Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
Open a book from my library
Opens a specific book from your library, prompting you to pick which book.
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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Change Books Theme
Presents the various Themes in Books to choose from, then applies the setting of your choice.
Open my book samples
Opens the My Sample section of the Books app to show books that you’ve downloaded previews for.
Clean up book quote
Takes highlighted text shared from Books and scrapes out the extra metadata.
Open Books search
Changes the Books app view to Search, showing Recently Viewed, trending genres for you, a section to Discover books, and Trending searches.
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Open all iCloud notes
Opens the “All iCloud” folder of notes that shows everything across your folders.
Crop the subject out
Removes the background of a photo, cropping the remaining subject to remove blank space.
Turn on noise cancellation
Connects to AirPods and activates noise cancellation. Utilizes AirBuddy when run from Mac, and on iOS uses Actions to check for AirPods Pro vs AirPods Max.
Stop Monologue
Stops the current audio session from Monologue. Useful if dictating hands-free.
Toggle Water Lock
Activates or deactivates the Water Lock setting on your Apple Watch, ejecting water from the speaker as needed.
Show stories from MacStories RSS
Pulls 25 items from the MacStories main RSS feeds and asks you to choose which to open in Safari.
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