Wait to Return
Pauses execution until you leave the Shortcuts app and return to it.
This action might be useful after an action that switches apps, to pause execution until you return to the Shortcuts app.
Take window screenshot
Takes a full window screenshot and leaves out the background.
Scripting Actions
Save File
Save files to iCloud Drive. Turn off “Ask Where to Save” in order to specify a destination path in the Shortcuts folder.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Take%20window%20screenshot
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Take%20window%20screenshot
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Take window screenshot”
end tell
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Delete screenshots
Gets the latest 50 screenshots and lets you choose which ones to delete, defaulting to Select All.
Open PicSew
Opens the app that lets you “sew” pictures together, AKA stitch screenshots into one.
Save my Home Screen
Returns to the Home Screen, then waits just under 1 or 2 second to take a screenshot (so it shows the dots for widgets), then saves it to a pre-created Home Screen album in Photos.
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Change Dynamic Type text size settings
Opens the deep link into Settings > Display > Text Size so you can control how things look on your iPad.
View in Wayback machine
Take a link from the Share sheet or yourclipboard and open it in the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to see past versions of the page.
Encode audio recording as text
Gets a folder of audio files, lets you choose one, and encodes the result to base64 (to be placed into another shortcut and decoded to play the sound).
Connect to 12.9″ iPad Pro
Activates Sidecar for a larg iPad Pro near your Mac. Works remotely from iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and HomePod using Siri over SSH.
First word that comes to mind
Dictates text to let you speak, then stops after a short pause.
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