Check my email
Opens my email app of choice Gmail so I can immediately see relevant emails, then quickly filter out anything I don’t care about.
Check VIP
Opens the VIP folder in the Mail app.
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Copy my email signature
Takes a pre-written email signature written in Markdown and converts it to rich text, then copies to it the clipboard to be pasted into the body an email.
Copy my email address
Copies a prefilled email address to your clipboard to paste elsewhere.
Email myself
Save a short note to yourself by dictating or typing in the body, then automatically sending the email to your own email address with a canned title.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Check%20VIP
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Check%20VIP
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Check VIP”
end tell
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Open Notifications preferences
Opens the Notifications section of the Settings app on both iOS and macOS.
Turn on the screensaver
Wakes up the specified Apple TV, then activates the built-in Screen Saver feature to display ambient scenes instead of the Home Screen.
Open Freeform and Safari
Opens Freeform, then opens Safari in another window (and in Slide Over on iPad).
Open PCalc TV
Opens the PCalc app for Apple TV and shows the remote so you can perform calculations on the big screen.
Open Threads app
Opens the Threads app from Instagram/Meta. On iPhone, works well with custom icons. On iPad, uses Stage Manager to make proper window. On Mac, opens web app created using Add to Dock.
Search in Shortcuts
Use this shortcut to quickly find a shortcut in your library to run or open and edit.
Works well if you have a large shortcuts collection.
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