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 use in 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
  • Twitter/Tweetbot (X) – 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 providing more details about these as I add more information to the Shortcuts area of my web site. However, I wanted to start with focusing on creating Obsidian Notes using Drafts using the basic (and simple) File action with a folder bookmark.

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