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Any thing that helps perform repetitive tasks via an application or script

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I tried creating a script to automatically search definitions and log the word to a document. Keystroke doesn't seem to work: on run {input, parameters} -- Save current clipboard content to ...
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I have a folder nested deep in my external drive that has printed audio files that I want to copy and move into a new folder on my desktop. Here’s an example on what the path looks like : Source ...
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Is it possible to control Focus Mode based on device states? Specifically, I would like to have one of the following options: Turn off Focus A when the Mac sleeps. Turn off Focus A when the Mac wakes ...
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I'm trying to make a shortcut to delete some files with the help of Scriptable app in iOS26. I want to search inside a specific folder (iCloud Drive > Images) for JPEGs & if found delete all of ...
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I'm trying to automate the conversion of HEIC photos to JPEG on iOS. Whenever I take a photo in HEIC (High Efficiency), I want it to automatically convert to JPEG and save in a specific folder in the ...
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Can I automate call forwarding in my iPhone 17 (iOS 26.0.1) ? Currently I have to manually go to Settings > Apps > Phone > Call Forwarding then enable the toggle and enter the number to which ...
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In older versions of macOS, it used to be possible to set text replacements (System Settings… ⮕ Keyboard ⮕ Text Replacements…) using defaults write or defaults import. For instance, the following used ...
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How do I save a Freeform chart as an image? There’s an option to export my drawings as PDF, but I can’t seem to find any command to save as JPG, PNG, or other image formats. I’d rather not take a ...
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In multiple places on my mac, I have folders with git as version control in them, or with git init. Currently, I try to tag them with a colour label (finder-tag), so that it is easy to see where one ...
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I have Keynote presentations that contain slides with item builds. I would like to be able to remove item builds from every slide of a given presentation automatically (i.e., without clicking on each ...
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Can an automation workflow be created that will delete files immediately from iPhone? This would be useful when the iPhone is too full to Delete by first moving to the Trash.
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I have a large apple music library on my pc (around 180 GB). There's a LOT of missing artwork. There's a LOT of music that's not on Apple Music or Spotify in my library - a decent percentage of the ...
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Is there a utility or path to streamline taking a string from the clipboard and replacing spaces with hyphens, and vice versa, on demand? N 010 377 1 to N-010-377-1 and the reverse If this were a ...
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Is there any way to trigger some sort of action, automation, Shortcut, or webhook, whenever a new Reminder is added? In particular, I'm looking for a method that doesn't require interacting with the ...
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I am relatively new to Shortcuts: I have one used routinely on my Mac, and now I would like to do something on iPhone: I would like to share a Wallet transaction data with a web-site (using POST call)....
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