My scripts, workflows and shortcuts to automate my Mac and iOS devices
Sample code from my article on Medium https://eplt.medium.com/how-i-automate-my-mac-and-ios-workflow-fcc03121870d
I use a combination of Shortcuts, Automator, Apple Script and Shell scripting. It’s not actually that technical, you just need to play around with these apps.
There is also a gist for various mac commands I use often: https://gist.github.com/eplt/027c99215e37a3a138c32b19a944b05d
If the filenames are not obvious enough, here is a quick summary:
- Automove Downloaded eBooks.workflow - Moving epub or mobi files downloaded online to a folder, added " - To Sort" to the filename.
- Automove Screenshots.workflow - Moving screenshots taken, usually to Desktop folder, to a folder.
- Autotype 10dashes.workflow - Auto Type 10 dashes, plaintext. My preferred separator in text file.
- Autotype longdate.workflow - Auto Date and Time in my preferred format.
- Autotype shortdate.workflow - Auto Date in my preferred format.
- Open 2nd WeChat Instance.app - You can open 2 copies of WeChat with this script.
- Open Daily Sites.workflow - Open a few websites, use Calendar to schedule daily repeats. Or use the shell script version.
- Open Keychain Access.workflow - Open Keychain Access app, my default password manager.
A few of you have reached out for help to actually install these for you. Not something that I generally do because you might need to share your screen with me over teamviewer or something, and I just don’t want to risk messing up your computer. Mac Automation is already simple enough and it is just a little bit more challenging than using Word or Excel. But of course, if you really need help, I can setup a gig on fiverr as a last resort. Or just arrange for a coffee chat https://www.buymeacoffee.com/eplt to share ideas about other automation projects.