Siri Shortcuts, apps, and technology tips

Screencap

Takes a screenshot, reformat the name to the style used on macOS, then saves it to /Shortcuts/Screenshots/ in iCloud Drive.

Format Date

Formats a date and time into text.

Save File

Save files to iCloud Drive. Turn off “Ask Where to Save” in order to specify a destination path in the Shortcuts folder.

Set Name

Sets the name of the item passed as input.

Run Shortcut deep link

Open Shortcut deep link

AppleScript code

Accepts a Thread link, scrapes it to retrieve a truncated excerpt, asks for a title, and creates a linked post in Ulysses.

Asks you to enter text, then speaks the text out loud.

Opens the Fandango app when run from iPhone or Fandango.com when run from other devices.

Turns True Tone on or off on the current device, adapting the display temperature to the current surroundings.

Shows your default instance in your web browser.

Prompts you to open from the Posts, Tags, News, or For You section of Explore.

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