Open a book from my library
Opens a specific book from your library, prompting you to pick which book.
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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.
Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
Open Books library
Changes the Books app view to the Library tab to show all your Books, PDFs, Samples, and more.
Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
Show books I want to read
Opens the Books app to the “Want to Read” section that’s built up when you mark books as such.
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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Resize and rename PNG
Takes PNGs from input, resizes them to 2048px wide, appends a number for each image found, and asks you where to save it in Files.
Estimate driving time to meeting
Gets directions to the nextmost event on your calendar and calculates driving time, plus adds a reminder for when you need to leave.
Location check in
Gets your current location and sends it to your Family group in Contacts using Messages.
Open Powerbeats preferences
Opens the deep link into Settings > Bluetooth so you can change your Powerbeats settings.
Save thread to Notes
Accepts a Thread link, scrapes the data, and formats it quickly for Notes.
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