideas and give them custom titles, and have a feed of personalized clips to view again later.
Manage subscribed YouTube Channels
Opens the feed of channels you’ve subscribed to on YouTube – use this to directly access channels using Search, or clean up your subscriptions by removing some.
Open my Subscriptions
Opens the Subscriptions tab in the YouTube app to show only videos from people you’ve followed.
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Show Apple Cash
Opens the Wallet app to the Apple Cash “card” where you can see your balance send or request money, or see past transactions.
Search Reeder
Asks you to enter a keyword, then seaerches all items in your Read Later and asks you to pick one to open in the app.
Rotate second screen to landscape
Rotates my left monitor to landscape orientation (for times when I switch it back from its vertical setup).
Monitor The Office
Activates Sound Recognition and listens for fire alarms, sirens, smoke alarms, glass breaking, and shouting – anything you’d definitely want to know about in a work environment.
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