If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Unencode link
Takes a link and decodes the text so it’s more readable.
Scripting Actions
Get Clipboard
Passes the contents of the clipboard to the next action.
URL Encode
Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.
Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Unencode%20link
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Unencode%20link
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Unencode link”
end tell
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Extract URL from short link
Takes shortened links from input and expands them into the full URL.
Percent Encode text
Replaces any special characters in the input with percent-encoding that makes it function properly in URLs.
View in Wayback machine
Take a link from the Share sheet or yourclipboard and open it in the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to see past versions of the page.
Estimate reading time
Gets the length of an article from input and divides the words by 200 to get a rough reading estimate.
Speak article
Takes an article from input and calculates an average speaking speed based on the words-per-minute, then reads the article out loud in its entirety.
Encode text for a URL
Asks you to enter text, then lets you encode or decode it to work properly in URLs.
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Open RTT preferences
Opens the deep link into Settings > Accessibility > RTT to let you adjust “Real-time Text,” described by Apple as “a service offering more reliability, better text support, and the ability to speak and hear during a call” with Software and Hardware options.
Open my Subscriptions
Opens the Subscriptions tab in the YouTube app to show only videos from people you’ve followed.
Play from soundboard
Presents a menu of sounds (each with corresponding text-encoded audio), decodes your choice, and plays the sound at 35%.
I’m working in the living room
Turns on the living room lights, plus casts my music to the Living Room TV.
High alert
Sets the playback destination to the current device, turns off Do Not Disturb and Airplane Mode, turns on Cellular Data, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi, sets the volume to 85%, the brightness to 100%, and turns on Light mode, then turns on every option for Sound Recognition, then vibrates if run from iPhone when it’s all done.
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