Start Screen Saver
Starts the screen saver on the current Mac.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Start%20Screen%20Saver
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Start%20Screen%20Saver
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Start Screen Saver”
end tell
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