-URL SCHEMES-[SHORTCUTS]

-as of [19 APRIL 2025]–

-SUPPORT LINK 1-

-OPEN URLS-

-search for the action “open URLs”-

(it is listed in the “web section”)

*[right-click] + pin the action* —>

*[DOUBLE-CLICK] TO ADD THE “OPEN URL” ACTION TO THE [SHORTCUT]* —>

-CLICK “URL”-

*INSERT THE FOLLOWING URL* —>

x-apple.systempreferences:accessibility-voicecontrol

*CLICK HERE TO NAME THE “SHORTCUT”* —>

-[URL SCHEMES] CAN BE USED WHEREVER YOU CAN INPUT AN [URL]-

-CHROME macOS APP-

-OPEN NEW TAB-

*NAVIGATE TO “URL INPUT BOX”* —>

[COMMAND] + [ l ]

*TYPE IN THIS “URL SCHEME”* —>

shortcuts://

-HIT [RETURN]-

*IF THE “SHORTCUTS APP” IS NOT ALREADY OPEN ON YOUR COMPUTER, YOU WILL GET THIS PROMPT* —>

-HIT [TAB]-

-HIT [SPACE BAR]-

-THE “SHORTCUTS APP” OPENS ON YOUR COMPUTER-

-THIS ALLOWS YOU TO INTERACT WITH [SHORTCUTS APP] FROM YOUR [WEB BROWSER]-

*TO CREATE NEW [SHORTCUT]* —>

shortcuts://create-shortcut

*TO OPEN A [SHORTCUT]* —>

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=[name]

(do not include the brackets when inputting the “shortcut name”)

*YOU CAN FIND THE NAME OF THE “SHORTCUT” ON ITS ICON IN YOUR “SHORTCUTS GALLERY”* —>

start pomodoro

(there are no “spaces” allowed in URLs)

(so you have to insert it as “Start%20Pomodoro”)

(ALTHOUGH THIS DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF QUICKLY OPENING THE [SHORTCUT] FROM THE BROWSER)

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=start%20pomodoro

(capitalization doesn’t seem to matter)

A URL scheme, also known as a URI scheme, is the part of a URL that specifies the type of application or protocol to use when accessing a resource, like “http://” for web pages or “mailto:” for email addresses

Here’s a more detailed explanation:

Purpose:

URL schemes act as identifiers, telling the operating system or browser how to handle a specific URL

Structure:

A URL scheme is the part of a URL before the “://”, such as “http”, “https”, “mailto”, “tel”, or a custom scheme defined by an app

Examples:

http:// or https://: Used for accessing web pages.

mailto:: Used for opening an email client.

tel:: Used for launching the phone app.

myapp://: A custom scheme that an app can define to open itself and perform specific actions

Functionality:

When a URL with a specific scheme is clicked, the operating system or browser checks if there’s an application registered to handle that scheme, and if so, launches that application to open the link

URI vs URL

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a specific type of URI (Uniform Resource Identifier), which is a more general term for any identifier that can be used to locate a resource

*MACBOOK PRO [URL SCHEME]* —>

x-apple

*SYSTEM SETTINGS* —>

x-apple.systempreferences

*[ACCESSIBILITY] SETTINGS* —>

x-apple.systempreferences:accessibility

*[VOICE CONTROL] SETTINGS* —>

x-apple.systempreferences:accessibility-voicecontrol

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