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.
Open my PDFs
Opens the PDFs section of the Books app to show files you’ve imported.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20PDFs
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20PDFs
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open my PDFs”
end tell
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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 by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
Clean up book quote
Takes highlighted text shared from Books and scrapes out the extra metadata.
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.
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Copy iCloud link for Feedback
Asks you to pick a folder, then a shortcut to open and copy as an iCloud link to paste into your Feedback report.
Start Apple Watch Remote Screen
Starts the Remote Screen feature of Apple Watch that lets you control the device using your iPhone. Only available on select newer models.
Find and replace
Prompts you to pick replacement text and which words to be replaced, then finds it and swaps it out for your choice.
Open Slide Over apps
Uses Open App > Slide Over to open your favorite apps in Slide Over – I use 1Password, Music, Twitter, Craft, Notes, and Things.
Open Flagged emails
Opens your Flagged email inbox using Open Mailbox on iOS and AppleScript to simulate keyboard shortcuts on Mac.
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