Convert to camelCase

Overview

What Convert to camelCase does

Splits spaces, punctuation, acronym boundaries, and lower-to-upper transitions before producing a lower camel-case identifier.

Example

Action and outcome

Workflow

Use Convert to camelCase

Follow these steps to convert selected words or identifiers to camelCase with ActionClip.

1. Select the text you want to use.
2. Choose Convert to camelCase from ActionClip.
3. Review the result, then replace the selection or copy the new text.

Before you add it

Requirements and privacy

• Before you start: No setup required.
• Your selected text: Runs locally in ActionClip’s JavaScript sandbox. Selected text does not leave your Mac.

Inspect before installing

Action configuration

The definition below is included so you can inspect how the action works before downloading it.

function run(selected_text) {
  const words = selected_text
    .normalize("NFKD")
    .replace(/\p{M}+/gu, "")
    .replace(/([A-Z\d]+)([A-Z][a-z])/g, "$1 $2")
    .replace(/([a-z\d])([A-Z])/g, "$1 $2")
    .replace(/[^\p{L}\p{N}]+/gu, " ")
    .trim()
    .split(/\s+/)
    .filter(Boolean)
    .map((word) => word.toLowerCase());

  if (!words.length) return "";
  const capitalize = (word) => word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1);
  return words[0] + words.slice(1).map(capitalize).join("");
}