Change Books Theme
Presents the various Themes in Books to choose from, then applies the setting of your choice.
Show what I’m reading now
Changes the Book app’s view to the Reading Now section (the main section).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20what%20I%E2%80%99m%20reading%20now
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20what%20I%E2%80%99m%20reading%20now
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show what I’m reading now”
end tell
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Open Books search
Changes the Books app view to Search, showing Recently Viewed, trending genres for you, a section to Discover books, and Trending searches.
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.
Open Book Store
Opens the Books app to the Book Store tab where you find and buy books.
Open Finished books
Opens the Books app to the Finished tab where you can see past books you’ve completed.
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New board with name
Asks you to enter a title, then creates board in Freeform with that name.
Open Threads app
Opens the Threads app from Instagram/Meta. On iPhone, works well with custom icons. On iPad, uses Stage Manager to make proper window. On Mac, opens web app created using Add to Dock.
Resume my audiobook
Starts playing the most recently-active audiobook in Apple Books.
Prep for session screenshots
Resizes the Apple Developer window to the second screen at my preferred size for taking screenshots, then opens Craft and centers it on the main display.
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