If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Open into a Shortcuts folder
Opens a Shortcuts folder of your choosing; accepts the name of a folder as input as well.
Actions Used
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20into%20a%20Shortcuts%20folder
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20into%20a%20Shortcuts%20folder
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open into a Shortcuts folder”
end tell
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Open a folder
Prompts you to type in a folder name, then opens that folder in Shortcuts. Assigned to Shift + Control + O as a keyboard shortcut on macOS, and placed in the iPad dock.
Copy my Shortcuts folder names
Gets a list of all the titles for your Shortcuts folders. On macOS, uses the Shortcuts Command Line Interface (CLI) to make the request; on iOS, uses a Regular Expression to find the results. Also saves a .txt file of the output.
Open my Automations
Use this shortcut to see your Personal and Home automations set up on iPhone and iPad.
Works well from the Shortcuts widget or using Siri when you want to set up a new Automation.
Open a shortcut
Asks you to type in the name of a shortcut, then opens it so you can edit the actions.
Open the Gallery
Use this shortcut to quickly access the Gallery and see what kinds of shortcuts Apple recommends based on your usage, as well as curated categories put together by the Shortcuts team.
Run a shortcut from a folder
Asks you to pick a folder, then a shortcut, then runs it right away.
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What a blockhead
Gets the base64-encoded text for the Charlie Brown sad walking music, decodes it, and plays it out loud.
Generate filing timestamp
Copies the current date and time in a good format for pre-pending to filenames to ensure the list is always ordered well when sorted alphabetically.
Open Audio/Visual preferences
Opens the Audio or Visual section of Accessibility settings where you can adjust Headphone Accomations, Background Sounds, Mono Audio, Power On and Off Sounds, Headphone Notifications, Balance, and LED Flash for Alerts.
Open MacStories on Bluesky
Opens the MacStories profile in the Bluesky app or on the web.
Set my wallpaper
Asks you to pick a photo and sets it to your Lock Screen and Home Screen background.
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