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+{
+  "name": "Selected Markdown to Slack",
+  "identifier": "selected-markdown-to-slack",
+  "script": "selected-markdown-to-slack.qml",
+  "authors": ["@pbek"],
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "minAppVersion": "17.05.7",
+  "description" : "With this script you can right click the selected Markdown-text and convert it to Markdown-text that is better understood by <a href='https://slack.com'>Slack</a> in the clipboard."
+}
diff --git a/selected-markdown-to-slack/selected-markdown-to-slack.qml b/selected-markdown-to-slack/selected-markdown-to-slack.qml
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+import QtQml 2.0
+import QOwnNotesTypes 1.0
+
+/**
+ * This script creates a menu item and a button that converts the selected Markdown-text
+ * to Markdown-text that is better understood by Slack (https://slack.com) in the clipboard
+ */
+Script {
+    /**
+     * Initializes the custom action
+     */
+    function init() {
+        script.registerCustomAction("markdownToSlack", "Markdown to Slack", "Slack", "edit-copy", true, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This function is invoked when a custom action is triggered
+     * in the menu or via button
+     * 
+     * @param identifier string the identifier defined in registerCustomAction
+     */
+    function customActionInvoked(identifier) {
+        if (identifier != "markdownToSlack") {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // get the selected text from the note text edit
+        var text = script.noteTextEditSelectedText();
+
+        // remove unordered lists
+//        text = text.replace(/^-/gm, "");
+//        text = text.replace(/\t-/gm, "");
+        
+        // change links
+        text = text.replace(/<(http.+?)>/mg, "\$1");
+        text = text.replace(/\[(.+?)\]\((http.+?)\)/mg, "\$1 (\$2)");
+
+        // put the result into the clipboard
+        script.setClipboardText(text);
+    }
+}