Turn all accessories on
Uses the Elgato Control Center app to activate all my accessories at the same time.
Hello and welcome to the Shortcuts Catalog!
This is a public resource to help people get started with Siri Shortcuts and the Shortcuts app.
It’s made up of three main sections below:
- the Shortcuts Library, a collection of starter shortcuts full of menus with hundreds of different ways to use them
- my Member Shortcuts, my advanced collection of shortcuts for folks subscribed to my membership (more below)
- the Action Directory, a documentation of the 300 built-in actions in Shortcuts available to browse outside the app
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The following are the latest additions to my Shortcuts Library.
Check out the variety of shortcuts to get ideas of how you can utilize them in different areas of daily life, then add any you might use:
Turn off Elgato lights
Uses the Elgato Control Center app to turn off my Key Lights and Key Light mini.
Toggle left Key Light
Uses the Elgato Control Center app to switch the Key Light pointing towards the ceiling on or off.
Toggle right Key Light
Uses the Elgato Control Center app to toggle the Key Light on the right side of my desk, which faces towards me.
Turn left Key Light on
Uses the Elgato Control Center app to activate the Key Light that’s on the left side of my desk, facing upwards towards the ceiling to cast light off the white wall.
Turn right Key Light on
Uses the Elgato Control Center app to turn on the Key Light that faces me.
Turn left Key Light off
Uses the Elgato Control Center app to turn the Key Light that I have facing the ceiling off.
Turn right Key Light off
Uses the Elgato Control Center app to turn the Key Light that I have facing me off.
Toggle all accessories
Uses the Elgato Control Center app to toggle the Key Lights and Key Light mini on or off depending on their current state.
Show Flipboard picks
Opens the Flipboard Picks magazine curated by the Flipboard team to show interesting stories from the platform.
Show Trending on Flipboard
Opens the Flipboard section for Trending stories on the platform based on likes and flips.
Get original link from Flipboard URL
Gets a URL from input, expands the short URL, and outputs the original link – works well for turning a Flipboard link into the source U
Member shortcuts 🔐
Below are the latest of the members-only shortcuts – these are more advanced and cover more specific workflows.
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Open from saved searches for entries
Presents a list of pre-programmed Search options, then searches for the chosen text in the Journal app.
Search my Journal entries
Prompts you to enter a query, then opens to search results for your input text in the Journal app.
Create Journal entry
Prompts you to add enter text, then uses that text to create a simple entry in the Journal app.
Create audio entry
Opens the Journal app to the recording screen so you can create an Audio entry.
Create photo entry
Asks you to select an image from Photos or Files, then some associated text, then attaches it to a new entry in the Journal app.
Create bookmarked entry
Prompts you to enter text and a title for an entry, then adds it to the Journal app marked as “Bookmarked.”
Open Journal settings
Opens the deep link into Settings > Journal where you can adjust features like Journaling Suggestions, whether to lock your journal, and your journaling schedule
Browse Apple Developer topics
Presents a list of categories from Apple’s developer pages, then reformats the option of your choosing into the URL for that category and opens it.
Search Apple Developer sessions
Asks you to enter a search query, then URL encodes the result, and opens the results on the web.
Prep for session screenshots
Resizes the Apple Developer window to the second screen at my preferred size for taking screenshots, then opens Craft and centers it on the main display.
Start voice chat
Opens ChatGPT and activates the voice conversation feature, letting you talk hands-free with ChatGPT and have it respond with voice.
The following is a documentation of the 300+ actions available in the Shortcuts app.
Browse by the main categories, or dive into a subcategory to see only those actions.
Make sure to check out Related Shortcuts for each action too.