Hide the Dock
Activates Stage Manager and deactivates the “Show Dock” setting so only Recent Apps are shown.
Hide recent apps
Activates Stage Manager with the Recent Apps option disabled (and the Dock visible).
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Clear the stage
Activates Stage Manager, but removes the Dock and Recent Apps for a clean setup.
Turn Stage Manager Off
Deactivates Stage Manager (which preserving your default settings).
Show the Dock
Activates Stage Manager with the Show Dock option toggled (and Recent Apps hidden).
Toggle Stage Manager
Toggles Stage Manager on or off depending on the current setting – includes the Dock and Recent Apps, but this can be customized if you have one overall preference.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Hide%20recent%20apps
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Hide%20recent%20apps
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Hide recent apps”
end tell
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Turn on noise cancellation
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Play my radio station
Plays the personalized radio station curated for you by Apple Music.
Cancel Timer
Cancels the next-most timer running in the Clock app. If there are multiple timers, the second timer will continue running unless this action is used again.
Convert time between dates to total seconds
Takes two dates chosen as input and calculates the duration in seconds between thme – works as a Unix timestamp converter.
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