Detect text

Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Text function so you can scan any visible words in the Camera view.

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Describe this

Opens the Magnifier app and activates the “Describe This” feature that “provides a description of what’s in the camera view.”

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Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Detect%20text
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Detect%20text
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Detect text” end tell

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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.

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