Open a folder
Prompts you to type in a folder name, then opens that folder in Shortcuts. Assigned to Shift + Control + O as a keyboard shortcut on macOS, and placed in the iPad dock.
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Open a shortcut
Asks you to type in the name of a shortcut, then opens it so you can edit the actions.
Open into a Shortcuts folder
Opens a Shortcuts folder of your choosing; accepts the name of a folder as input as well.
Open a shortcut by folder
Asks you to pick from all your Shortcuts folders, then a shortcut from that folder, then opens the shortcut.
Show my Apple Watch shortcuts
Use this shortcut to sort your shortcuts set to show up on the Apple Watch. Use this view to rename them, change the colors, sort the order, or drag and drop shortcuts out to remove them.
Show all of my shortcuts
Use this to open the main view of Shortcuts and see everything in your collection.
If you have a lot of App Shortcuts, this is the best view to see them all.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20folder
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20folder
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open a folder”
end tell
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