Get My Shortcuts
Gets the shortcuts stored on this device. For example, you could use this action with the Make Archive action to zip up your shortcuts.
Open a shortcut by folder
Asks you to pick from all your Shortcuts folders, then a shortcut from that folder, then opens the shortcut.
Scripting Actions
Choose from List
Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection.
Prompt
The instruction provided when the list is presented.
Select Multiple
When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20shortcut%20by%20folder
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20shortcut%20by%20folder
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open a shortcut by folder”
end tell
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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.
Get a list of my shortcut names
Using a text field populated from “List Folder names,” lets you select multiple folders, grabs the shortcut names from all of the folders, and lets you copy out the titles.
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.
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 my Share Sheet shortcuts
Use this shortcut once you have a few Share Sheet shortcuts and want to organize them accordingly.
You can also drag shortcuts into and out of this folder to add or remove them from the set, which works well with multi-select and drag and d
Open my Automations
Use this shortcut to see your Personal and Home automations set up on iPhone and iPad.
Works well from the Shortcuts widget or using Siri when you want to set up a new Automation.
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Open Gemini camera
Opens the Gemini app and activates the device camera so you can scan your surroundings and take a photo for the AI to analyze.
Open ChatGPT in single-thread mode
Opens ChatGPT, toggles the Sidebar, waits for it to resize, then shrinks the window to the smallest possible 400px wide and 658px tall on the left side – for a better single-chat experience
Toggle all accessories
Uses the Elgato Control Center app to toggle the Key Lights and Key Light mini on or off depending on their current state.
Open the Attachment Browser
Shows the Attachment Browser view in the Notes app to show the Photos and Videos, Scans, Maps, Websites, Audio, and Documents you saved in Notes.
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Open Living Room apps
Opens a set of apps designed for everyday use in the living room – includes Books, Home, Calendar, Podcasts, News, Streaks, and Structured.
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