Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Play a MacStories podcast
Presents a menu of MacStories shows, then plays the next episode from the selected show based on the preselected custom sort order (or default order from the Podcasts app).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Play%20a%20MacStories%20podcast
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Play%20a%20MacStories%20podcast
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Play a MacStories podcast”
end tell
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Show the Workflow tag on MacStories
Opens the tag page on the MacStories website for stories marked with “Workflow,” the original version of the Shortcuts app – these stories introduced me to the app before I joined the team. So, uh, thanks Federico!
Open MacStories on Bluesky
Opens the MacStories profile in the Bluesky app or on the web.
Show the Shortcuts Archive on MacStories
Opens the Shortcuts Archive page on the MacStories website where the team hosts over 300 shortcuts freely available to download.
Open MacStories on Mastodon
Opens the MacStories profile in the Mastodon app or on the web.
Open Club MacStories
Shows the main homepage for Club Macstories, the members-only portion of the MacStories website with weekly newsletters, community events, and private stories with more advanced techniques.
Open from Club MacStories RSS feed
Given your custom Club MacStories RSS feed, this will retrieve the 25 latest items published for members-only and asks you which links you want to open.
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Play audio recording
Grabs your audio folder, lets you pick a file, and plays the sound at 35% volume.
Open Date and Time preferences
Shows the Date and Time settings so you can change from 12- to 24-hour time, or set time zone automatically.
Search in Shortcuts
Use this shortcut to quickly find a shortcut in your library to run or open and edit.
Works well if you have a large shortcuts collection.
Screen saver
Starts the screen saver on your Mac. Choose from the Landscape, Cityscape, Underwater, Earth, or other options in System Settings and trigger it using this.
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