Shortcuts guideAbout 4 minVerified
Translate text shared from another app
Share selected text from another app into a shortcut, translate it with Apple Translate, and show the translated result.
Apple documents Share Sheet input for text and explicitly lists Translate Text as a Shortcuts transform action.
When this helps
You share selected text to the shortcut
STEPS
How to do it
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1
Create the shortcut
Create a shortcut and enable text input from the Share Sheet.
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2
Choose the input or launch path
Use Shortcut Input as the source text.
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3
Add the actions
Add Translate Text and choose the target language.
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4
Configure the output
Add Show Content for the translated result.
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5
Save and test
Save and test by sharing selected text from another app.
When you are done
Translate the shared text and show the result
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