YouTube Videos

Convert YouTube chapters to linked list

Takes a YouTube video and your provided chapter marker text, splits out the timecodes and converts them to total seconds, then formats individual links for each chapter in Markdown formatting.

Actions

Control Flow, Scripting

Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.

Notification, Scripting

Ask for Input

Prompts the user to enter a piece of information.

Scripting, Variables

Set Variable

Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.

Documents, Text Editing

Split Text

Separates text passed into the action into a list.

Control Flow, Scripting

Repeat with Each

Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.

Lists, Scripting

Get Item from List

Returns one or more items from the list passed as input. You can get the first item, the last item, a random item, the item at a particular index, or items in a range of indexes.

Scripting, Shortcuts

Run Shortcut

Run an shortcut from your shortcut.

Documents, Text Editing

Replace Text

Replaces some text passed into the action with other text.

Documents, Text

Text

Passes the specified text to the next action.

Documents, Text Editing

Combine Text

Joins text together, inserting the separator between each join.

Control Flow, Scripting

Stop and Output

Stops execution of the current shortcut, and outputs content. This action is useful when: • Running a shortcut from another shortcut (using the Run Shortcut action). The output will be used as the output of the Run Shortcut action. • Running a shortcut from Quick Actions in Finder on macOS. The output will be saved as a file alongside the files selected in Finder. • Running a shortcut from Services on macOS. The output will replace the selected content, if applicable. • Or, when running a shortcut from another location that supports output, like the command-line or the Shortcuts URL scheme. No more actions will be run after this action.

How To, Shortcuts

How to quickly link all your YouTube chapter markers using Shortcuts

If you publish YouTube videos or livestreams with chapter markers, you might want to link back to those moments – here's how to generate the full list using Apple's Shortcuts app.