Open my books
Opens the Books tab of the Books app so you can see all your non-PDF items only.
Open a book from my library
Opens a specific book from your library, prompting you to pick which book.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20book%20from%20my%20library
Open Shortcut deep link
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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Show what I’m reading now
Changes the Book app’s view to the Reading Now section (the main section).
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.
Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
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.
Open Finished books
Opens the Books app to the Finished tab where you can see past books you’ve completed.
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Gets base64-encoded text for the Apple Pay ping sound, decodes it, and plays the sound out loud.
Open random Things project
Picks a random Area, then a Project, then opens it in Things.
Explore nearby landmarks
Takes a location as input or your current location and searches for nearby destinations noted as Landmarks, then opens your selected option in Maps.
Open Netflix TV
Opens Netflix on the selected Apple TV, or opens the website from Mac.
Take reminder screenshot
Waits a few seconds (to close the shortcut), takes a screenshot, waits for you to return to Shortcuts, then asks you to enter the title before adding it to Reminders.
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