https://github.com/markjaquith/alfred-silent-mention
Alfred 4 Workflow to silently type @usernames, domains.com, or #hashtags without them being linked or parsed
https://github.com/markjaquith/alfred-silent-mention
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Alfred 4 Workflow to silently type @usernames, domains.com, or #hashtags without them being linked or parsed
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/markjaquith/alfred-silent-mention
- Owner: markjaquith
- License: mit
- Created: 2020-08-13T21:03:28.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2020-08-13T21:56:25.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-23T15:51:36.442Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: alfred, alfred-workflow, alfred4-workflow
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- Size: 149 KB
- Stars: 3
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# Alfred Silent Mention
[Alfred 4][alfred] workflow to silently type `@usernames`, `domains.com`, or `#hashtags` without them being linked or parsed by Twitter, Slack, iMessage, and more.
For example, you can type `@stop` on Twitter without poor [Doug Bowman][stop] getting a notification.
Or you could type `WordPress.com` or `Amazon.com` in Slack without a big annoying preview loading in.
## Installation
1. Have [Alfred][alfred] installed.
2. Have the [Alfred Powerpack][powerpack] installed.
3. [Download the Silent Mention workflow file][download], and double-click it to add it to Alfred.
4. Customize the keyword if you want (default is `silent`).
## Usage
Invoke Alfred, then type `silent @username` or `silent amazon.com` or `silent #hashtag` and hit return. The thing you typed will be pasted into the frontmost app, but will **not** be seen as a username mention, a domain link, or a valid hashtag.
## How It Works
It works by inserting an invisible `U+2060` [Word Joiner][word-joiner] character in a location that breaks the parsing. `U+2060` is a special character that means “the things on either side of me should stay stuck together”. So, to Twitter, it looks like `WordPress.com` or `@stop`, but to a human's eyes, it is just `WordPress.com` or `@stop`.
## Works On
* Twitter
* Slack
* iMessage
* GitHub
* And more
[download]: https://github.com/markjaquith/Alfred-Silent-Mention/raw/main/Silent%20Mention.alfredworkflow
[stop]: https://twitter.com/stop
[alfred]: https://www.alfredapp.com/
[powerpack]: https://www.alfredapp.com/powerpack/
[word-joiner]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_joiner