Date formatter
Presents you with a list of common and custom date or time formats, then copies the choice you make.
Scripting Actions
Dictionary
Passes the specified list of key-value pairs to the next action as a dictionary.
Choose from List
Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection.
Prompt
The instruction provided when the list is presented.
Select Multiple
When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
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.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Date%20formatter
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Date%20formatter
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Date formatter”
end tell
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