Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.
Cross-post to Ivory and Threads
Prompts you to enter in a message, then copies the text, posts it to Mastodon via Ivory, then opens Threads with the message filled out. On Mac, opens the Threads website.
Actions Used
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
URL Encode
Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.
Set Variable
Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
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=Cross-post%20to%20Ivory%20and%20Threads
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Cross-post%20to%20Ivory%20and%20Threads
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Cross-post to Ivory and Threads”
end tell
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