Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Play a MacStories podcast
Presents a menu of MacStories shows, then plays the next episode from the selected show based on the preselected custom sort order (or default order from the Podcasts app).
Actions
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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.
Show the Shortcuts tag on MacStories
Opens the tag page on the MacStories website for stories marked with “Shortcuts.”
Open MacStories.net
Opens the main homepage of MacStories.net, showing the latest stories from Federico Viticci and friends.
Show the Setups on MacStories
Opens the Setups page on the MacStories website where the team shares about their devices and desk setups in-depth.
Open MacStories on Mastodon
Opens the MacStories profile in the Mastodon app or on the web.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Play%20a%20MacStories%20podcast
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Play%20a%20MacStories%20podcast
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Play a MacStories podcast”
end tell
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See issues from National Geographic
Opens to the “Issues” tab of the Nat Geo magazine in Apple News+, where you can open or download specific issues.
Open my Bookmarks on X
Opens the URL to the Bookmarks page on X where you can see posts you’ve saved and organize them into folders.
Open Reader
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Reader mode, which scans text and speaks it out loud
Repost thread to Mastodon
Scrapes a Threads post, fulls out the excerpt and URL, asks you to add commentary, then posts it using the Mastodon app.
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