Open Mail on the Mac
Opens the default Mail app on the Mac via SSH.
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Copy my email signature
Takes a pre-written email signature written in Markdown and converts it to rich text, then copies to it the clipboard to be pasted into the body an email.
Email myself
Save a short note to yourself by dictating or typing in the body, then automatically sending the email to your own email address with a canned title.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Mail%20on%20the%20Mac
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Mail%20on%20the%20Mac
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open Mail on the Mac”
end tell
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