Overview
What Straighten Quotes does
Replaces common curly single and double quotation marks while leaving guillemets, CJK quotes, and unrelated punctuation unchanged.
| Category | Text Editing & Formatting |
|---|---|
| Action type | JavaScript |
| Default result | Replace selected text by default |
| Internet | Not required |
Example
Action and outcome
| Action | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Straighten QuotesSelected text: “ActionClip’s ready,” she said. | "ActionClip's ready," she said. |
Workflow
Use Straighten Quotes
Follow these steps to convert typographic quotes to straight ASCII quotes with ActionClip.
- Select the text you want to use.
- Choose Straighten Quotes from ActionClip.
- In editable text, ActionClip replaces the selection immediately. In read-only text, it opens the result for review and copying.
Before you add it
Requirements and privacy
- Before you start: No setup required.
- Your selected text: Runs locally in ActionClip’s JavaScript sandbox. Selected text does not leave your Mac.
Inspect before installing
Action script
The script below is included so you can inspect how the action works before downloading it.
JavaScript definition
function run(selected_text) {
return selected_text
.replace(/[‘’‚‛]/g, "'")
.replace(/[“”„‟]/g, '"');
}