Hide all apps

Use this shortcut to hide—but not quit—all your active applications.

Run Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Hide%20all%20apps

Open Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Hide%20all%20apps

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Hide all apps” end tell

Starts the screen saver on the current Mac.

Closes all applications running on your Mac.

Opens the Activity Monitor app to see actively-running processes.

Picks from a dictionary of Mac apps and their IDs, then uses SSH to remotely open the app on the Mac.

Opens System Preferences on the Mac or Settings on iOS.

Opens various apps you want running in the Menu Bar like Alfred, Plex, or 1Password.

Opens the Health app to the Activity section to display Rings and Workouts data gathered by Apple Watch.

Creates a new blank spreadsheet in the Numbers app.

Strip out the quiet parts from your voice memos.

Opens the Notifications section of the Settings app on both iOS and macOS.

Sets the light to specific levels for specific situations one might encounter in the bedroom.

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