Get my Perplexity API key
Stores your API key for Perplexity. Store the result as base64-encoded text so it’s not readable as plain text, which is then decoded as this is run.
Play Perplexity Discover
Immediately starts a Live Activity session for Perplexity Discover, using stories drawn from the Discover feed and spoken by ElevenLab’s voices.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Play%20Perplexity%20Discover
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Play%20Perplexity%20Discover
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Play Perplexity Discover”
end tell
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New Search in Perplexity
Opens Perplexity to a new, blank search using the Auto mode.
Screen Capture with Perplexity
Simulates the keyboard shortcut for Command + Shift + 0, which activates the Perplexity screen capture and prompts whether to capture an Area, Window, or Fullscreen.
Set up Perplexity for Mac
Opens the Mac app for Perplexity AI, resizing the window to 1024×770 and moving it to the center of the current display.
Voice Mode in Perplexity
Simulates the keyboard shortcut for Command + Shift + M, which activates the Perplexity voice mode in a popover window.
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Head to meeting
Gets the location the next event and gets driving directions to that venue in a mapping app of your choice.
Open MacStories on Bluesky
Opens the MacStories profile in the Bluesky app or on the web.
Open Screenshots folder
Opens a custom “Screenshots” folder located in the Shortcuts folder in iCloud Drive.
Show comics inspired by browsing history
Opens to the curated page on the Comixology storefront where you can see recommendations based on pages you’ve visited on Amazon.
Reset Background Sounds
Deactivates Background Sounds and the same “When Media Is Playing,” plus resets the volume to 10% and sound to Balanced Noise.
Create Textured presentation
Asks you to pick from various Keynote themes in the Textured category – choose between Parchment, Renaissance, Moroccan, Hard Cover, Linen Book, Vintage, Typeset, Harmony, and Formal.
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