Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
Open my books
Opens the Books tab of the Books app so you can see all your non-PDF items only.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20books
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20books
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open my books”
end tell
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Book Mode
Opens the Books app, then prompts you to confirm setting orientation lock so the screen doesn’t rotate. When run from Mac, opens the app in fullscreen.
Show what I’m reading now
Changes the Book app’s view to the Reading Now section (the main section).
Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
Change Books Theme
Presents the various Themes in Books to choose from, then applies the setting of your choice.
Show books I want to read
Opens the Books app to the “Want to Read” section that’s built up when you mark books as such.
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Open video notes
Presents a menu of the main folder and various subfolders for my Video notes in the Notes open, then opens into the chosen folder using Show Notes Folder.
Depth Mode
Opens the Halide app to Depth Mode so you can take “Portait Mode”-like photos using depth data.
Movie Setup
Turns on the TV, opens the Apple TV Remote, and sets the Movie Time scene before turning down brightness, enabling Do Not Disturb, and activating my Letterboxd shortcuts.
Activate noise control
Opens the deep link to the phone app, then sets playback to AirPods and turns on Noise Cancellation.
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