# Custom Actions

# Common Actions

Add Common Actions to the reader menu bar for quick access.

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Apps Reader: Go to โ—ฆโ—ฆโ—ฆ > Edit > Manage Actions . You can click the + or drag and drop to modify the actions and sorting.

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Web Reader: Go to โ—ฆโ—ฆโ—ฆ > Customizeโ€ฆ > Default Actions and click + to add actions.

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# Custom Actions

Create custom actions through standard URL Schemes supported by other Apps to quickly export the content in Cubox (such as titles, links, article Markdown, annotations, etc.) to the target App, making information flow more convenient.

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# Create a Custom Action

Go to โ—ฆโ—ฆโ—ฆ > Edit > Custom Actions > โŠ• URL Action. According to the URL Scheme of a function provided by the target App, fill in the parameters of Cubox (that is the content you want to share), and Save after Test Run.

โœ… Custom actions will be automatically synced to other devices and platforms.

Example : Export Article Markdown to Bear Notes and add #cubox tags

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Bear Notes (opens new window) provides URL Scheme:

bear://x-callback-url/create?title=My%20note%20Title&text=First%20line&tags=home

Filling in the Cubox data:

bear://x-callback-url/create?title=[card_title]&text=[content_markdown]&tags=cubox

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โœ… The steps of the web version are the same as those of the Apps. You can follow the steps above.

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# URL Schemes Documentation Reference

See more Apps on the official websites orย x-callback-url (opens new window),ย Launch Center Pro (opens new window).

# Useful Custom Actions

If you think it is too complicated to find and add them one by one, Cubox has also prepared some useful custom actions, which can be directly copied/pasted to quickly create actions.

  • Bear Notes: Send articles as new notes
bear://x-callback-url/create?title=[card_title]&text=[content_markdown]&tags=cubox

  • Craft: Send articles as new notes

craftdocs://createdocument?title=[card_title]&content=[content_markdown]

  • Day One: Send articles as new notes

dayone://post?entry=[content_markdown]

  • Things: Create a new to-do item (the label is optional if you want to add it, make sure the label has been created in Things)
 
things:///add?title=[card_title]&notes=[web_url]&tags=cubox

  • Ulysses: Send articles as new notes

ulysses://x-callback-url/new-sheet?text=[content_markdown]

  • Google: Use Google to search for articles

https://www.google.com/search?q=[card_title]