Open Books library
Changes the Books app view to the Library tab to show all your Books, PDFs, Samples, and more.
Open a book from my library
Opens a specific book from your library, prompting you to pick which book.
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Turn on continuous scroll
Activates the Books setting that allows you to read endlessly without turning pages.
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.
Clean up book quote
Takes highlighted text shared from Books and scrapes out the extra metadata.
Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20book%20from%20my%20library
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20book%20from%20my%20library
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open a book from my library”
end tell
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See stories from Bay Area
Opens to the full “Local” area in the Apple News app. Create your own for your Local news section.
Open Journal settings
Opens the deep link into Settings > Journal where you can adjust features like Journaling Suggestions, whether to lock your journal, and your journaling schedule
Add messaging reminder
Prompts you to pick reminders, then a contact, then assigns those reminder to show up when you’re messaging that person.
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