Get Contents of Folder
This action gets the files inside of the specified folder.
Recursive
If this option is enabled, this action will get all the files inside of a folder, including its subfolders.
Play Mac sound
Gets the sound library from macOS, picks a random file, and plays it out loud.
Scripting Actions
Get Item from List
Returns one or more items from the list passed as input. You can get the first item, the last item, a random item, the item at a particular index, or items in a range of indexes.
Play Sound
Plays the audio file passed as input, or a default notification sound if no audio file was passed.
Stop shortcut
Stops execution of the current shortcut and dismisses the shortcut on screen. No more actions will be run after this action.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Play%20Mac%20sound
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Play%20Mac%20sound
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Play Mac sound”
end tell
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Play my audio recording
Takes encoded audio and decodes it into a sound, then plays it. Uses embedded audio or newly-encoded audio copied to the clipboard.
Open Sounds settings
Takes you into the Sounds settings, located in Settings > Sounds and Haptics on iOS and System Settings > Sounds on macOS.
Silencio
Sets the Apple Watch to silent mode, turns on Do Not Disturb, sets the volume to 0% and vibrates if run from iPhone.
What a blockhead
Gets the base64-encoded text for the Charlie Brown sad walking music, decodes it, and plays it out loud.
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Open PCalc TV
Opens the PCalc app for Apple TV and shows the remote so you can perform calculations on the big screen.
Open Developer TV
Opens the Apple Developer app for Apple TV so you can view bookmarks, browse presentations, and search for topics. When run from Mac, maximizes the window to Full Screen.
Search Reminders
Presents a prompt for your query, then searches for the results in Reminders.
Toggle Safari sidebar
Opens or closes the Safari sidebar depending on its current state (using AppleScript).
Log caffeine
Asks you to choose the type of caffeinated drink (coffee, espresso, cappuccino, or a soda) and logs the caffeine content into the Health app. Also compares against the daily recommended limit of milligrams of caffeine.
Estimate bike ride
Performs a search of your choice nearby and gives you biking directions to your chosen option.
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