Open Books search
Changes the Books app view to Search, showing Recently Viewed, trending genres for you, a section to Discover books, and Trending searches.
Show books I want to read
Opens the Books app to the “Want to Read” section that’s built up when you mark books as such.
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Open my books
Opens the Books tab of the Books app so you can see all your non-PDF items only.
Open Books library
Changes the Books app view to the Library tab to show all your Books, PDFs, Samples, and more.
Switch to page turning
Turns on the Books setting that disables continous scroll and lets you turn pages like you would in a physical book.
Show what I’m reading now
Changes the Book app’s view to the Reading Now section (the main section).
Turn on continuous scroll
Activates the Books setting that allows you to read endlessly without turning pages.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20books%20I%20want%20to%20read
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20books%20I%20want%20to%20read
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show books I want to read”
end tell
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Create follow-up tasks
Asks you to select a Contact Group, then creates reminders to follow up with each person in that group.
Create photo entry
Asks you to select an image from Photos or Files, then some associated text, then attaches it to a new entry in the Journal app.
Show the Setups on MacStories
Opens the Setups page on the MacStories website where the team shares about their devices and desk setups in-depth.
Clear my grocery list
Asks you to pick from completed grocery reminders and removes them.
Set sunscreen alarms
Asks you how long you’ll be outside, then sets 90-minute reminders to reapply sunscreen.
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