Encode wallpaper
Prompts you to choose an image from Photos or Files, then encodes the result with base64 into a large text string.
Set my wallpaper
Asks you to pick a photo and sets it to your Lock Screen and Home Screen background.
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Set my default wallpaper
Takes a base64-encoded image of your favorite background and decodes it before passing it into Set Wallpaper for your Home Screen.
Change the current wallpaper
Pick a photo or file, then set it as your Lock Screen, Home Screen, or both.
Set my Focus Wallpaper
Turns the appearance dark, turns on Do Not Disturb, and sets an embedded wallpaper.
Randomize wallpaper
Pulls random photos from your Home Screen and Lock Screen albums, then sets them as your wallpaper accordingly.
Create wallpaper albums
Generates albums for saving wallpapers for every device type Apple offers.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Set%20my%20wallpaper
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Set%20my%20wallpaper
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Set my wallpaper”
end tell
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Search Passwords
Prompts you to type in a search, then applies the query in the Passwords section of Settings.
Open Routines notes
Openes the Routines folder where your daily checklists are stored.
I’m working in the kitchen
Turns on the kitchen lights and sets playback to the HomePod mini.
Convert timecode to total seconds
Function for taking timecodes like 01:45:30 and adding up the hours or minutes or seconds into a single unit (seconds) that can be used for calculations; or, more specifically, YouTube timestamps.
Show movies in theaters
Opens Fandango to the section with movies available to go see now in theaters.
Check BART departures
Using station codes and the BART API, gets real-time transit information for trains in the Bay Area.
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