New Freeform window
Opens Freeform and presses the keyboard shortcut to create a new window.
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.
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New board with name
Asks you to enter a title, then creates board in Freeform with that name.
Zoom to fit content
Opens Freeform, then zooms the current board to fit the contents.
Open Video Template board
Opens a template board that I duplicate each time I start a new video.
Show Colors in Freeform
Opens Freeform, then presses the keyboard shortcut for opening the Color picker.
Rename board
Asks you to pick from your boards, then asks which name to change it to.
Open Freeform and Safari
Opens Freeform, then opens Safari in another window (and in Slide Over on iPad).
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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Message Mom and Dad
Keep up with the folks in your family using group chats in Shortcuts.
Open Pano Mode
Opens the Pano mode in the Camera app – use this for shooting panoramas that you can view later on the Apple Vision Pro.
Show the remote
Shows the Apple TV remote and lets you control the device from your iPhone or iPad.
Open new chat
Runs AppleScript to activate the keyboard shortcut Command + N to create a new chat in the ChatGPT app for Mac.
Copy app link
Search for an app on the App Store, then copy its link to the system clipboard. Also includes a prompt to show the price.
Play my Replay 2016
Plays the preselected Replay 2016 playlist on Shuffle. My top tracks of the year—not even joking—were Burn The Witch, Can’t Keep Checking My Phone, Daydreaming, Better Strange, and Bored to Death. Uncanny.
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