Dictate Text
Transcribes what you say aloud into text and passes the result to the next action.
Dictate note
Begins listening for dictation, then creates a note with your dictated text.
Actions
Create Note
Shares the input with Notes using the standard Notes share extension.
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Open unsorted notes
Opens the “Notes” folder, which contains notes not yet sorted into folders.
Toggle Resume Last Quick Note
Enable or disable the ability to Quick Note to open to your most-recent note every item or create a new note.
Search Notes
Asks for a query, finds notes, presents a list of options, and opens the chosen note.
Open video notes
Presents a menu of the main folder and various subfolders for my Video notes in the Notes open, then opens into the chosen folder using Show Notes Folder.
Open a note
Gets the last 20 recently modified notes and presents a menu, then opens the note.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Dictate%20note
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Dictate%20note
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Dictate note”
end tell
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