Voice Memos

Record a voice memo

Opens Voice Memos and immediately starts recording audio.

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Record%20a%20voice%20memo

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Record%20a%20voice%20memo

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Record a voice memo” end tell

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Turns on the Enhance Recording feature of Voice Memos for a higher-quality file.

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Prompts you to pick from your Voice Memos folders and opens one.

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Prompts you for a query, then filters Voice Memos by their titles.

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