Switch to page turning
Turns on the Books setting that disables continous scroll and lets you turn pages like you would in a physical book.
Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20current%20book
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20current%20book
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open current book”
end tell
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Opens a specific book from your library, prompting you to pick which book.
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.
Open my books
Opens the Books tab of the Books app so you can see all your non-PDF items only.
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Finds 25 random songs from the last 12 weeks and starts playing it on shuffle.
Turn on the fireplace
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