Open TV apps
Opens a set of apps designed for everyday use near your living room couch – includes Letterboxd, TV Forecast, Fandango, IMDB, and a menu choosing between TV, Disney, Amazon Prime, MAX, Plex, or Juno.
Actions
Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
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Open Music Room apps
Opens a set of apps designed for everyday use in the music area of my family room – includes the MusicHarbor, MusicBox, and Ultimate Guitar Tabs apps.
Open Video Game apps
Opens a set of apps designed for everyday use in the family room with a game console – includes Twitch, GameTrack, Xbox, Discord, and Telegram.
Open Living Room apps
Opens a set of apps designed for everyday use in the living room – includes Books, Home, Calendar, Podcasts, News, Streaks, and Structured.
Open Studio apps
Opens a set of apps designed for everyday use in the studio – includes Widgetsmith, Fantastical, Freeform, Music, and Photos.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20TV%20apps
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20TV%20apps
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open TV apps”
end tell
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