System control shortcuts

Shortcuts that use AppleScript to interact with the Mac system features.

Use these shortcuts to simulate key presses on your Mac using the Run AppleScript action.

Check out each shortcut’s script as a reference for your own AppleScript adventures too – everything here I figured out by looking at examples online.

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.

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Open Siri Accessibility preferences

Opens the deep link into Settings for Accessibility and Siri, including controls for Type to Siri, Siri Pause Time, Speaking Rate, Spoken Responses, whether to Always Listen for “Hey Siri,” whether to Show Apps Behind Siri, whether to Announce Notifications on Speaker, and Call Hang Up with Siri during phone and FaceTime calls.

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