Open the emoji picker
Uses AppleScript to press the key combination for the Special Characters palette.
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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Activate Spotlight/Alfred
Simulates the keyboard shortcut to activate Spotlight or Alfred, letting you type in your workflow command.
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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Gets the base64-encoded text for the Charlie Brown sad walking music, decodes it, and plays it out loud.
Change Focus settings
Opens the deep link into Settings > Focus so you can change details or adjust Home Screens.
Search Pocket archive
Asks you to enter a query, then searches Pocket using that term and lets you choose from the results to open in Safari.
Open ChatGPT settings
Runs AppleScript that opens the ChatGPT app and activates the keyboard shortcut for Command + , (which opens the Settings page for the app
Open a voice memo
Prompts you to pick from your main list of voice memos and opens it.
Add icons from Finder
Sets up the Stream Deck app and Finder windows for adding icons quickly.
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