Text automations using Apple Shortcuts

Overview

• This workflow answers user requests sent via Mac Shortcuts
• Several Shortcuts call the same webhook, with a query and a type of query
• Query types are:
  • translate to English
  • translate to Spanish
  • correct grammar (without changing the actual content)
  • make content shorter
  • make content longer

How it works

• Select a text you are writing
• Launch the shortcut
• The text is sent to the webhook
• Depending on the type of request, a different prompt is used
• Each request is sent to an OpenAI node
• The workflow responds to the request with the response from GPT
• Shortcut replaces the selected text with the new one

For a demo and setup instructions:

How to use it

• Activate the workflow
• Download this Shortcut template
• Install the shortcut
• In step 2 of the shortcut, change the url of the Webhook
• In Shortcut details, "add Keyboard Shortcut" with the key you want to use to launch the shortcut
• Go to settings, advanced, check "Allow running scripts"
• You are ready to use the shortcut. Select a text and hit the keyboard shortcut you just defined