Start point and speak
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Point and Speak feature that will detect text near your finger.
Open Reader
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Reader mode, which scans text and speaks it out loud
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Reader
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Reader
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Reader”
end tell
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Start saved activity
Asks you to pick from your Saved Activity list from the Magnifier app and activates your choice.
Detect doors
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Doors in the Camera view.
Detect text
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Text function so you can scan any visible words in the Camera view.
Describe this
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the “Describe This” feature that “provides a description of what’s in the camera view.”
Start Magnifier
Opens the Mangifier app with without any preset activity; resets anything currently set.
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Open Wordy Clock
Opens the app Wordy for Apple TV that displays the time in an abstract text style, like “Quarter to twelve” rather than actual numbers.
Log meeting notes
Asks you to pick an event, name the project, and generates a blank meeting note template for you to fill out.
Convert YouTube chapters to linked list
Takes a YouTube video and your provided chapter marker text, splits out the timecodes and converts them to total seconds, then formats individual links for each chapter in Markdown formatting.
Open from top movies
Gets the top 10 movies currently sold on iTunes, asks you to choose from the list, and opens the URL of your choice.
Save to Instapaper
Presents a list of folders to save to, then adds the shortcut input to that location in Instapaper.
Open Mac app
Picks from a dictionary of Mac apps and their IDs, then uses SSH to remotely open the app on the Mac.
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