Change the current wallpaper
Pick a photo or file, then set it as your Lock Screen, Home Screen, or both.
Encode wallpaper
Prompts you to choose an image from Photos or Files, then encodes the result with base64 into a large text string.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Encode%20wallpaper
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Encode%20wallpaper
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Encode wallpaper”
end tell
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Randomize wallpaper
Pulls random photos from your Home Screen and Lock Screen albums, then sets them as your wallpaper accordingly.
Set my Focus Wallpaper
Turns the appearance dark, turns on Do Not Disturb, and sets an embedded wallpaper.
Set my wallpaper
Asks you to pick a photo and sets it to your Lock Screen and Home Screen background.
Set my default wallpaper
Takes a base64-encoded image of your favorite background and decodes it before passing it into Set Wallpaper for your Home Screen.
Create wallpaper albums
Generates albums for saving wallpapers for every device type Apple offers.
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Create photo album
Asks you to enter a title, then creates an album in the Photos app.
Open Fin TV
Opens the app Fin for Apple TV, which lets you select timers and display them in a huge format.
Convert time between dates to total seconds
Takes two dates chosen as input and calculates the duration in seconds between thme – works as a Unix timestamp converter.
Get travel time home
Using you pre-filled home address, displays a notification with the travel time and when you’ll arrive if you leave now.
Show Regal movies
Opens the “Movies” page of Regal Cinemas so you can see current, upcoming, and special release films that are available to buy tickets for.
Open my alarms
Opens the Clock app to the Alarm tab to show your alarms and sleep info.
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