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Nov 18, 2025
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Learn about Apple’s Shortcuts app
Shortcuts Catalog
Explore my resources for Shortcuts, from my custom shortcuts library to my directory of actions.
Shortcuts Library
Get hundreds of custom-made Shortcuts for all your Apple devices.
Action Directory
Discover endless possibilities by learning about all the utilities in Shortcuts.
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Enhance your setup with bonus shortcuts, members only posts, and exclusive perks.
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Full posts from yours truly
Nov 18, 2025
Elgato will be running Black Friday sales as early as Thursday, November 20 – save up to 30% on great Mac accessories.
Nov 11, 2025
With the drop of Apple's knitted sleeve for iPhone—the iPhone Pocket—I am reminded of the Native Union's AirPods Beanies, a product I still use daily.
Nov 09, 2025
Did you know both the App Store and Shortcuts logos are actually made up of 3D icons? Christian Selig has printed a model to demonstrate.
Nov 06, 2025
Fellow creator Stephen Robles has gone solo thanks to YouTube and Shortcuts membership program – which you should sign up for!
Oct 27, 2025
Tune into TBPN's livestreams on weekdays or catch the show after – using my set of shortcuts.
New Shortcuts
Recent additions to the Shortcuts Library
I've just added four (!) new sets of shortcuts for Notion, in an exploration of their URL patterns. Check out the shortcuts for the Notion app, your favorite Pages, and both Notion Mail & Calendar.
Nov 14, 2025
I've updated my set of custom shortcuts for using the Run Script over SSH action to perform remote login actions for your Mac devices.
Nov 11, 2025
I've been watching clips and tuning into TBPN for a while now – here's a set of shortcuts for catching the show.
Oct 24, 2025
Now that Apple Intelligence is available in Shortcuts, I've built a set for the Use Model action, Writing Tools, Image Playground, and Photos Memories.
Sep 17, 2025
Enjoy my TV app shortcuts, designed with my updated Shortcuts-building process in mind – check out the new Watchlist shortcut!
Sep 05, 2025
Offsite
Cross-posts for my content, elsewhere
Shortcuts news since the betas, my iPhone 17 feedback, going viral, Sky getting acquired to work on ChatGPT, and... App Intents
Nov 02, 2025
I went viral on Twitter sharing a story about joining Apple – the first place I worked where everyone actually used iWork.
Oct 23, 2025
Quick test of a short-form format for member podcasts where I read out recent posts with added context – starting with new actions in the iOS betas.
Aug 09, 2025
This week, developer Rudrank Riyam, author of the AiOS Dispatch newsletter, joins me to talk about his experiences developing for Apple platforms using AI-assisted coding, and what we're interested in ahead of Apple's WWDC.
May 27, 2025
Designer and developer Vidit Bhargava joined me to talk about his framework for app development centered around designing actions first, particularly as it relates to Apple Intelligence.
May 22, 2025
Links
Quotes from others’ work you should check out
Stephen Robles has 17 new real-life use cases for putting the Use Model action for Apple Intelligence to work in Shortcuts.
Nov 18, 2025
Eli Kia shared his shortcut for the Poke assistant from Interaction – a simple Dictate Text + Send Message shortcut designed for the Action Button on his watch.
Nov 17, 2025
Jason Snell and Myke Hurley discussed the theoretical possibility that Apple Intelligence could query the data on your phone – but that idea is very much real in the form of Entity Queries in App Intents.
Nov 05, 2025
Fantastic Four has been updated for 3D on Apple Vision Pro, which reminded me of a now-deleted thread where a Marvel VFX supervisor shared details on the format.
Nov 05, 2025
Using App Intents, enable people to find app content that matches their surroundings or objects onscreen with visual intelligence.
Nov 05, 2025