Open Mac-only apps
Opens a Mac app and moves it to a specific spot, or sends a remote command over SSH from another device to open that app.
Apps shortcuts
Open Menu Bar apps
Opens various apps you want running in the Menu Bar like Alfred, Plex, or 1Password.
Open cross-platform app
Template for shortcut that performs different steps on different platforms for a universal app.
Open an app on the Apple TV
Wakes a specified Apple TV, opens an app of your choosing, then shows the digital Remote Control.
Open my Slide Over apps
Opens a preset sequence of apps you always want available in Slide Over.
Open custom app icon from the Home Screen
Pick an app, give it a custom icon, and add it to the Home Screen.
Open an Apple Watch app
Opens an Apple Watch watch app on the device. Works well the with Action button.
Search TV Forecast
Asks you to enter a query, then asks you to pick from a type of search before opening the URL scheme into TV Forecast.
Search TV Forecast for a person
Asks you for a person (actor, director, etc), then encodes the result and opens the URL scheme into TV Forecast.
Search for a show
Asks you for a show, then passes the term into the URL scheme for TV Forecast to open into search results.
Open Threads desktop
Opens the Threads web app (after using Add to Dock) and resizes it to 700px wide to show the controls. Run from the Menu Bar, a keyboard shortcut, or Shortcuts’ own “Add to Dock” feature.
Open Threads
Opens the Threads app from Instagram/Meta. If run from iPad, activates Stage Manager so the app works as a standalone window; on iPhone, use with a custom icon and Add to Home Screen. On Mac, opens Threads.net.
Scrape Threads post
Accepts a Thread link as input, extracts the username and excerpt, and formats it with multiple link types into a JSON dictionary shared as output.
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Move Speakers
Asks you to choose a speaker, then changes the current playback destination there and starts Podcasts.
Open a note
Gets the last 20 recently modified notes and presents a menu, then opens the note.
Browse Trending posts in Ivory
Shows the Search tab in Ivory, which shows the Trending posts feature under Browse.
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