Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
Open Books search
Changes the Books app view to Search, showing Recently Viewed, trending genres for you, a section to Discover books, and Trending searches.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Books%20search
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Books%20search
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Books search”
end tell
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Opens the Books app, then prompts you to confirm setting orientation lock so the screen doesn’t rotate. When run from Mac, opens the app in fullscreen.
Turn on continuous scroll
Activates the Books setting that allows you to read endlessly without turning pages.
Change Books Theme
Presents the various Themes in Books to choose from, then applies the setting of your choice.
Open Finished books
Opens the Books app to the Finished tab where you can see past books you’ve completed.
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Takes a YouTube video URL, scrapes the profile URL, and opens the /live link to the channel’s current or recent streams.
Open Portrait Mode
Opens Portrait mode in the Camera app. If Preserve Settings is used, the Portrait Zoom level stays between shots instead of being reset to default.
Show my Health summary
Opens to the main Summary tab of the Health app where you can notifications, pinned categories, Trends, Highlights, Articles, and ways to get more from Health.
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