Activate Spotlight/Alfred
Simulates the keyboard shortcut to activate Spotlight or Alfred, letting you type in your workflow command.
Open the emoji picker
Uses AppleScript to press the key combination for the Special Characters palette.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20the%20emoji%20picker
Open Shortcut deep link
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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Convert time between dates to total seconds
Takes two dates chosen as input and calculates the duration in seconds between thme – works as a Unix timestamp converter.
Open Regal TV
Opens the Regal Cinemas app on the selected Apple TV, then shows the Remote so you can navigate.
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