Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
Open my books
Opens the Books tab of the Books app so you can see all your non-PDF items only.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20books
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20books
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open my books”
end tell
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Opens the My Sample section of the Books app to show books that you’ve downloaded previews for.
Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
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.
Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
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Looks through the input text for email addresses and copies them to the clipboard.
Open Email Account preferences
Opens the “Accounts” section in iOS settings or Internet Accounts on macOS.
Rotate second screen to landscape
Rotates my left monitor to landscape orientation (for times when I switch it back from its vertical setup).
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Opens the Perplexity API website to the API reference, starting with Chat Completions, you can test your commands against the API and see what’s working.
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