Find Contacts
Searches for the contacts in your library that match the given criteria.
Show previous birthdays
Check for contacts whose birthdays are in the next two weeks and displays their name and the date.
Scripting Actions
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
Get Dates from Input
Returns any dates found in the output from the previous action.
Filter Files
Given a list of files, this action returns the files that match the given criteria. Allows for sorting, changing the order, and limiting the number passed as a result.
Combine Text
Joins text together, inserting the separator between each join.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20previous%20birthdays
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20previous%20birthdays
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show previous birthdays”
end tell
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Capture contact info
Presents a series of prompts for contact information, then generates a .VCF and asks you how you want to share it.
Batch-send file to a group
Asks you to pick a file, then a Contact Group, then sends that file to each person in the group one-by-one.
Show upcoming birthdays
Check for contacts whose birthdays are in the next two weeks and displays their name and the date.
Add note to contact
Searches for contacts by group, then has you add text to place in their note field.
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Copy my email address
Copies a prefilled email address to your clipboard to paste elsewhere.
Show my Allergies records
Opens to your Health Records to show your Allergies records where you can “connect to your providers to see your health records and get updates when there’s a new entry.”
Copy RSS feed link
Gets the RSS feed from the Shortcut Input and copies the URL to the clipboard.
Join my next meeting
Looks for the URL in your next meeting and asks if you want to open it.
Open my Perplexity account settings
Opens the Perplexity website to Settings > Account, where you can change general settings like the Appearance, as well as subscription details or system settings.
Batch-add to Home Screen from folder
Asks you to choose a folder from Files or Finder containing your icons, then a folder from Shortcuts containing your shortcuts, then repeats through each adding a custom icon corresponding to the repeat index in the icon folder – icon-1.png for shortcut-1.shortcut (and so on).
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