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.
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.
Actions Used
Get Dictionary Value
Gets the value for the specified key in the dictionary passed into the action.
Set Dictionary Value
Sets a value in the dictionary passed into the action.
Get URLs from Input
Returns any links found in the output from the previous action.
Combine Text
Joins text together, inserting the separator between each join.
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
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
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=OCR%20Thread
Open Shortcut deep link
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 Craft
Scrapes a Threads post and formats it for a Craft document, using the rich embed as the URL reference.
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.
OCR thread as link post
Accepts a Thread link, scrapes it, then OCRs the text, asks for a title, and creates a linked post in Ulysses.
Save thread to Notes
Accepts a Thread link, scrapes the data, and formats it quickly for Notes.
Copy Threads post embed
Scrapes a Threads post, gets the embed code using the URL and username, and copies it to the clipboard.
Save thread to Things
Scrapes a Threads post, then adds it to the Things inbox with links in the notes and a “Research” tag.
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Records audio at Very High quality, starting and stopping on tap – then, saves to a folder of your choosing.
Show the Workflow tag on MacStories
Opens the tag page on the MacStories website for stories marked with “Workflow,” the original version of the Shortcuts app – these stories introduced me to the app before I joined the team. So, uh, thanks Federico!
Change Siri lock screen access
Opens the deep link into Settings > Siri and Search and takes you to the “Allow Siri When Locked” setting, which you can toggle off to disallow sensitive information from being accessible while locked.
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