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.
Actions Used
Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
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
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20previous%20birthdays
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20previous%20birthdays
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show previous birthdays”
end tell
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Add note to contact
Searches for contacts by group, then has you add text to place in their note field.
Send a thank-you
Asks you to select a contact, then let’s you choose to message, call, FaceTime, or email them, along with prompts for the message if needed.
Edit gaming contact
Prompts you to enter first, last, and nickname details for a contact before adding them to a pre-programmed group. Useful for gaming friends over Discord.
Extract phone numbers
Scrapes text from input and looks for strings formatted as phone numbers.
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Takes an item ID and adds it to the Things deep link back to that item.
Create a new chart
Creates a new Table and Chart template spreadsheet in the Numbers app.
Copy the time across time zones
Input a time, then calculate and copy the values for a prefilled list of time zones and corresponding emoji.
Enable slow genie minimize
Enables “Slow Genie” minimizing by using the shell to rewrite a hidden system preference.
Change Parked Car location
Prompts you to enter a new location, then changes where it for the Parked Car feature.
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