Open MacStories on Mastodon
Opens the MacStories profile in the Mastodon app or on the web.
Actions
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
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Show MacStories podcasts
Opens the Apple Podcasts link for the MacStories channel, where you can discover and follow podcasts from the network.
Show the Workflow tag on MacStories
Opens the tag page on the MacStories website for stories marked with “Workflow,” the original version of the Shortcuts app – these stories introduced me to the app before I joined the team. So, uh, thanks Federico!
Open MacStories on Bluesky
Opens the MacStories profile in the Bluesky app or on the web.
Open MacStories on Flipboard
Opens the MacStories account on Flipboard so you can read stories from Federico Viticci and friends.
Open from Club MacStories RSS feed
Given your custom Club MacStories RSS feed, this will retrieve the 25 latest items published for members-only and asks you which links you want to open.
Show the Shortcuts tag on MacStories
Opens the tag page on the MacStories website for stories marked with “Shortcuts.”
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20MacStories%20on%20Mastodon
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20MacStories%20on%20Mastodon
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open MacStories on Mastodon”
end tell
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Add icons from Finder
Sets up the Stream Deck app and Finder windows for adding icons quickly.
Wrap text as code block
Wraps the input in three backticks on either side (which displays as a “code block” in Markdown-supported applications).
Show my Activity data
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