Open my books
Opens the Books tab of the Books app so you can see all your non-PDF items only.
Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20current%20book
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20current%20book
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open current book”
end tell
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Book Mode
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.
Clean up book quote
Takes highlighted text shared from Books and scrapes out the extra metadata.
Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
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.
Open a book from my library
Opens a specific book from your library, prompting you to pick which book.
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Gets a ride to your home address, asking for the total number of passengers before requesting.
Open my Groceries reminders
Opens a custom “Groceries” smart list in the Reminders app where you can add food items and have them automatically sorted into sections by aisle.
Convert time between dates to total seconds
Takes two dates chosen as input and calculates the duration in seconds between thme – works as a Unix timestamp converter.
Open Threads app
Opens the Threads app from Instagram/Meta. On iPhone, works well with custom icons. On iPad, uses Stage Manager to make proper window. On Mac, opens web app created using Add to Dock.
Search my Journal entries
Prompts you to enter a query, then opens to search results for your input text in the Journal app.
Open my Work notes
Opens the “Work” folder in Notes – when in Gallery view, this will also show your sub-folders.
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