New Freeform window
Opens Freeform and presses the keyboard shortcut to create a new window.
Scripting Actions
Set Variable
Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=New%20Freeform%20window
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=New%20Freeform%20window
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “New Freeform window”
end tell
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