New Freeform window
Opens Freeform and presses the keyboard shortcut to create a new window.
Actions Used
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Set Variable
Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=New%20Freeform%20window
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=New%20Freeform%20window
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “New Freeform window”
end tell
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New board
Creates a new blank, untitled board in Freeform; uses AppleScript when run from macOS.
Zoom to fit content
Opens Freeform, then zooms the current board to fit the contents.
Open Freeform and Safari
Opens Freeform, then opens Safari in another window (and in Slide Over on iPad).
Show Colors in Freeform
Opens Freeform, then presses the keyboard shortcut for opening the Color picker.
Open Video Template board
Opens a template board that I duplicate each time I start a new video.
New tab in Freeform
Opens Freeform and creates a new tab so you can open a second board.
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Open my Bluesky profile
Using your username, opens the link to your profile on Bluesky.
Open device storage
Opens the deep link into Settings > General > iPhone Storage (or iPad Storage).
Grab YouTube playlist ID
For a given YouTube video passed in as input, this isolates the URL parameter after “list=“ that represents a video playlist ID.
Wake my Mac
Sends a remote command to a Mac to wake up, then simulates keystrokes to keep it awake.
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