Get My Shortcuts
Gets the shortcuts stored on this device. For example, you could use this action with the Make Archive action to zip up your shortcuts.
Open a shortcut by folder
Asks you to pick from all your Shortcuts folders, then a shortcut from that folder, then opens the shortcut.
Scripting Actions
Choose from List
Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection.
Prompt
The instruction provided when the list is presented.
Select Multiple
When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20shortcut%20by%20folder
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20shortcut%20by%20folder
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open a shortcut by folder”
end tell
More From This Folder
Show my Menu Bar shortcuts
Use this shortcut to sort the list of shortcuts that appear in the Menu Bar on macOS.
Run a shortcut
Asks you to enter the name of a shortcut, then finds and runs that shortcut. Also uses scripting to check if more than one exists with that name and asks which to run.
Find Mac Shortcuts
Searches the Shortcuts app for the word “Mac” to find your Mac-related shortcuts.
Show my Share Sheet shortcuts
Use this shortcut once you have a few Share Sheet shortcuts and want to organize them accordingly.
You can also drag shortcuts into and out of this folder to add or remove them from the set, which works well with multi-select and drag and d
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.
Run a shortcut from a folder
Asks you to pick a folder, then a shortcut, then runs it right away.
More From The Library
Open My List in Netflix
Opens the “My List” link taken from Netflix.com which redirects into the page of movies and TV shows you’ve saved in the app.
Turn on the fireplace
Turns on the Apple TV and opens the Fireplace app, plus shows the remote.
Open custom app icon from the Home Screen
Pick an app, give it a custom icon, and add it to the Home Screen.
Quick dictate
Starts dictation and captures after a pause, copying the result to the clipboard so you can paste it.
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