If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Show YouTube library
Opens the link to the Library tab of YouTube, which shows your History, Watch Later, Playlists, and Liked Videos.
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=Show%20YouTube%20library
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20YouTube%20library
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show YouTube library”
end tell
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Open my YouTube playlists
Pulls from a dictionary of YouTube playlists and lets you pick from subgroups to open in the app.
Grab YouTube playlist ID
For a given YouTube video passed in as input, this isolates the URL parameter after “list=“ that represents a video playlist ID.
Open personal YouTube playlists
Presents a menu of YouTube playlists sorted into your “Personal” group, letting you choose one and open it in the app.
Copy YouTube playlist link
For links shared from videos playing inside a playlist, this will scrape out the ID and reformat it into the main playlist link.
Open work YouTube playlists
If you don’t want the Grab YouTube playlist ID shortcut installed, delete the Run Shortcut action above and the URL action below.
However, the shortcut won’t work with links from videos inside playlists anymore.
Open creator YouTube playlists
Presents a menu of playlists from YouTube creators and lets you open directly to their queue in the app.
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Open current shortcuts
Opens a Shortcuts folder named “Current” so you can access shortcuts you are actively working on.
Open my alarms
Opens the Clock app to the Alarm tab to show your alarms and sleep info.
Encode audio recording as text
Gets a folder of audio files, lets you choose one, and encodes the result to base64 (to be placed into another shortcut and decoded to play the sound).
Open stories from MatthewCassinelli.com
Checks the RSS feed of MatthewCassinelli.com, presents recent stories, and opens one of your choosing.
Play Do By Friday
Plays Do By Friday, a weekly challenge podcast with hosts Alex Cox and Merlin Mann.
Open Audiobook Store
Opens the Books app to the Audiobook Store section where you can find and buy new audiobooks.
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