Activate Control Center
Uses an AppleScript command to directly activate Control Center on the Mac.
Show LaunchPad
Activates the key code for F4’s native function, which triggers the LaunchPad feature that shows your app icons like an iOS Home Screen.
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Activate Mission Control
Simulates the key code for F3, activating Mission Control on the Mac.
Log out
Uses AppleScript to press the keyboard shortcut ⌥+⇧+⌘+Q to immediately log out the current user.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20LaunchPad
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20LaunchPad
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show LaunchPad”
end tell
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Open System Information
Opens System Information or Settings > General > About to show detailed information about the current device.
Open Screenshots folder
Opens a custom “Screenshots” folder located in the Shortcuts folder in iCloud Drive.
Show my ticket for The Talk Show
Opens the Wallet app to the pass for The Talk Show, the annual live podcast hosted in San Jose near Cupertino durng Apple’s annual WWDC.
Open new chat
Runs AppleScript to activate the keyboard shortcut Command + N to create a new chat in the ChatGPT app for Mac.
Add list elements
Takes text, splits it by new lines, and adds an asterisk and a space before each for pasting as a list in Markdown-compatible apps.
Capture task
Prompts you to type in or dictate a task if run from Siri, then asks you to choose between “Work” and “Personal” – Work sends the task to the Things inbox, Personal sends it to a Reminders list called Inbox.
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