Show Today’s Current Thing
Grabs a to-do from Things set for Today and displays it in the Menu Bar using One Thing.
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Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20Today%27s%20Current%20Thing
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20Today%27s%20Current%20Thing
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show Today’s Current Thing”
end tell
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