Stop shortcut
Stops execution of the current shortcut and dismisses the shortcut on screen. No more actions will be run after this action.
Play Mac sound
Gets the sound library from macOS, picks a random file, and plays it out loud.
Actions Used
Play Sound
Plays the audio file passed as input, or a default notification sound if no audio file was passed.
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.
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.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Play%20Mac%20sound
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Play%20Mac%20sound
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Play Mac sound”
end tell
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Gets the deep link into the filesystem for the Announce Message tone and plays it out loud.
Play iPhone boot chime
Gets the base64-encoded text for the iPhone boot chime, decodes it, and plays the sound out loud.
High alert
Sets the playback destination to the current device, turns off Do Not Disturb and Airplane Mode, turns on Cellular Data, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi, sets the volume to 85%, the brightness to 100%, and turns on Light mode, then turns on every option for Sound Recognition, then vibrates if run from iPhone when it’s all done.
Make fun of me
Takes three lists of Shakespearean insults and combines them into one remark, making it appear as if Siri is making fun of you using old English slang.
I built this after being inspired by a similar website, wanting to see if I could recreate it in Shortcuts. Original material: http: or or www.pangloss.com or seidel or shake_rule.html
Silencio
Sets the Apple Watch to silent mode, turns on Do Not Disturb, sets the volume to 0% and vibrates if run from iPhone.
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Run a shortcut from a folder
Asks you to pick a folder, then a shortcut, then runs it right away.
Open System Information
Opens System Information or Settings > General > About to show detailed information about the current device.
Play albums that ALWAYS work
Pulls from a note of favorite albums in Notes and plays the full set right away.
Show Technology from The News Desk
Opens the URL for The News Desk’s Technology section to see top stories curated by Flipboard.
Open Date and Time preferences
Shows the Date and Time settings so you can change from 12- to 24-hour time, or set time zone automatically.
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