https://miroadamy.com/tags/applescript/ Recent content in Applescript on Miro's World Hugo -- gohugo.io en © 2026 Miro Adamy Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:22:48 +0800 https://miroadamy.com/posts/2014-04-22-autorename-screenshots/ Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:22:48 +0800 https://miroadamy.com/posts/2014-04-22-autorename-screenshots/ <h2 class="relative group">Move the location of the screenshots <div id="move-the-location-of-the-screenshots" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#move-the-location-of-the-screenshots" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>I do not want to have <code>~/Desktop</code> polluted with files. Thus</p> <div class="highlight-wrapper"><div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-text" data-lang="text"><span class="line"><span class="cl">mkdir -p ~/Documents/Screenshots </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl">defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Documents/Screenshots </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl">killall SystemUIServer</span></span></code></pre></div></div> <p>Test the screenshot - it does it</p> <h2 class="relative group">Automator based auto-rename <div id="automator-based-auto-rename" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#automator-based-auto-rename" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <ul> <li>Create Folder action for <code>~/Documents/Screenshots</code></li> </ul> <p><figure><img class="my-0 rounded-md" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="low" alt="" src="https://miroadamy.com/images/autorename-1.png" ></figure> </p>