Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
Show what I’m reading now
Changes the Book app’s view to the Reading Now section (the main section).
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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.
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.
Clean up book quote
Takes highlighted text shared from Books and scrapes out the extra metadata.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20what%20I%E2%80%99m%20reading%20now
Link to Open Shortcut
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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Set up Emergency SOS
Opens the deep link into the Settings app to the Emergency SOS feature.
See stories from San Francisco Chronicle
Opens to the free stories shared by the San Francisco Chronicle for Apple News+.
Add a new shortcut in a folder
Asks you which folder to open, then prompts for a name and creates a new shortcut with that title in that folder.
Open from my Bluesky lists
Given a dictionary of Bluesky List names and unique IDs (from the URL), this prompts you to choose from your lists and opens it to the feed view.
Turn on noise cancellation
Connects to AirPods and activates noise cancellation. Utilizes AirBuddy when run from Mac, and on iOS uses Actions to check for AirPods Pro vs AirPods Max.
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