Detect text
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Text function so you can scan any visible words in the Camera view.
Start point and speak
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Point and Speak feature that will detect text near your finger.
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Detect people
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect People in the Camera view.
Detect furniture
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Furniture in the Camera view.
Start Magnifier
Opens the Mangifier app with without any preset activity; resets anything currently set.
Describe this
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the “Describe This” feature that “provides a description of what’s in the camera view.”
Detect doors
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect Doors in the Camera view.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Start%20point%20and%20speak
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Start%20point%20and%20speak
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Start point and speak”
end tell
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Open Display and Text Size preferences
Opens into the Display and Text Size section of Accessibility settings and lets you customize features like Bold Text, Larger Text, Button Shapes, On or Off Labels, Reduce Transparency, Increase Contract, Differentiate Without Color, Prefer Horizontal Text, Smart Invert, Classic Invert, Color Filters, Reduce White Point, and Auto-Brightness.
Add time entry
Prompts you to add a start time and end time, then what you worked on, then pick a project – once you’re done, Timery logs the entry in Toggl.
Send to Kindle
Takes the file from input and emails it to your Send To Kindle email address.
Show Spotlight search
Activates Spotlight search without a query, ready for you to type before showing results.
Save TikTok
Gets a video link from the share sheet or clipboard, asks you to enter in a titled, then creates a reminder for the video.
Check length of episodes
Gets the episodes of a chosen podcast, grabs the duration of each, and shares it in a list.
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