Search Files
Prompts you to enter a query and then searches for it in the Files app.
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Show My Documents
Opens into the Documents folder of iCloud Drive using the Files app.
Scan Documents
Opens the Scan Document interface—which scans into the current Files folder—then waits for you to return to Shortcuts before retrieving the file. Designed as a function to pass the file to the next action.
Open video assets
Gets the files from a Videos folder in macOS, gets the contents, asks you to pick from the folders, and reveals it in Finder.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Search%20Files
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20Files
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Search Files”
end tell
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Opens the Health app to the Immunizations page in the Health Records section where you can display data like your COVID-19 vaccine.
Show YouTube library
Opens the link to the Library tab of YouTube, which shows your History, Watch Later, Playlists, and Liked Videos.
Create bookmarked entry
Prompts you to enter text and a title for an entry, then adds it to the Journal app marked as “Bookmarked.”
TV Setup
Turns on the Apple TV, set a Home scene, and turns on Entertainment focus for an hour.
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