Detect people
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Detect Items feature set to detect People 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.
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 Reader
Opens the Magnifier app and activates the Reader mode, which scans text and speaks it out loud
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.”
Start saved activity
Asks you to pick from your Saved Activity list from the Magnifier app and activates your choice.
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Play my Replay All Time playlist
Plays the preselected Replay All Time playlist on Shuffle, which curates your top tracks across the years into a single playlist.
Show books I want to read
Opens the Books app to the “Want to Read” section that’s built up when you mark books as such.
Show my Wish List on Amazon
Opens the Amazon app to your main Wish List within the Your Lists view.
Connect to VPN
Connected to a specific VPN. If you have more than one, use List and Choose From List to pick between them.
Open Desktop and Dock preferences
Opens the Dock preference pane for macOS so you can customize features like widgets.
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