Check battery level
Gets the current battery state, checking for connection or charging status and showing the total battery level as a percentage.
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.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Screen%20saver
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Screen%20saver
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Screen saver”
end tell
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Set default device settings
Sets appearance, Night Shift, True Ton, brightness, and volume to your preset choices – including options for daytime or evening.
Toggle Night Shift
Turns Night Shift on or off depending on the current state, removing the blue light accordin
Toggle True Tone
Turns True Tone on or off on the current device, adapting the display temperature to the current surroundings.
Put Display to Sleep
Puts the current display to sleep (while still keeping the device awake)
Get device details
Displays device details in a prompt, incluing OS, device type, system version, system build number, device model, device hostname, and the device name.
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Take cleanshots with QuickTime
Make a screen recording in QuickTime that overrides the time or battery for a nice-looking screenshot.
Open Studio apps
Opens a set of apps designed for everyday use in the studio – includes Widgetsmith, Fantastical, Freeform, Music, and Photos.
Open Touch preferences
Opens into the Touch section of Accessibility settings to let you control features like AssistiveTouch, Reachability, Haptic Touch, Touch Accommodations, Tap or Swipe to Wake, Shake to Undo, Prevent Lock to End Call, Call Audio Routing, and Back Tap control
Change Parked Car location
Prompts you to enter a new location, then changes where it for the Parked Car feature.
Turn all accessories on
Uses the Elgato Control Center app to activate all my accessories at the same time.
Play my Friends mix
Starts the “Friends Mix” playlist from Apple Music’s Made For You feature – playlist is updated every Friday.
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