Activate Mission Control
Simulates the key code for F3, activating Mission Control on the Mac.
Lock screen
Uses AppleScript to press ⌘+⌃+Q to Lock the screen.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Lock%20screen
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Lock%20screen
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Lock screen”
end tell
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Activate Control Center
Uses an AppleScript command to directly activate Control Center 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.
Log out
Uses AppleScript to press the keyboard shortcut ⌥+⇧+⌘+Q to immediately log out the current user.
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Show my Health checklist
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Search in Ivory
Asks you for a query, then searches your posts or Mastodon users in Ivory.
Turn on the fireplace
Turns on the Apple TV and opens the Fireplace app, plus shows the remote.
Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
Search by website
Asks you for a keyword and website domain to search, then looks across all items in your Read Later in Reeder and asks you to open one.
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