Show Spotlight search
Activates Spotlight search without a query, ready for you to type before showing results.
Open any app
Asks you to pick from a list of all available apps sorted in alphabetical order and opens your choice.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20any%20app
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20any%20app
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open any app”
end tell
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Set Ringtone Volume
Asks you to choose the volume level. Optionally, set this to a preset level and run this always change it to the exact volume you want your phone to ring at.
Toggle Airplane Mode
Toggles the state of AirPlane mode on or off (depending how it’s currently set).
Toggle Control Center
Activates or deactivates Control Center (depending on its current status) – works best with Siri.
Set Always On Display
Toggles the Always On Display for the current iPhone, switching between an ambient display or the black screen when not in use.
Action Shortcuts
Designed for running your shortcuts from the Action Button, this shows shortcuts from the visible app or by Focus Mode if not in an app. When in Work mode, also presents option to edit the shortcut. Also, using Orientation, sets DND if face-down and if upside down in pocket, opens Maps directions home.
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Create blank document
Creates a new, empty document in the Pages app, skipping the template or file picker.
Add note to contact
Searches for contacts by group, then has you add text to place in their note field.
Check the Front Page
Pulls a scan from the New York Times or San Francisco Chronicle’s website with today’s front page.
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.
Toggle ChatGPT sidebar
Runs AppleScript to open ChatGPT for Mac, then activates the keyboard shortcut for Command + S to toggle the Sidebar for the app.
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