Siri Shortcuts, apps, and technology tips

Search with Spotlight

Asks you to enter a query, then activates Spotlight search and shows results.

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Search%20with%20Spotlight

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20with%20Spotlight

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Search with Spotlight” end tell

Asks you to enter a query, then activates Spotlight search and shows results.

Activates Spotlight search without a query, ready for you to type before showing results.

Takes a URL from input and makes it open into Safari by opening a temporary webpage.

Using station codes and the BART API, gets real-time transit information for trains in the Bay Area.

Looks through the input text for email addresses and copies them to the clipboard.

Opens the Discord app to the Relay.FM community, then Relay.FM or live where I can start a live show.

Runs AppleScript to press the key code for Option + Space, the keyboard shortcut for ChatGPT’s launcher.

Asks you to choose from recent live photos and converts them into videos or GIFs.

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