Capture task
Prompts you to type in or dictate a task if run from Siri, then asks you to choose between “Work” and “Personal” – Work sends the task to the Things inbox, Personal sends it to a Reminders list called Inbox.
Dictate to Things
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Dictate%20to%20Things
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Dictate%20to%20Things
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Dictate to Things”
end tell
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