Dictate note

Begins listening for dictation, then creates a note with your dictated text.

Actions Used

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Dictate Text
Transcribes what you say aloud into text and passes the result to the next action.
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Create Note
Shares the input with Notes using the standard Notes share extension.

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Dictate%20note
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Dictate%20note
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Dictate note” end tell

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