Search App Store
Searches the App Store, returning the apps that match the specified search terms.
Search by name, product ID, or developer name across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac app stores
Download app list
Asks you to input a list of app names, then iterates through the list searching for resulting, presenting them to you, and opening the app in the App Store so you can download it before returning to Shortcuts to continue.
Actions Used
Wait
Waits for the specified number of seconds before continuing with the next action.
Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
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.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Download%20app%20list
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Download%20app%20list
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Download app list”
end tell
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Check top free apps
Gets 25 items from Apple’s RSS feed for top free apps, asks you to pick from the list, and opens one.
Open Today on the App Store
Opens the App Store app to the Today page on iOS and iPadOS or the Discover page on macOS.
Check App Store purchases
Opens the “Report A Problem” page on Apple’s website where you can see your list of purchases.
Download app icon
Searches for an app and downloads the artwork, plus optionally masks it as an icon.
Open Games on the App Store
Opens the App Store to the Games tab on iOS and iPadOS or the Play tab in the Mac App Store.
Open App Store search
Opens the App Store Search page where you can look for games and apps or see curated categories.
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Change backlight brightness
Opens Settings to General > Keyboard > Hardware Keyboard for iPads with the Magic Keyboard attached.
Copy the time across time zones
Input a time, then calculate and copy the values for a prefilled list of time zones and corresponding emoji.
Add chores
Presents a list of common tasks, then adds select options to the Chores list in Reminders.
Manage Kindle Docs
Views the Docs category in the Content section of Amazon’s “Manage Your Content and Devices” for Kindle.
Open Users and Groups preferences
Opens the Users and Groups section of macOS or the Device Management section of iOS.
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