Minimize window
Uses AppleScript to trigger Command + M to minimize the current window into the Dock.
Scripting shortcuts
Enable slow genie minimize
Enables “Slow Genie” minimizing by using the shell to rewrite a hidden system preference.
Open Preferences
Simulates the universal key command for the opening an app’s preferences: ⌘+,
Open the emoji picker
Uses AppleScript to press the key combination for the Special Characters palette.
Activate Spotlight/Alfred
Simulates the keyboard shortcut to activate Spotlight or Alfred, letting you type in your workflow command.
Open Mac app
Picks from a dictionary of Mac apps and their IDs, then uses SSH to remotely open the app on the Mac.
Log out
Uses AppleScript to press the keyboard shortcut ⌥+⇧+⌘+Q to immediately log out the current user.
Open Menu Bar apps
Opens various apps you want running in the Menu Bar like Alfred, Plex, or 1Password.
Activate Things quick entry
Uses AppleScript to trigger the keyboard shortcut for the Quick Entry feature of Things on the Mac.
Show LaunchPad
Activates the key code for F4’s native function, which triggers the LaunchPad feature that shows your app icons like an iOS Home Screen.
Activate Mission Control
Simulates the key code for F3, activating Mission Control on the Mac.
Activate Control Center
Uses an AppleScript command to directly activate Control Center on the Mac.
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Open Bluetooth preferences
Opens the deep link into Settings > Bluetooth on iOS or the Bluetooth pane in System Settings on macOS.
Make fun of me
Takes three lists of Shakespearean insults and combines them into one remark, making it appear as if Siri is making fun of you using old English slang.
I built this after being inspired by a similar website, wanting to see if I could recreate it in Shortcuts. Original material: http: or or www.pangloss.com or seidel or shake_rule.html
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