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Drafts - Shortcut Actions

Drafts provides a Run Shortcut action step that uses the Shortcuts URL scheme shortcuts:run-shortcut.

Pro also adds many Drafts actions for your shortcuts.

  • Show Capture, Capture Text, Create Draft
  • Create Draft with Dictation, Dictate Text

Also, Actions for Obsidian adds many actions to Shortcuts to integrate Obsidian functions in workflows.

  • Note or Periodic Note: Create, Append, Insert, Open, Properties, Move, Search, …
  • Folder: Create, …
  • Dataview List, Table
  • Run Command
  • Vault

Other apps provide many Shortcut actions.

  • Finder: Folder, Files: Save, Get, Move, Rename
  • Safari: URL, Open URL
  • OmniFocus (Things, Todoist): Projects, tasks, perspectives
  • Fantastical (Calendar): Events
  • Hookmark: Bookmarks (Links)
  • Keyboard Maestro Engine: Macros
  • Mail (Airmail): Email messages
  • X (Twitter/Tweetbot): Tweet (message)
  • Ivory (Mastodon): Open Ivory, Post Status
  • Photos: Albums, Photos, Videos, Screenshots
  • Ulysses: Sheets, Groups
  • Voice Memos: Recordings, Folders
  • Weather: Current, Conditions, Forecast
  • Yoink: Clipboard, Images, Files
  • Trello: Cards, Boards, Lists, Items
  • Timery: Projects, Tasks, Timers, Time Entry
  • Streaks: Tasks, Timers, Status
  • Sorted: Events, Tasks
  • Mission Control: Windows: Find, Move, Resize
  • MindNode: Quick Entry, Documents: Create, View, Export
  • Focus: Sessions, Tasks
  • Reminders: Lists: Create, Add, Details, Upcoming
  • Numbers: Spreadsheets: Create, Templates, Add Row, Open
  • Data Jar: Get, Set, View, Add to List
  • Contacts: Find, Select, Add, Details, Phone Numbers
  • Clock: Alarm, Timer, Stopwatch, Add, Start, Delete
  • Books: Books, Collections, Find, Search, Open, Add PDF
  • Kindle: Open book
  • Bear: Notes, Tags, Sections: Create, Open, Get
  • Day One: Today, Entry, Templates, Prompts
  • Documents: Print, Make PDF
  • Clipboard: Copy to Clipboard, Get
  • Messaging: Send Email, Send Message
  • System: Share, Share with Apps, AirDrop
  • Scripts: JavaScript, AppleScript, Shell Script
  • Camera: Take Screenshot, Photo, Video
  • Sugarmate: Current Reading, Lookup Food, Enter: Glucose, Carbs, Insulin, Exercise

I have developed many shortcuts that use these additional capabilities, as well as integrate Obsidian with other apps within the same workflow.

I will be provide more details about these as I add more information to the Shortcuts area of my website. However, I wanted to start with focusing on creating Obsidian Notes using Drafts using the basic (and simple) File action with a folder bookmark.