Find Contacts
Searches for the contacts in your library that match the given criteria.
Send birthday messages
Checks for anyone whose birthday is today and starts a message to wish them a happy birthday.
Scripting Actions
Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
Send Message
Sends an iMessage or SMS. Pass images, videos, or other files as input to include attachments.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Send%20birthday%20messages
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Send%20birthday%20messages
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Send birthday messages”
end tell
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Show previous birthdays
Check for contacts whose birthdays are in the next two weeks and displays their name and the date.
Edit gaming contact
Prompts you to enter first, last, and nickname details for a contact before adding them to a pre-programmed group. Useful for gaming friends over Discord.
Create contact
Creates a new blank contact in the Contacts app, so you can use the app UI to enter in details.
Send a thank-you
Asks you to select a contact, then let’s you choose to message, call, FaceTime, or email them, along with prompts for the message if needed.
Extract email addresses
Looks through the input text for email addresses and copies them to the clipboard.
Batch-send file to a group
Asks you to pick a file, then a Contact Group, then sends that file to each person in the group one-by-one.
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Scrapes a Threads post, then adds it to OmniFocus with the excerpt in the task title and links in the notes before opening the item.
Clear my grocery list
Asks you to pick from completed grocery reminders and removes them.
What are the conditions today?
Gets the hourly forecast, repeats through to get conditions, and shows the whole list.
Relay FM Live
Opens the Discord app to the Relay.FM community, then Relay.FM or live where I can start a live show.
Dictate Timer
Prompts for dictation, then starts a timer for the given number of minutes.
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