Lock The Screen

Locks the screen of the current device, requring authentication for another user to sign in.

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Change volume

Quickly change your device’s system volume by picking a numeric value from a list. Customize the list to contain your favorite volume presets, which support decimal values.

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Screen saver

Starts the screen saver on your Mac. Choose from the Landscape, Cityscape, Underwater, Earth, or other options in System Settings and trigger it using this.

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Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Lock%20The%20Screen
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Lock%20The%20Screen
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Lock The Screen” end tell

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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.

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