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.

Actions Used

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Get Article using Safari Reader
Gets article details, including body text, author, publish date, and more, from every URL passed into the action. Input URLs Result Article Note Use a Get Details of Article action immediately after this action to get specific details about the article. This action only supports getting one article from each URL.
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Speak Text
Speaks the inputted text aloud.
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Show Result
Shows the specified text in Siri or in an alert.
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Round Number
Rounds the number(s) passed into the action.
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Calculate
Performs a number operation on the input and returns the result.
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Number
Passed a number to the next action

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Speak%20article
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Speak%20article
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Speak article” end tell

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