Open a book from my library
Opens a specific book from your library, prompting you to pick which book.
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Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
Open my book samples
Opens the My Sample section of the Books app to show books that you’ve downloaded previews for.
Switch to page turning
Turns on the Books setting that disables continous scroll and lets you turn pages like you would in a physical book.
Book Mode
Opens the Books app, then prompts you to confirm setting orientation lock so the screen doesn’t rotate. When run from Mac, opens the app in fullscreen.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20book%20from%20my%20library
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20book%20from%20my%20library
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open a book from my library”
end tell
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Open my presentation
Opens a pre-selected Keynote presentation. I use this with any current presentation that I may be working on.
Send money
Asks you to select a contact, then fill out the charge description and value before requesting a payment via Apple Pay.
Open into a List in Ivory
Pulls your List data from the Mastodon APi, then opens the deep link into Ivory for that list.
Add to Reading List
Saves a story to reading list if one is found, otherwise opens the Reading List section of Safari.
Get battery level
Shows the current Battery Level on wireless devices, as well as the connected or charging status when plugged in. For always-on devices, shows a simple prompt.
Show Today’s top stories
Opens the News app and switches to the Today tab, showing you Top Stories, Trending Stories, For You categories, magazines, the Editor’s pick, and curated categories based on your past browsing.
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