Clean up book quote
Takes highlighted text shared from Books and scrapes out the extra metadata.
Open Finished books
Opens the Books app to the Finished tab where you can see past books you’ve completed.
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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Open Book Store
Opens the Books app to the Book Store tab where you find and buy books.
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.
Show what I’m reading now
Changes the Book app’s view to the Reading Now section (the main section).
Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
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.
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Open Favorites
Opens the deep link to the Favorites tab in the Phone app (mobilephone-favorites//).
Open Meta AI
Opens the URL for Meta AI so you can ask anything, choose from one of their suggestions, or scroll down to browse Vibes.
Open MacStories on Bluesky
Opens the MacStories profile in the Bluesky app or on the web.
Open Today’s Deals on Amazon
Opens the Amazon app so you can find Today’s Deals in the For You, Lightning, and Can’t Miss offers categories.
Open Users and Groups preferences
Opens the Users and Groups section of macOS or the Device Management section of iOS.
Embiggen
Increase the text size on your device (and reset it) as needed. Includes options for “Easier,” “Monitor Stand” (my custom setup), and “Defaults.”
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