URL Encode
Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.
Search YouTube
Prompts you to enter a query and then opens it YouTube in Safari.
Actions Used
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Search%20YouTube
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20YouTube
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Search YouTube”
end tell
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Who’s live on YouTube?
Opens the Subscriptions feed sorted as a list so you can see who’s live at the top.
Open my Watch Later
Opens the deep link into the Watch Later page of the YouTube website, where I can then watch videos in picture-in-picture. Requires opening in Safari after showing page.
Show my Liked videos
Opens the automatic playlist for Liked videos created for every YouTube account.
YouTube on TV
Opens the YouTube app on the chosen Apple TV, then opens the YouTube app on your mobile device – this lets you connect the two and manage your TV queue from your phone or iPad.
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.
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Finds the H1 header, removes that first line and one after it, and gets just the body of the text.
Open Apple Intelligence and Siri preferences
Opens the deep link into Settings > General > Siri on iOS or the Speech settings on macOS.
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All-in-one control for Apple Watch to turn off wake on wrist raise and the always on display, plus activate Theater Mode to disable any touches.
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Open Battery settings
Opens the deep link into Battery Usage on iOS, or the Battery preferences on MacBooks and Energy Saver preferences on other Macs.
Open Starred items
Pulls your Starred items from Reeder and asks you to choose one to open.
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