Open Google Lens
Opens the Google app to the Lens function so you can use your phone’s camera to scan the environment around you and perform AI functions like real-time translation of street signs.
Search Google
Asks you to give a search query, then passes it to the Google app to show results.
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Open Google Search
Opens the Google app and activates the Search function, showing the keyboard immediately so you can start typing your query.
Search image with Google Lens
receives a photo from the Share Sheet ( or asks you to pick one) and passes it to the Google app to the Lens feature, using it as a search input and showing you results based off what it sees.
Translate with Google Lens
Opens the Google app to the Lens feature and looks for text to translate using the camera.
Start a Voice Search
Opens the Google app and activates Voice Search, letting you use Google dictation in place of Apple’s before performing a Google Search.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Search%20Google
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20Google
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Search Google”
end tell
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Take the bus home
Opens transit directions from your current location to your home address.
Add shortcuts folder to Things
Creates a project for a Folder in Shortcuts, then adds each shortcut as a to-do with a link to open the shortcut.
Check BART departures
Using station codes and the BART API, gets real-time transit information for trains in the Bay Area.
Screen Capture with Perplexity
Simulates the keyboard shortcut for Command + Shift + 0, which activates the Perplexity screen capture and prompts whether to capture an Area, Window, or Fullscreen.
Copy Markdown link for URL
Gets URLs from input, extracts the name, then formats it as a Markdown link.
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