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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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.
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.”
Remove list elements
Scrapes out any list elements like dashes, asterisks, or double brackets so you’re left with only new lines of text.
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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Opens the Wallet app to a preselected ticket for an upcoming meetup.
Cross-post to Twitter and Threads
Prompts you to enter in a message, then copies the text, opens to Twitter for you to post, waits for you to return, then opens Threads with the message filled out. On Mac, opens the Threads website.
Open creator YouTube playlists
Presents a menu of playlists from YouTube creators and lets you open directly to their queue in the app.
Play encoded audio
Gets an audio file encoded as text, decodes the value, and plays the sound at 35%. Pairs well with “Encode audio.”
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