Cross-post everywhere
Prompts you to enter in a message, then copies the text, posts it to Mastodon via Ivory, then opens Threads with the message filled out. On Mac, opens the Threads website.
Actions
Set Variable
Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
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).
Wait
Waits for the specified number of seconds before continuing with the next action.
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.
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Cross-post to Twitter and Threads
Prompts you to enter in a message, then copies the text, opens to Twitter for you to post, waits for you to return, then opens Threads with the message filled out. On Mac, opens the Threads website.
Open username in Threads
Prompts for a username (or accepts one as input) and opens the redirect into the Threads app.
Open Threads search
Opens the link to Search in Threads so you can find posts about specific topics.
Open Threads app
Opens the Threads app from Instagram/Meta. On iPhone, works well with custom icons. On iPad, uses Stage Manager to make proper window. On Mac, opens web app created using Add to Dock.
Post to Threads
Asks you to enter the text of your post, then URL encodes the result and passes it to Threads’ URL scheme for creating posts. On Mac, copies the result and opens Threads.net.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Cross-post%20everywhere
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Cross-post%20everywhere
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Cross-post everywhere”
end tell
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Opens the deep link into Settings > Siri and Search > Siri and Dictation History where you can delete interactions currently associated with the device from Apple servers.
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Opens the Halide app to Depth Mode so you can take “Portait Mode”-like photos using depth data.
Continue Watching in the Developer app
Utilizes AppleScript to open the Developer and press Command + 4 to open to the Continue Watching page, where you can resume sessions you’ve already started.
Clean up book quote
Takes highlighted text shared from Books and scrapes out the extra metadata.
Create photo album
Asks you to enter a title, then creates an album in the Photos app.
Open Apple Music Essentials
Opens the Apple Music curator page for Essentials playlists of the top tracks from popular artists – great for playing across an artist’s discography instead of picking an album.
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