Apple Books shortcuts

Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.

Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.

Opens the Books app, then prompts you to confirm setting orientation lock so the screen doesn’t rotate. When run from Mac, opens the app in fullscreen.

Changes the Book app’s view to the Reading Now section (the main section).

Opens the Books app to the “Want to Read” section that’s built up when you mark books as such.

Turns to the next page in the Books app for a currently-open book.

Goes back one page in the currently-open book in the Books app.

Activates the Books setting that allows you to read endlessly without turning pages.

Turns on the Books setting that disables continous scroll and lets you turn pages like you would in a physical book.

Presents the various Themes in Books to choose from, then applies the setting of your choice.

Takes highlighted text shared from Books and scrapes out the extra metadata.

Opens a specific book from your library, prompting you to pick which book.

Changes the Books app view to the Library tab to show all your Books, PDFs, Samples, and more.

Opens the Books tab of the Books app so you can see all your non-PDF items only.

Opens the My Sample section of the Books app to show books that you’ve downloaded previews for.

Opens the PDFs section of the Books app to show files you’ve imported.

Changes the Books app view to Search, showing Recently Viewed, trending genres for you, a section to Discover books, and Trending searches.

Opens the Books app to the Book Store tab where you find and buy books.

Opens the Books app to the Finished tab where you can see past books you’ve completed.