Open Audiobook Store
Opens the Books app to the Audiobook Store section where you can find and buy new audiobooks.
Play an audiobook
Asks you to pick from your library of audiobooks to play.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Play%20an%20audiobook
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Play%20an%20audiobook
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Play an audiobook”
end tell
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Resume my audiobook
Starts playing the most recently-active audiobook in Apple Books.
Open my audiobooks
Opens the Books app to the Audiobooks tab to show items you’ve purchased.
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Halfway Timer
Prompts you to enter a total length, then divides it in half and starts a timer for both durations.
Open Wordy Clock
Opens the app Wordy for Apple TV that displays the time in an abstract text style, like “Quarter to twelve” rather than actual numbers.
Scan Documents
Opens the Scan Document interface—which scans into the current Files folder—then waits for you to return to Shortcuts before retrieving the file. Designed as a function to pass the file to the next action.
Start Podcasts
Immediately play the latest episode or first item in Listen Now in the Podcasts app.
Run a shortcut from a folder
Asks you to pick a folder, then a shortcut, then runs it right away.
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