Show Reviews on MacStories
Opens the Reviews category on the MacStories website where the team posts app coverage and reviews.
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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Open MacStories on Mastodon
Opens the MacStories profile in the Mastodon app or on the web.
Show the Shortcuts Archive on MacStories
Opens the Shortcuts Archive page on the MacStories website where the team hosts over 300 shortcuts freely available to download.
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.”
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!
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).
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20Reviews%20on%20MacStories
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20Reviews%20on%20MacStories
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show Reviews on MacStories”
end tell
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Activates Stage Manager, but removes the Dock and Recent Apps for a clean setup.
Read about Apple
Presents a menu of options for opening into Apple, HomeKit, or Apps stories in the News app.
Start Multiple Timers
Starts two pre-set timers at once, each for different lengths. This version is a pomodoro timer, set to go off at 20 minutes for a break and again 5 minutes after to get back to work.
Open sports in the TV app
Presents a menu of Sports sections available in the TV app, include overall Sports, plus MLS Season Pass and Major League Baseball, as well a dedicated section for your favorite home team.
High alert
Sets the playback destination to the current device, turns off Do Not Disturb and Airplane Mode, turns on Cellular Data, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi, sets the volume to 85%, the brightness to 100%, and turns on Light mode, then turns on every option for Sound Recognition, then vibrates if run from iPhone when it’s all done.
Change auto lock settings
Opens the deep link into the Auto Lock settings so you can customize your iPad’s timeout.
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