Sync macOS Text Snippets with Alfred Snippets

[andy4222]

Workflow that sync one way sync from macOS text snippets to Alfred snippets. (NOTE: Alfred's "macOS" snippets list is overwritten every time)

 

I created this workflow by modifying @deanishe 's script. Their script stopped working after python 3 migration so I made a few changes to make it work.

 

No forum post or github link as I don't upload any of my workflows (I'm lazy, sorry)

 

Need "python3" installed and added to the path

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/iod0zplbd7i6kdj/Sync macOS Text Snippets with Alfred.alfredworkflow.zip?dl=0

Edited October 30, 2022 by andy4222

[TomBenz]

10 hours ago, andy4222 said:

Workflow that sync one way sync from macOS text snippets to Alfred snippets. (NOTE: Alfred's "macOS" snippets list is overwritten every time)

 

I created this workflow by modifying @deanishe 's script. Their script stopped working after python 3 migration so I made a few changes to make it work.

 

No forum post or github link as I don't upload any of my workflows (I'm lazy, sorry)

 

Need "python3" installed and added to the path

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n1zgzxue7q12ks2/Snippets macOS snippets with Alfred with macOS.alfredworkflow.zip?dl=0

 

in makedirs
    mkdir(name, mode)
PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Users/ankit'

 

Getting the following error in debugger log: See if you can check and update. it seems some path has got hard-coded.

[andy4222]

Ah. let me fix it. I guess I never touched it after it "worked on my machine" 😅

[andy4222]

@TomBenz Fixed and updated link. Can you please check and confirm its working for you?

[suliveevil]

It works. Thank you very much.

[TomBenz]

12 minutes ago, suliveevil said:

It works. Thank you very much.

Works good. Thanks. I had made copied macOS keywords with Alfred Snippets one time few months back but can now do one way sync from macOS --> Alfred.

[andy4222]

Great to hear it works. I find the very useful as I want to use Alfred expansion on macOS but Apple expansion on iOS 

[setupisanoun]

Hrm, any ideas on this one? I'm running Ventura which is the Destroyer of Things We've Previously Enjoyed so may be that.

 

05:19:40.572] STDERR: Sync macOS Text Snippets with Alfred[Run Script] loaded 5 macOS shortcut(s)
exporting snippets to '/Users/user/Sync/Application Support/Alfred5/Alfred.alfredpreferences/snippets/macOS' ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/user/Sync/Application Support/Alfred5/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.754D43AA-91E3-4C11-9CEB-2195DCB32440/sync.py", line 117, in <module>
    main()
  File "/Users/user/Sync/Application Support/Alfred5/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.754D43AA-91E3-4C11-9CEB-2195DCB32440/sync.py", line 113, in main
    export_shortcuts(shortcuts, dirpath)
  File "/Users/user/Sync/Application Support/Alfred5/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.754D43AA-91E3-4C11-9CEB-2195DCB32440/sync.py", line 95, in export_shortcuts
    for name in os.listdir(dirpath):
PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Users/user/Sync/Application Support/Alfred5/Alfred.alfredpreferences/snippets/macOS'

 

[vitor]

I can confirm the error on Ventura. There are also a couple of other issues, namely that the About has this weird section:

 

Inspired by deanishe's script at https://www.deanishe.net/snippet/macos-shortcuts-to-alfred-snippets/#:~:text=The%20default%20location%20(i.e.%20you,Application%20Support%2FAlfred%2FAlfred.

 

And the workflow has no icon or description. We can do without the latter, but an icon is necessary. https://font2png.com is a good source to make an icon quickly (make sure to have a non-transparent background with rounded corners).