Get Item from List
Returns one or more items from the list passed as input. You can get the first item, the last item, a random item, the item at a particular index, or items in a range of indexes.
Show random Thing in Menu Bar
Displays a random to-do that’s due today from Things in the Menu Bar.
Actions
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One Thing progress bar
Sample shortcut showing how One Thing can be used to show progress.
Show Today’s Current Thing
Grabs a to-do from Things set for Today and displays it in the Menu Bar using One Thing.
Add Now Playing to Menu Bar
Displays the current song playing in Apple Music in the Menu Bar.
Add preset to menu bar
Pick from a list of pre-determined options to display in the Menu Bar.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20random%20Thing%20in%20Menu%20Bar
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20random%20Thing%20in%20Menu%20Bar
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show random Thing in Menu Bar”
end tell
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Open Mouse preferences
Opens the Mouse settings on macOS or Pointers settings on iOS.
Show my expenses card
Opens the Wallet app to show the preselected credit card that you use for most regular expenses.
Translate with Google Lens
Opens the Google app to the Lens feature and looks for text to translate on-screen.
Add to Reading List
Saves a story to reading list if one is found, otherwise opens the Reading List section of Safari.
Manage my Comixology account
Opens the Amazon website to the Comixology account management page, where find links to your library or the Kindle app and connect your Amazon or Comixology accounts as needed.
Crop podcast artwork with Pixelmator
Extracts the name and artwork for a given podcast, crops it to 16×9 using Pixelmator Pro for Mac, and saves the renamed file into Downloads.
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