How do I create a shortcut to open a specific photo in the Photos app?

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noah peal Author

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How do I create a shortcut to open a specific photo in the Photos app?

how do i create a shortcut to open a photo that's in my photo app?

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Original Title: photo shortcut

iPad Pro (6th generation)

Posted on Nov 24, 2025 11:19 AM

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6x6

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Nov 24, 2025 5:26 PM in response to noah peal

Hi there,

Here is an example:

Notes:

The 1st action is "Find Photos". Click the Add Filter button after adding the action, choose Name and specify the photo name, without the file extension if it has one. To find the photo name, in the Photos application, right-click a photo and choose Get Info.
The 2nd action is "Quick Look".

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noah peal Author

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Nov 24, 2025 7:04 PM in response to 6x6

tx. i tried this but it's very slow (and mysteriously shows the wrong picture). perhaps it's slow because it has to search thru a very large number of pictures.

i found that if i save the picture to the Files app, i can use the single Open action: Open [file name] in Files. this runs much faster; my guess is that no search is performed.

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