Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
Open Finished books
Opens the Books app to the Finished tab where you can see past books you’ve completed.
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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.
Show what I’m reading now
Changes the Book app’s view to the Reading Now section (the main section).
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.
Change Books Theme
Presents the various Themes in Books to choose from, then applies the setting of your choice.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Finished%20books
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Finished%20books
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Finished books”
end tell
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Presents a menu of all the podcast you’re subscribed to, then grabs episodes from the chosen show, then starts playing the episode you pick.
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Prompts you to enter a new location, then changes where it for the Parked Car feature.
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Plays the Connected podcast from Relay.FM with Myke Hurley, Stephen Hackett, and Federico Viticci.
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