Don't Forget About Automator

It’s a mature tool now, that has a huge amount of power. I often forget about how easy Automator is to use and set out writing Python or AppleScript when Automator provides a solution in a few clicks. Many times it’s a one-off solution that I don’t even bother to save.

Here’s an example I used tonight to convert a folder of .md and .mmd files to plain text files and also set their default application to Byword (Thanks for the recommendation Brett).

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2 comments

  1. Surely the 3rd step should be looking for files where “any” of the following is true, not “all.”

    • No Doubt. I actually rebuilt the Automator workflow from scratch just to take the screenshot. I usually whip these up as a single solution and don’t bother saving them.

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