iphone-send-link-to-windows

A simple express server used with Apple shortcut to send text over localhost to Windows / Linux and copy it to the clipboard

iphone-send-link-to-computer

A simple express server used with Apple shortcut to send text over localhost to Windows / Linux text content and copy it to clipboard !

Pré-requisite

• Node 16+
• "Shortcuts" on IOS
• Allow NodeJs to receive incoming requests in your firewall
• Set your computer to a static address in your router to avoid changing the shortcut url on every computer reboot

Installation

• git clone https://github.com/Medaillek/iphone-send-link-to-windows.git
• cd iphone-send-link-to-windows.git
• npm install
• node index.mjs
• And voilà, server will be running on port 6666, you can change it to match the port you need
• NEW => Links now opens directly in your prefered browser using the library "open"

Shortcut creation

Steps

1. Create a share entry :
   
2. Set share options to URL:
   
3. Set share access from share sheet :
   
4. Store the url in a variable :
   
5. Create a GET URL request :
   
6. For the url, type : http://{your_computer_local_address}:8080/?text={the_variable_containing_the url_in_the_step_4}
7. Save and open Safari, click the share button and your shortcut should appear in the list at end. Update actions > Add the shortcut to your favs and it should be on top ! Use it !