Controls

Action Shortcuts

Designed for running your shortcuts from the Action Button, this shows shortcuts from the visible app or by Focus Mode if not in an app. When in Work mode, also presents option to edit the shortcut. Also, using Orientation, sets DND if face-down and if upside down in pocket, opens Maps directions home.

Preview

Scripting Actions

Items, Scripting

Count

Counts the number of items, characters, words, sentences, or lines passed as input. Note (from Apple, for real) This is just like the Count in Sesame Street, but instead of a vampire, it’s a Shortcuts action.

Control Flow, Scripting

Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.

Scripting, Shortcuts

Get My Shortcuts

Gets the shortcuts stored on this device. For example, you could use this action with the Make Archive action to zip up your shortcuts.

Documents, Files

Filter Files

Given a list of files, this action returns the files that match the given criteria. Allows for sorting, changing the order, and limiting the number passed as a result.

Lists, Scripting

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.

Lists, Scripting

List

Allows you to specify a list of items to be passed to the next action.

Control Flow, Scripting

Choose from Menu

Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.

Scripting, Shortcuts

Run Shortcut

Run an shortcut from your shortcut.

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Action%20Shortcuts

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Action%20Shortcuts

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Action Shortcuts” end tell

Action button, Custom Shortcuts, Membership

Custom Shortcuts

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Set Ringtone Volume

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