Start saved activity
Asks you to pick from your Saved Activity list from the Magnifier app and activates your choice.
Describe this
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the “Describe This” feature that “provides a description of what’s in the camera view.”
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Detect people
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect People in the Camera view.
Start Magnifier
Opens the Mangifier app with without any preset activity; resets anything currently set.
Detect text
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Text function so you can scan any visible words in the Camera view.
Detect doors
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Doors in the Camera view.
Open Reader
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Reader mode, which scans text and speaks it out loud
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Describe%20this
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Describe%20this
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Describe this”
end tell
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Gets URLs from input, extracts the name, then formats it as a Markdown link.
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Opens Bluesky to the Settings tab, letting you manage multiple accounts, change basic settings, and adjust advanced account settings.
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