Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Open a genre playlist
Opens the curated playlists for each genre page in Apple Music (formerly A-List playlists).
Actions Used
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20genre%20playlist
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20genre%20playlist
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open a genre playlist”
end tell
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Open Mood playlists
Opens the curated pages of playlists for various Moods included in Apple Music.
Open Apple Music TV
Opens the deep link into Apple Music TV, immediately starting the currently-playing music videos.
Explore Apple Music hosts
Presents a playlist of Apple Music host pages and opens the deep link into that section of the Music app.
Play my Friends mix
Starts the “Friends Mix” playlist from Apple Music’s Made For You feature – playlist is updated every Friday.
Turn on KQED
Turns on my living room, turns off your alarm in case you’ve woken up before it, and softly plays the radio station on my HomePod.
Open Apple Music Radio artists
Presents a list of Apple Music 1 radio shows and opens the corresponding URL to their curator page.
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Uses the Elgato Control Center app to activate all my accessories at the same time.
Connect my AirPods Pro
Connects to AirPods Pro using the AirBuddy app for Mac. Also checks if a connection can be made and alerting you if the device isn’t found.
Open YouTube TV
Opens the YouTube app on a selected Apple TV, then shows the Remote so you can select a video.
Open Video Template board
Opens a template board that I duplicate each time I start a new video.
How far did I walk today?
Looks at the Health app for total steps and distance for today, then formats the information to display in an alert or be spoken back from Siri.
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