Link X Mentions Action for Mac

Overview

What Link X Mentions does

Turn @mentions and #hashtags into Markdown links for X. It runs locally and handles the selected text without contacting a service.

Category	Markdown
Action type	JavaScript
Default result	Replace selected text by default
Internet	Not required

Example

Action and outcome

Link X Mentions example
Action	Outcome
Link X MentionsSelected text: Ask @actionclip about #macapps	Ask [@actionclip](https://x.com/actionclip) about [\#macapps](https://x.com/search?q=%23macapps&src=hash)

Workflow

Use Link X Mentions

Follow these steps to turn @mentions and #hashtags into Markdown links for X with ActionClip.

Select the text you want to use.
Choose Link X Mentions from ActionClip.
In editable text, ActionClip replaces the selection immediately. In read-only text, it opens the result for review and copying.

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 script

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

JavaScript definition

function run(selected_text) {
  return selected_text.replace(/(^|\s)([@#][\p{L}\p{N}_]+)/gu, function (_, lead, token) {
    if (token.charAt(0) === "@") {
      return lead + "[" + token + "](https://x.com/" + token.slice(1) + ")";
    }
    return lead + "[\\" + token + "](https://x.com/search?q=%23" + encodeURIComponent(token.slice(1)) + "&src=hash)";
  });
}