Book Mode
Opens the Books app, then prompts you to confirm setting orientation lock so the screen doesn’t rotate. When run from Mac, opens the app in fullscreen.
Actions Used
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Show Alert
Displays an alert with a title, a message, and two buttons. If the user selects the OK button, the shortcut continues. The cancel button stops the shortcut.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Book%20Mode
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Book%20Mode
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Book Mode”
end tell
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Show what I’m reading now
Changes the Book app’s view to the Reading Now section (the main section).
Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
Show books I want to read
Opens the Books app to the “Want to Read” section that’s built up when you mark books as such.
Open Books library
Changes the Books app view to the Library tab to show all your Books, PDFs, Samples, and more.
Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
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Encode audio recording as text
Gets a folder of audio files, lets you choose one, and encodes the result to base64 (to be placed into another shortcut and decoded to play the sound).
Set up ChatGPT
Opens the ChatGPT app for Mac, resizes it to a default 980×658 dimensions, then moves it to the middle left (with 18px of padding against the edge of the screen).
Show Apple Support documentation
Opens the new top-level page for Manuals, Specs, and Downloads on the Apple Support website.
Call a contact
Presents your list of contacts, then calls the person you select. If they have multiple numbers, asks you which one to dial.
Create photo album
Asks you to enter a title, then creates an album in the Photos app.
Toggle right Key Light
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