Log out
Uses AppleScript to press the keyboard shortcut ⌥+⇧+⌘+Q to immediately log out the current user.
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.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20LaunchPad
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20LaunchPad
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show LaunchPad”
end tell
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Activate Mission Control
Simulates the key code for F3, activating Mission Control on the Mac.
Activate Control Center
Uses an AppleScript command to directly activate Control Center on the Mac.
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Gets the contents of the Numbers folder in iCloud, asks you to pick a spreadsheet, and opens it.
Batch-create shortcuts in new folder
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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 Amazon Home
Opens the category page on Amazon for products for the house, like gardening, kitchen supplies, furniture, and bedding.
Analyze address
Gets addresses from the clipboard or shared as input, presents a menu if more than one is found, and then gives options for sharing it, showing it in maps, getting directions, getting travel time, or sharing the Maps URL to that spot.
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