Overview
What Search YouTube does
Opens YouTube search in your default browser with the selection safely encoded as the video query.
| Category | Search & Research |
|---|---|
| Action type | Web action |
| Result | Open another app or website |
| Internet | Required |
Example
Action and outcome
| Action | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Search YouTubeSelected text: SwiftUI macOS menu bar tutorial | YouTube opens with matching video results. |
Workflow
Use Search YouTube
Follow these steps to search YouTube for the selected text with ActionClip.
- Select the text you want to use.
- Choose Search YouTube from ActionClip.
- The destination opens with your selection ready to use.
Before you add it
Requirements and privacy
- Before you start: Online Actions must be enabled.
- Your selected text: The selected text is sent to youtube.com as part of the URL when you run the action.
Inspect before installing
Action configuration
The definition below is included so you can inspect how the action works before downloading it.
Web action definition
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query={{url_encoded__selected_text}}