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 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 personal YouTube playlists
Presents a menu of YouTube playlists sorted into your “Personal” group, letting you choose one and open it 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.
Show YouTube library
Opens the link to the Library tab of YouTube, which shows your History, Watch Later, Playlists, and Liked Videos.
YouTube Playlist Dictionary
Complete dictionary of YouTube playlists in your collection, grouped by Personal or Work, then subgroups by category.
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.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20creator%20YouTube%20playlists
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20creator%20YouTube%20playlists
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open creator YouTube playlists”
end tell
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Prompts you to enter text and a title for an entry, then adds it to the Journal app marked as “Bookmarked.”
Open username in Threads
Prompts for a username (or accepts one as input) and opens the redirect into the Threads app.
Open in Podcasts
Takes the current episode from Overcast, finds the show in Podcasts, and opens the last episode.
Batch-create shortcuts with phrase
Asks you to open an existing folder in Shortcuts, then asks you to enter a list of shortcut names with text prepended or appended before creating those shortcuts in the folder.
Repost thread to Mastodon
Scrapes a Threads post, fulls out the excerpt and URL, asks you to add commentary, then posts it using the Mastodon app.
Randomize wallpaper
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