Search YouTube
Prompts you to enter a query and then opens it YouTube in Safari.
Actions
URL Encode
Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
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Manage subscribed YouTube Channels
Opens the feed of channels you’ve subscribed to on YouTube – use this to directly access channels using Search, or clean up your subscriptions by removing some.
Open my Subscriptions
Opens the Subscriptions tab in the YouTube app to show only videos from people you’ve followed.
Watch in YouTube app
Redirects a web URL for a YouTube into the mobile app by replacing `https: or or ` with `youtube: or or ` in the link.
Open my Home feed
Opens YouTube.com on the web or redirects to the Home tab in the app.
YouTube TV
Turns on my living room TV, opens the YouTube app, and shows the remote control on the current device so I can navigate the interface. When run from Mac, opens YouTube in Safari in fullscreen.
Open my watch history
Opens the deep link into the History section of the YouTube library page in the app.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Search%20YouTube
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20YouTube
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Search YouTube”
end tell
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Show The Verge on Flipboard
Opens the Flipboard account for The Verge where you can see recent stories from the cutting edge of technology.
Search Google
Asks you to give a search query, then passes it to the Google app to show results.
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.
Download iCloud Drive
Adds the entirety of your iCloud Drive folder offline by getting its contents.
Open WiFi preferences
Opens the deep link into the WiFi settings on iOS or the Network settings on macOS.
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