Hide all apps
Use this shortcut to hide—but not quit—all your active applications.
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Open Menu Bar apps
Opens various apps you want running in the Menu Bar like Alfred, Plex, or 1Password.
Open Mac app
Picks from a dictionary of Mac apps and their IDs, then uses SSH to remotely open the app on the Mac.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Hide%20all%20apps
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Hide%20all%20apps
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Hide all apps”
end tell
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Open Always Allowed apps
Opens the deep link into the “Always Allowed Apps” section of Screen Time so you can make sure specific apps are available, well, always.
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Asks you to pick a file, then a Contact Group, then sends that file to each person in the group one-by-one.
Search voice memos
Prompts you for a query, then filters Voice Memos by their titles.
Open my profile on Flipboard
Given your Flipboard username added on import, opens the link to your profile so you can see your magazines, likes, and flips.
Browse my movies on YouTube
Opens the YouTube section for purchased movies, including films synced with Movies Anywhere.
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