Run a shortcut from a folder
Asks you to pick a folder, then a shortcut, then runs it right away.
Actions Used
Get My Shortcuts
Gets the shortcuts stored on this device. For example, you could use this action with the Make Archive action to zip up your shortcuts.
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.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Run%20a%20shortcut%20from%20a%20folder
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Run%20a%20shortcut%20from%20a%20folder
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Run a shortcut from a folder”
end tell
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Open a shortcut
Asks you to type in the name of a shortcut, then opens it so you can edit the actions.
Open a folder
Prompts you to type in a folder name, then opens that folder in Shortcuts. Assigned to Shift + Control + O as a keyboard shortcut on macOS, and placed in the iPad dock.
Open my Services folder
Opens the macOS folder System > Library > Services so you can see shortcuts you’ve added as Services.
Add a new shortcut in a folder
Asks you which folder to open, then prompts for a name and creates a new shortcut with that title in that folder.
Copy my Shortcuts folder names
Gets a list of all the titles for your Shortcuts folders. On macOS, uses the Shortcuts Command Line Interface (CLI) to make the request; on iOS, uses a Regular Expression to find the results. Also saves a .txt file of the output.
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Change Dynamic Type text size settings
Opens the deep link into Settings > Display > Text Size so you can control how things look on your iPad.
Make a text replacement
Opens the deep link into General > Keyboards > Text Replacements.
Make folder icon
Makes an icon out of the shortcuts’ current color or glyph combination.
Get word count
Gets text from the Share sheet or clipboard and returns the total word count.
Turn Wi-Fi off
Gets the Wi-Fi network’s name, turns the Wi-Fi off, and tells you which network you just disconnected from.
Open Side Button preferences
Opens the deep link into Settings > Accessibility > Side Button where you can adjut the Click Speed, Press and Hold to Speak, and Side Button Confirmation for Switch Control and AssistiveTouch.
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