Press Escape

Runs a local AppleScript or script over SSH to simulate the Escape key.

Run Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Press%20Escape

Open Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Press%20Escape

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Press Escape” end tell

Simulates the keyboard shortcut to activate Spotlight or Alfred, letting you type in your workflow command.

Uses AppleScript to trigger the keyboard shortcut for the Quick Entry feature of Things on the Mac.

Uses AppleScript to press the key combination for the Special Characters palette.

Opens the Magnifier app and activates the “Describe This” feature that “provides a description of what’s in the camera view.”

Opens the Subscriptions tab in the YouTube app to show only videos from people you’ve followed.

Uses base64-encoded audio from the Untitled Goose Game and decodes it, then plays the sound.

Uses the Open Tab action to access the World Clock.

Seeks the current media backwards by 60 seconds.

Opens the app Wordy for Apple TV that displays the time in an abstract text style, like “Quarter to twelve” rather than actual numbers.

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