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Topic:

AppleScript

3 posts
Mar 2021 – Jul 2025

I've long been worried that Apple will drop support for AppleScript automation in macOS updates, or at least allow it to decay into a horrible broken state.

But the fact that Claude, ChatGPT, etc. are now relying on it for high-profile features gives me hope.

Integrating URLs into the Finder file-browsing experience

macOS services to quickly create URL shotcuts on the filesystem.

Deferred Tasks, Project Templates, and More: Customizing Things with AppleScript

In this post, I share some AppleScripts I use to implement additional features in the Things to-do app: OmniFocus-style deferred tasks, project templates that live in the Bear notes app, and more.