Replace Text
Replaces some text passed into the action with other text.
Remove empty lines
Uses a regular expressions to automatically get rid of new lines that don’t have any text in them.
Actions
Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.
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Change text case
Takes the input from the Share sheet or clipboard, lets you choose from UPPERCASE, lowercase, Capitalizing Every Word, swapping to Title Case, or swapping to Sentence case, and copies it to your clipboard.
NATO Alphabet
Asks for text, then converts it to the NATO Alphabet to read out “Apple” like “Alfa Papa Papa Lima Echo.”
Find and replace
Prompts you to pick replacement text and which words to be replaced, then finds it and swaps it out for your choice.
Spell check
Corrects the spelling of the text shared as input or from your clipboard, then presents it a prompt to confirm before copying.
Special characters
Contains a dictionary of names and symbols that, when passed into Choose From List, becomes selectable – for whichever option is chosen, the corresponding symbol will be passed out and copied to the clipboard.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Remove%20empty%20lines
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Remove%20empty%20lines
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Remove empty lines”
end tell
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Saves screenshots from Photos to iCloud—named like they are on macOS—and deletes the originals.
Add to my TV watchlist
Accepts a list of TV shows or movies, scrapes the results from Apple’s Marketing Toolbox, and lets you pick where to send the media – with options to open into the TV app, add to your Watchlist, send to Reminders, or copy the links.
Set up Perplexity for Mac
Opens the Mac app for Perplexity AI, resizing the window to 1024×770 and moving it to the center of the current display.
Check Apple newsroom
Gets 10 items from the Apple Newsroom RSS feed and opens your choice in Safari.
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