Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Batch-send file to a group
Asks you to pick a file, then a Contact Group, then sends that file to each person in the group one-by-one.
Scripting Actions
Get Clipboard
Passes the contents of the clipboard to the next action.
Find Contacts
Searches for the contacts in your library that match the given criteria.
Choose from List
Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection.
Prompt
The instruction provided when the list is presented.
Select Multiple
When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
Send Message
Sends an iMessage or SMS. Pass images, videos, or other files as input to include attachments.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Batch-send%20file%20to%20a%20group
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Batch-send%20file%20to%20a%20group
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Batch-send file to a group”
end tell
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Send a thank-you
Asks you to select a contact, then let’s you choose to message, call, FaceTime, or email them, along with prompts for the message if needed.
Message from contact groups
Asks you to select a Contact Group, then creates reminders to follow up with each person in that group.
Extract email addresses
Looks through the input text for email addresses and copies them to the clipboard.
Extract phone numbers
Scrapes text from input and looks for strings formatted as phone numbers.
Show previous birthdays
Check for contacts whose birthdays are in the next two weeks and displays their name and the date.
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Open PCalc TV
Opens the PCalc app for Apple TV and shows the remote so you can perform calculations on the big screen.
Open my Profile on X
Opens the URL to your username on X – also copies the link in case you want to share it with someone else. On import, asks you to enter your handle.
Create Mastodon List
Asks you to enter the name for a new list, then creates it using the Mastodon API.
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