Matthew Cassinelli

Siri Shortcuts, apps, and technology tips

Text

Passes the specified text to the next action.

Score

Type

InterActivity

Expertise

5

 5/5

Content

Potential Prompt

Basic

Type

Content

InterActivity

Potential Prompt

Expertise

Basic

Action Information

Parameters

[Text area]

Input

Does not take input

Result

Text

Details

Type

Content

Interactivity

Potential Prompt

Expertise Needed

Basic

Matthew's Score

 5/5

Category

Documents, Text

Date Added

11/12/2014

Identifier

is.workflow.actions.gettext

Works Well With

Items, Scripting

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.

Documents, File storage

Create Folder

Makes a new folder in the specified file storage service.

Files, Scripting

Generate Hash

Generates a MD5/SHA1 hash from the input.

Documents, Text

Show Definition

Shows the definition of the word passed into the action.

Documents, Text

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.

Notification, Scripting

Show Alert

Displays an alert with a title, a message, and two buttons. If the user selects the OK button, the shortcut continues. The cancel button stops the shortcut.

Shortcuts Using This

Watermark photo

Takes a photo input and overlays “© YOUR NAME HERE” in the bottom right corner.

Screenshots

Take window screenshot

Takes a full window screenshot and leaves out the background.

Mind Node

Open MindNode for Mac

Opens the MindNode app for Mac directly or remotely via SSH.

Mind Node

Add template to MindNode

Takes a list, adds it as bullets under a title, then creates a mind map in MindNode.

YouTube playlists

Grab YouTube playlist ID

For a given YouTube video passed in as input, this isolates the URL parameter after “list=“ that represents a video playlist ID.

Christmas

Write down gifts received

Creates a series of prompts to save a gift and the giver’s name to an ongoing note.

Christmas

Send thank-yous

Asks you to pick from your contacts, then shows a Messages window for each so you can send a thank-you message.

Christmas

Check for a white christmas

Looks for snow in the daily forecast for the next 10 days.

Christmas

Check the weather forecast

Displays the temperature in conditions between 7 AM and 7 PM for the next 24 hours.

Christmas

Get directions to family event

Asks you to pick from your Family contacts group, then gets driving directions and a trip estimate.

Christmas

Find Christmas tree nearby

Searches Apple Maps for Christmas trees nearby and opens directions to a spot that you pick.

Actions, Formatting, Siri Shortcuts, Text editing, Writing

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