OCR Thread
Accepts a Thread link, scrapes the data, then opens the link, waits for it to load, takes a screenshot, extracts text from the screenshot, then prompts you to delete the extra text before replacing the excerpt in the Thread JSON dictionary.
Scripting Actions
Get Dictionary Value
Gets the value for the specified key in the dictionary passed into the action.
Get URLs from Input
Returns any links found in the output from the previous action.
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Wait to Return
Pauses execution until you leave the Shortcuts app and return to it.
This action might be useful after an action that switches apps, to pause execution until you return to the Shortcuts app.
Combine Text
Joins text together, inserting the separator between each join.
Set Dictionary Value
Sets a value in the dictionary passed into the action.
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.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=OCR%20Thread
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=OCR%20Thread
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “OCR Thread”
end tell
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Save thread to OmniFocus
Scrapes a Threads post, then adds it to OmniFocus with the excerpt in the task title and links in the notes before opening the item.
Repost thread to Mastodon
Scrapes a Threads post, fulls out the excerpt and URL, asks you to add commentary, then posts it using the Mastodon app.
Save thread to Reminders
Scrapes a Threads post, then formats the excerpt and links in the notes as well as the URL in a new reminder.
Save thread to Bear
Scrapes a Threads post, formats the title, except, and link, and opens Bear to add it as a note.
Scrape Threads post
Accepts a Thread link as input, extracts the username and excerpt, and formats it with multiple link types into a JSON dictionary shared as output.
Save thread to Craft
Scrapes a Threads post and formats it for a Craft document, using the rich embed as the URL reference.
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