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.
Open my PDFs
Opens the PDFs section of the Books app to show files you’ve imported.
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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.
Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
Open a book from my library
Opens a specific book from your library, prompting you to pick which book.
Show what I’m reading now
Changes the Book app’s view to the Reading Now section (the main section).
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20PDFs
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20my%20PDFs
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open my PDFs”
end tell
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Open 90-minute movies on Netflix
Opens the “Movies” tab in the Netflix app by opening the URL taken from the website.
Show my main calendars
Changes the Calendar Set in Fantastical to Main Calendars, then opens Today.
Quote of the Day
Write down good lines from a podcast and save a link back to that episode.
Open my Bookmarks on X
Opens the URL to the Bookmarks page on X where you can see posts you’ve saved and organize them into folders.
Add to last note
Takes the clipboard and appends to it to the most-recently modified note, before opening it in Notes.
Check the Front Page
Pulls a scan from the New York Times or San Francisco Chronicle’s website with today’s front page.
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