Complex shortcuts
These shortcuts take advantage of advanced actions and involve intricate programming concepts that work together to solve a very specific need.
Some of these do one thing very well, while others may do lots of things as one single shortcut.
Either way, there’s likely a lot of actions and the whole thing might be hard to understand at first glance – your best bet is reading the comments and testing it out with a trial run.
Check for a white christmas
Looks for snow in the daily forecast for the next 10 days.
Check the weather forecast
Displays the temperature in conditions between 7 AM and 7 PM for the next 24 hours.
Things project template
Creates a detailed project with headings, tasks, and tags for everything.
Task Countdown Chart
Generate a widget chart based on your completed vs total tasks for the day.
Open AirServer settings
Opens the Preferences window of AirServer using the ⌘ + , keyboard shortcut.
Base64 encode asset
Takes an image from Photos or Files and encodes it into a long string of characters than be decoded back into the original image.
Overlay logo
Takes a logo stored in Files, resizes it to 150px, and overlays it 200px away from the bottom right of another image.
Move screenshots to iCloud
Saves screenshots from Photos to iCloud—named like they are on macOS—and deletes the originals.
Take cleanshots with QuickTime
Make a screen recording in QuickTime that overrides the time or battery for a nice-looking screenshot.
Save TikTok
Gets a video link from the share sheet or clipboard, asks you to enter in a titled, then creates a reminder for the video.
Log caffeine
Asks you to choose the type of caffeinated drink (coffee, espresso, cappuccino, or a soda) and logs the caffeine content into the Health app. Also compares against the daily recommended limit of milligrams of caffeine.
Open my Twitter Lists
Opens directly into one of your curated Lists inside the Twitter app.
Open Twitter
Checks the current device, then, depending on the platform, opens Twitter in a specific way.
Analyze address
Gets addresses from the clipboard or shared as input, presents a menu if more than one is found, and then gives options for sharing it, showing it in maps, getting directions, getting travel time, or sharing the Maps URL to that spot.
Extract Live Photo
Asks you to choose from recent live photos and converts them into videos or GIFs.
Set my default wallpaper
Takes a base64-encoded image of your favorite background and decodes it before passing it into Set Wallpaper for your Home Screen.
Encode wallpaper
Prompts you to choose an image from Photos or Files, then encodes the result with base64 into a large text string.
Set my Focus Wallpaper
Turns the appearance dark, turns on Do Not Disturb, and sets an embedded wallpaper.
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Open Settings in Notion Mail
Opens the URL to the default Settings page for Notion Mail, which shows Inbox settings. Other options include Notion AI, Gmail filters, Snippets, Signature, and Account, plus links to Members and Plans for the Workspace.
Show the remote
Shows the Apple TV remote and lets you control the device from your iPhone or iPad.
Search my own posts on X
Using a X username inputted on import and a keyword entered when the shortcut is run, this shortcut takes the info, URL-encodes it into a X link, and opens into the app to show the results.
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