Overview
What Straighten Quotes does
Replaces common curly single and double quotation marks while leaving guillemets, CJK quotes, and unrelated punctuation unchanged.
| Category | Text Editing & Formatting |
|---|---|
| Action type | JavaScript |
| Result | Replace or copy text |
| Internet | Not required |
Example
Action and outcome
| Action | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Straighten QuotesSelected text: “ActionClip’s ready,” she said. | "ActionClip's ready," she said. |
Workflow
Use Straighten Quotes
Follow these steps to convert typographic quotes to straight ASCII quotes with ActionClip.
- Select the text you want to use.
- Choose Straighten Quotes from ActionClip.
- 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.
JavaScript definition
function run(selected_text) {
return selected_text
.replace(/[‘’‚‛]/g, "'")
.replace(/[“”„‟]/g, '"');
}