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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Open my YouTube Clips
Opens your personal feed on Clips saved from YouTube videos. Use this feature to capture important ideas and give them custom titles, and have a feed of personalized clips to view again later.
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.
Show YouTube library
Opens the link to the Library tab of YouTube, which shows your History, Watch Later, Playlists, and Liked Videos.
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 Home feed
Opens YouTube.com on the web or redirects to the Home tab in the app.
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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Put the lyrics up on the TV
Open the music app on the Apple TV, shows the remote, and ask you if you want to hand off music to play there.
Show my Nutrition data
Run this when you want to check in on your progress with food tracking apps like Lifesum or FoodNoms – make sure to dive into each category and check out how you’ve been doing.
Extract URL from short link
Takes shortened links from input and expands them into the full URL.
Open Bluesky Search
Opens the Search page on Bluesky where you can enter your query, find suggested accounts, and discover new feeds.
Turn right Key Light on
Uses the Elgato Control Center app to turn on the Key Light that faces me.
Show my Liked videos
Opens the automatic playlist for Liked videos created for every YouTube account.
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