Download app icon
Searches for an app and downloads the artwork, plus optionally masks it as an icon.
Open Apps on the App Store
Opens the Apps tab of the App Store on iOS and iPadOS, and on macOS shows a menu where you can choose from Create, Work, Develop, or Categories sections to open.
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Grab release notes
Searches the App Store for an app of your choice, then exports the Release Notes (and date) as rich text.
Copy App Store link
Search for an app on the App Store, then copy its link to the system clipboard. Also includes a prompt to show the price.
Check top paid apps
Gets 25 items from Apple’s RSS feed for top paid apps, asks you to pick from the options, and opens the corresponding app.
Copy app link
Search for an app on the App Store, then copy its link to the system clipboard. Also includes a prompt to show the price.
Download app list
Asks you to input a list of app names, then iterates through the list searching for resulting, presenting them to you, and opening the app in the App Store so you can download it before returning to Shortcuts to continue.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Apps%20on%20the%20App%20Store
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Apps%20on%20the%20App%20Store
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Apps on the App Store”
end tell
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Search voice memos
Prompts you for a query, then filters Voice Memos by their titles.
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 VPN settings
Opens the VPN and Device Management page in Settings on iOS or the Network preference pane on macOS.
Scrape session titles
For a given list of Apple Developer session URLs, this will iterate through each, grabbing the name of the webpage, cleaning it up, and reformatting it into a Markdown list before copying that to your clipboard.
Toggle listening history
Asks you to pick a focus mode, then toggles the current Music Focus Filter setting for “Use Listening History” so you can switch whether or not to Use Listening History for a chosen focus with an existing filter. Works well as a Control in Control Center.
New board in background
Asks you for a title for a board, then creates it in Freeform without opening the app.
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