Activate Things quick entry
Uses AppleScript to trigger the keyboard shortcut for the Quick Entry feature of Things on the Mac.
Open the emoji picker
Uses AppleScript to press the key combination for the Special Characters palette.
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Simulates the keyboard shortcut to activate Spotlight or Alfred, letting you type in your workflow command.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20the%20emoji%20picker
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20the%20emoji%20picker
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open the emoji picker”
end tell
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Opens the MacStories profile in the Mastodon app or on the web.
Type Gemini prompt
Opens Gemini to the Ask Gemini chat menu with the keyboard activated, ready for you to type your prompt right away.
Open Audio Descriptions preferences
Opens the deep link into Settings > Accessibility > Audio Descriptions where you can toggle the feature on or off to, when available, automatically play audio descriptions.
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