Set Variable
Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
Search Notes
Asks for a query, finds notes, presents a list of options, and opens the chosen note.
Actions Used
Choose from List
Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection.
Prompt
The instruction provided when the list is presented.
Select Multiple
When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
Find Notes
Searches for the notes in your library that match the given criteria.
Sort by
Optionally, what to sort the notes by.
Order
The order to sort the notes in.
Limit
Whether or not to limit the number of notes retrieved.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Search%20Notes
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20Notes
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Search Notes”
end tell
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Toggle Local Account
Activates or deactivates the “On this device” account for Notes.
Weekly note
Creates a note for the current calendar week. Also checks if one exists before creating it, to avoid duplicates.
Open Shared notes
Opens the “Shared” folder of notes that you’ve collaborated on with others.
Open unsorted notes
Opens the “Notes” folder, which contains notes not yet sorted into folders.
Open the Attachment Browser
Shows the Attachment Browser view in the Notes app to show the Photos and Videos, Scans, Maps, Websites, Audio, and Documents you saved in Notes.
Open video notes
Presents a menu of the main folder and various subfolders for my Video notes in the Notes open, then opens into the chosen folder using Show Notes Folder.
More From The Library
Focus while I’m here
Prompts you to pick a Focus that stays on until you leave the current location.
Open my book samples
Opens the My Sample section of the Books app to show books that you’ve downloaded previews for.
Pick an Elgato Winner
For a given CSV file of exported entries from a Ti.to event, pick a random name and show it.
Built for my Elgato giveaway during the Shortcuts User Group meetup at WWDC’24.
Copy YouTube playlist link
For links shared from videos playing inside a playlist, this will scrape out the ID and reformat it into the main playlist link.
Open Software Update
Opens the Software Update section of Settings to see if new betas and updates are available.
Open Mastodon explore
Prompts you to open from the Posts, Tags, News, or For You section of Explore.
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