Today’s tasks to Things
Prompts you type in new todos in new lines and add them for Today immediately in Things. If you share text in, it’ll use that instead.
Dictate to Things
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Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Dictate%20to%20Things
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Dictate%20to%20Things
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Dictate to Things”
end tell
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