If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Get word count
Gets text from the Share sheet or clipboard and returns the total word count.
Actions Used
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.
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.
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.
Find Notes
Searches for the notes in your library that match the given criteria.
Sort by
Optionally, what to sort the notes by.
Order
The order to sort the notes in.
Limit
Whether or not to limit the number of notes retrieved.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Get%20word%20count
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Get%20word%20count
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Get word count”
end tell
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Open Work account
Opens to your alternate Notes account synced from a different email address.
Work on checklists
Opens into the Checklists folder I’ve created in Notes to keep various task lists or templates.
Open from work folders
Presents a menu of my work-related folders and opens the corresponding choice.
Open video notes
Presents a menu of the main folder and various subfolders for my Video notes in the Notes open, then opens into the chosen folder using Show Notes Folder.
Toggle Auto Sort Checked Items
Switch on or off Notes’ ability to sort your completed to-dos automatically or not.
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Quick play
Finds 25 random songs from the last 12 weeks and starts playing it on shuffle.
Watch my favorite streamers
Prompts you to choose from a dictionary of your favorite streamers and opens the link to their channel.
Open cross-platform app
Template for shortcut that performs different steps on different platforms for a universal app.
Print to office printer
Opens the print dialog for a given file passed from the Share sheet, macOS Quick Actions, or, if there’s no input, from the file picker – prints to a preset printer.
Open latest movie trailers
Opens the deep link into the TV app to the Movies and TV Trailers section.
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