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).
More From This Folder
Turn Stage Manager Off
Deactivates Stage Manager (which preserving your default settings).
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.
Show the Dock
Activates Stage Manager with the Show Dock option toggled (and Recent Apps hidden).
Show Recent Apps
Activates Stage Manager with the Recent Apps option enabled (and the Dock hidden).
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
More From The Library
Show biking directions to work
Gets biking directions to your work address – for daily use.
Show purchase history
Opens the “My Purchases” section of your Fandango accounts to see recent tickets you’ve purchased.
Open Mastodon notifications
Shows your feed of follows, favorites, and boosted posts on Mastodon.
Play my Replay 2024
Plays the preselected Replay 2024 playlist on Shuffle. The biggest change for me in 2024? My top 5 songs are Dance tracks.
Encode audio recording as text
Gets a folder of audio files, lets you choose one, and encodes the result to base64 (to be placed into another shortcut and decoded to play the sound).
Get way deeper into Shortcuts – become a member.
Browse more
Shortcuts Membership
Enhance your experience with bonus shortcuts, folder bundles, and exclusive perks.
Action Directory
Discover endless possibilities by combining the building blocks for Shortcuts.