Besides static URL's you can also use placeholders for URL's. These placeholders are useful to query variables when you list a URL. This may ound complicated at first sight, but it is actually quite simple. In the following, the supported placeholders are explained in more detail.

Important: Placeholders are case sensitive!

UserInput

Syntax: %%userInput:Question%%

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Example:

vnc://myothermac.local:5901

Open the default VNC app to connect to a local computer called “myothermac” on port 5901.

Example:

ssh://mac.remoteacess.com:8822

Connect a secure shell session to a remote computer called hosted at “mac.remoteacess.com” ...

Things is a personal task manager from Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG. With URL entries numerous functions of Things can be reached directly.

Example:

things:///add?show-quick-entry=true

Opens Things and displays the Quick Input window.

Further information: https://support.culturedcode.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2803573

Ulysses is a markdown editor from Ulysses GmbH & Co. KG. Ulysses can also be controlled via URL entries. In the following we have a quick example:

ulysses://x-callback-url/open?id=Python

Opens the sheet "Python" in Ulysses

Further information: https://ulysses.app/kb/x-callback-url

DEVONthink is a great software for managing and organizing all kinds of information. Opening DEVONthink with Start is very easy - but wouldn't it be handy if you could not only launch DEVONthink, but also switch directly to the desired database right away or display a specific information or file in ...

New functions

• Enhancement of the drag'n'drop functionality in the main window: Individual entries can now simply be dragged onto an existing tag so that the tag is assigned to these entries.
• The configuration dialog has been revised and divided into three areas. Besides a better structure, there is now space for future options.
• In ...

A few days ago Apple released Big Sur. During the beta of Big Sur we already looked if and where there might be problems with Start. First the good news: apart from the strange fact that the menu icon is not visible in the main window (but still works) no problems have arisen and Start also runs under Big Sur.

You might ask yourself: "ok, ...