LessnService is an open source text service for Mac OS X Snow Leopard which will allow you to quickly compress URLs using Lessn or ButteredURLs. You'll need to have one of those running on your own server. Detailed installation instructions can be obtained from here. Platforms: Mac, Mac OS X v10.6

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Send SMS messages from Address Book on your Macintosh via your Bluetooth-connected mobile. Platforms: Mac, Mac OSX

Keyword: Address, Bluetoothconnected, Macintosh, Messages, Mobile

These Automator actions are designed to take some of the tedium out of your work. Many of them were created specifically for web designers and developers. However, if you???*a*?re not either of those, you may still find them useful. For information about each action, see below. If you???*a*?re... Platforms: Mac, Mac OS X v10.5

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Export presets in Aperture make it easy to quickly export preview versions of selected images in your photo library. But wouldn???*a*?t it be great to automatically rename those images and send them to your FTP server at the same time? With Automator, you can. Upload Image Previews is a free and... Platforms: Mac, Mac OSX

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Computer vision smiley generator AutoSmiley is a free computer vision Mac application that runs in the background while you work. AutoSmiley analyzes your face while you are working and if it detects a smile it sends the the ascii smiley face letters ": )" as keyboard presses to the front most... Platforms: Mac, Mac OS X v10.5

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Add Image Overlay is a free Automator action that will import a chosen image into the movie files (.mov) passed from the previous action. Works best with TIFF or PNG images containing alpha channels. The overlay images can be postioned at the top left, center, and right, bottom left, center, and... Platforms: Mac, Mac OSX

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Creating a photo slideshow DVD is easy enough with iDVD. But Automator can make it even easier. Create Photo DVD is a free and easy to use Automator workflow that will scan through a folder structure of files, extracting any JPEG images, and creating an iDVD slideshow containing those images. Platforms: Mac, Mac OSX

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EthernetAddressAction is a free Automator action that will obtain your Mac primary network interface's Ethernet address. Platforms: Mac, Mac OSX

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A simple keyboard hotkey utility. Key Ace is an easy to use hotkey utility used to assign actions to any key combination on your keyboard. Key Ace allows you to create hotkeys in order to control iTunes, launch applications, adjust system volume and more. Here are some key features of "Key... Platforms: Mac, Mac OSX

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indesignToPDF is a free Automator workflow that will open a batch of InDesign documents and automatically export them to an output folder in PDF format. Platforms: Mac, Mac OSX

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Daily Event Summary is an easy to use Automator workflow that will allow you to generate a summary of the new day???*a*?s iCal events in TextEdit, ready for your review first thing in the morning. Platforms: Mac, Mac OSX

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Extract Movies Workflow is a free Automator workflow that will allow you to quickly and easily extract videos from a list of files, folders or nested folders. The Extract Movies Workflow is ideal for automating your video workflow. Currently the Extract Movies Workflow supports the .mkv, .avi,... Platforms: Mac, Mac OSX

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PDF Services is a free Snow Leopard service pack that installs the following service workflows in the Library > Services folder: ?*A* PDF Encrypt File - This service will create an encrypted duplicate of the PDF files, selected in the Finder, using a single password provided by the user. The... Platforms: Mac, Mac OSX

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Bind Computer to Active Directory is a free Automator action that will bind your Mac computer to an Active Directory domain for user authentication and authorization. Platforms: Mac, Mac OSX

Keyword: Action, Active, Authentication, Authorization, Automator, Computer, Directory, Directorybind, Domain

An Automator workflow ready for Finder context menu. Selected fileas are imported in iTunes with re-encoding (encoding is performed according to current iTunes import preferences). Import in iTunes It???*a*?s quite easy to add tracks to iTunes Library: drag them on iTunes window, or... Platforms: Mac, Mac OS X v10.4

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Wait for Files to Copy is a free Automator action that will wait for the files passed to it from the previous action to complete their transfer or copy process. You can add the Wait for Files to Copy Automator action to the beginning of a workflow saved as a folder action whose receiving items... Platforms: Mac, Mac OSX

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Mac OS X service to convert Microsoft Word documents to PDF. Platforms: Mac, Mac OS X v10.6

Keyword: Convert, Documents, Microsoft, Service

Duplicate Finder Items is a free Automator action that will automatically make a copy of each of the Finder items passed from the previous action into the same folder as the original item. Platforms: Mac, Mac OSX

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Text Files to HTML Files is a free Automator action that will create an HTML file or Safari webarchive from the content of the text files passed from the previous action. One HTML or webarchive file is created for each of the passed files. Platforms: Mac, Mac OSX

Keyword: Action, Automator, Content, Converting, Create, Created, Files, Files Mac, Html, Html Files, Mac, Passed, Previous, Safari, Text, Text Files, Webarchive, Webarchivestext

SpotMeta extends Spotlight in Mac OS X Tiger. SpotMeta enables users to add custom definition tags, category information, and annotations to files or folders to improve searchability. Platforms: Mac, Mac OS X v10.4

Keyword: Annotations, Category, Custom, Definition, Enables, Extends, Files, Folders, Improve, Information, Searchability, Spotlight, Spotmeta, Tiger, Users