If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
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
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.
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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 current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
Change Books Theme
Presents the various Themes in Books to choose from, then applies the setting of your choice.
Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
Clean up book quote
Takes highlighted text shared from Books and scrapes out the extra metadata.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Book%20Mode
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Book%20Mode
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Book Mode”
end tell
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Create travel plan
Creates a spreadsheet using the Travel Planner template in Numbers.
Search TV Forecast
Asks you to enter a query, then asks you to pick from a type of search before opening the URL scheme into TV Forecast.
Open my Completed list
Opens the Completed list in the Reminders app where you can see previously marked-off tasks.
Find and replace
Prompts you to pick replacement text and which words to be replaced, then finds it and swaps it out for your choice.
Search the Apple TV Store
Asks you to enter a search query and category of media, then searches the iTunes Store, asks you pick from the results, and opens it in the Apple TV app.
Log Letterboxd entry to WordPress
Creates a post on your blog linking back to a chosen Letterboxd entry.
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