Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
Open my book samples
Opens the My Sample section of the Books app to show books that you’ve downloaded previews for.
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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.
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.
Show what I’m reading now
Changes the Book app’s view to the Reading Now section (the main section).
Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
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%20my%20book%20samples
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20book%20samples
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open my book samples”
end tell
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Log this location
Gets your current location and logs the date, latitude, and longitude into the same note in Notes over time.
Open a folder
Prompts you to type in a folder name, then opens that folder in Shortcuts. Assigned to Shift + Control + O as a keyboard shortcut on macOS, and placed in the iPad dock.
Copy app link
Search for an app on the App Store, then copy its link to the system clipboard. Also includes a prompt to show the price.
Add to an existing note
Takes text from the input and adds it to a recent note of your choosing.
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