One Thing Menu Bar

Add Now Playing to Menu Bar

Displays the current song playing in Apple Music in the Menu Bar.

Actions

Media, Music

Get Current Song

Returns the song that is currently playing in the Music app, if any.

Control Flow, Scripting

Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.

Control Flow, Scripting

Wait to Return

Pauses execution until you leave the Shortcuts app and return to it. This action might be useful after an action that switches apps, to pause execution until you return to the Shortcuts app.

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Show Today’s Current Thing

Grabs a to-do from Things set for Today and displays it in the Menu Bar using One Thing.

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Quit One Thing

Closes One Thing and stops showing its Menu Bar applet.

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Show random Thing in Menu Bar

Displays a random to-do that’s due today from Things in the Menu Bar.

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Add preset to menu bar

Pick from a list of pre-determined options to display in the Menu Bar.

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Open One Thing

Activates the One Thing menu bar app to display any text.

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Set my One Thing

Previews your current One Thing, then prompts you to update it.

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Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Add%20Now%20Playing%20to%20Menu%20Bar

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Add%20Now%20Playing%20to%20Menu%20Bar

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Add Now Playing to Menu Bar” end tell

Public, Shortcuts, Siri Shortcuts

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