Capture a dictation
Allows you to dictate text into your phone until you tap it to stop, then shows the Share sheet so you can send your text somewhere else.
First word that comes to mind
Dictates text to let you speak, then stops after a short pause.
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Quick dictate
Starts dictation and captures after a pause, copying the result to the clipboard so you can paste it.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=First%20word%20that%20comes%20to%20mind
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=First%20word%20that%20comes%20to%20mind
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “First word that comes to mind”
end tell
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Game Time
Sets the scene in my office where I play games that turns off the light direclt behind me to reduce monitor glare.
Get my Perplexity API key
Stores your API key for Perplexity. Store the result as base64-encoded text so it’s not readable as plain text, which is then decoded as this is run.
Screen Capture with Perplexity
Simulates the keyboard shortcut for Command + Shift + 0, which activates the Perplexity screen capture and prompts whether to capture an Area, Window, or Fullscreen.
Open this song in Apple Music
Uses Shazam to identify the current song playing out loud, then opens the corresponding link into the Music app.
Toggle Voice Control
Switches the Voice Control so you can issue commands to your device, giving you hands-free control of your devices.
Works great for Accessibility purposes, as well as simply using a device when you can’t reach it – I use this on my iPad Pro when it’s on the stand I have on my desk.
Alarm picker
Presents a list of all of your alarms so you can choose which one to toggle.
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