Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Open a genre playlist
Opens the curated playlists for each genre page in Apple Music (formerly A-List playlists).
Actions
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
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Play my Friends mix
Starts the “Friends Mix” playlist from Apple Music’s Made For You feature – playlist is updated every Friday.
Open the Boiler Room
Opens the editor page in Apple Music for the Boiler Room, a series of shows for underground dance music with a webam showing the set.
Open Apple Music Radio artists
Presents a list of Apple Music 1 radio shows and opens the corresponding URL to their curator page.
Open EDC live sets
Opens the editor page in Apple Music for EDC’s series of live sets from over the years.
Play new music I haven’t listened to
FInd songs with 0 plays and released in the last 3 months, picks 25 at random, then shuffles them.
Workout radio
Presents a menu of Apple Music workout stations and oepns the deep link into your choice.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20genre%20playlist
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20genre%20playlist
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open a genre playlist”
end tell
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Time formatter
Asks you to enter a time value, then presents it in different formats and lets you choose which one to copy.
Open Always Allowed apps
Opens the deep link into the “Always Allowed Apps” section of Screen Time so you can make sure specific apps are available, well, always.
Find Quotes and Replies for this post on X
Gets a post link from input and reforms the URL with advanced search filters before opening it with X.
Check beta release notes
Presents a menu of platform types, then opens the corresponding release notes page on Apple’s website.
Open an app on the Apple TV
Wakes a specified Apple TV, opens an app of your choosing, then shows the digital Remote Control.
Check mobility data
Opens the Health app to Browse > Mobility to show stats like stair speed, walking speed, and step length.
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