Activate Spotlight/Alfred
Simulates the keyboard shortcut to activate Spotlight or Alfred, letting you type in your workflow command.
Activate Things quick entry
Uses AppleScript to trigger the keyboard shortcut for the Quick Entry feature of Things on the Mac.
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Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Activate%20Things%20quick%20entry
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Activate%20Things%20quick%20entry
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Activate Things quick entry”
end tell
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