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One Thing Menu Bar

Show random Thing in Menu Bar

Displays a random to-do that’s due today from Things in the Menu Bar.

Scripting Actions

Lists, Scripting

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.

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

Public, Shortcuts, Siri Shortcuts

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