Enjoy my TV app shortcuts, designed with my updated Shortcuts-building process in mind – check out the new Watchlist shortcut!
Welcome to my Shortcuts Library!
These should help you get started with Shortcuts — there are over 700 total across the free and members-only collections.
Table of Contents
New Shortcuts
Browse the latest additions to the Shortcuts Library.
Check out my shortcuts for Perplexity AI – use these to ask questions in different modes, listen to Discover, and view your threads.
New in iOS 18.4, Apple News+ get access to a special Food category – here’s a set of shortcuts to access all its sections.
Alongside iOS 18.4, Apple is adding an Open Conversation action – here’s a set of sample shortcuts built around the new capability.
If you're not a MacStories reader yet, now is the time – check out my shortcuts for getting the best from the team at MacStories.net.
Apple has released Replay 2024, so I built a set of shortcuts for playing the annual playlists. Plus, shortcuts to control Listening History.
Folder Groups
All shortcuts are collected into the same folders that I use in the Shortcuts app, grouping into these categories.
Note: This section shows both free and members-only shortcuts together in the same lists, unless otherwise specified.
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Free vs. Member Shortcuts
Browse the latest shortcuts available for free or members-only.
Free shortcuts are easier to understand, solve a simple use case, or ideas that everyone should have in their collection.
Members-only shortcuts are more complex, solve specific use cases very well, and represent my unique creations.
Free shortcuts
Open my alarms
Opens the Clock app to the Alarm tab to show your alarms and sleep info.
Turn right Key Light on
Uses the Elgato Control Center app to turn on the Key Light that faces me.
Open Disney Plus movies
Opens the Movies category on Disney+ to show feature films from the servi
Create Things Show URL from ID
Takes an item ID and adds it to the Things deep link back to that item.
Buy Again on Amazon
Opens the Amazon app to the Buy Again section where you can repurchase past orders, check Subscribe and Save options, and filter by Deals, Favorite Reorders, and “Get it with fast delivery.”
Search Shortcuts
Prompts you to enter a query, then opens Shortcuts filtered by that term.
Manage bank accounts
Opens the QuickBooks page for connecting your bank accounts – use this to set up new accounts or update your connection if it falls out of sync.
Check Powerbeats battery
Using AirBuddy for Mac, shows your headset battery level and charging state.
Members-only shortcuts
Watch The Office
Opens the deep link into the TV app to The Office episodes. If you’re watching the series, prompts you to resume the latest or next episode.
Open Today’s Deals on Amazon
Opens the daily deals section of Amazon where you can see items that are discounted for today only.
Open History
Opens the Safari app and shows the History tab of previously-visited sites.
OCR Thread
Accepts a Thread link, scrapes the data, then opens the link, waits for it to load, takes a screenshot, extracts text from the screenshot, then prompts you to delete the extra text before replacing the excerpt in the Thread JSON dictionary.
Podcast Walk
Asks you to pick a podcast, then starts an Outdoor Walk workout on the Apple Watch.
Open Instapaper
Opens Instapaper.com on the Mac and the Instapaper app from iPhone or iPad.
Add template to MindNode
Takes a list, adds it as bullets under a title, then creates a mind map in MindNode.
New Posts
Browse the latest stories from my website, both covering Shortcuts and the world of technology around it…
In iOS 26, Shortcuts gains new Apple Intelligence actions that let you Use Model, tap into Writing Tools, and use Image Playground – plus more available in the Public Beta.
Each year, Apple adds Accessibility shortcuts during Global Accessibility Awareness Day – this year is "Hold That Thought."
There’s a new “Open Conversation” action for Messages in the iOS 18.4 betas – here’s how to use it, what I’d like to see added, and some sample shortcuts.
iOS 18.2 brings new Fitness and Stocks actions, Get Current App for scripting, and new macOS support for a set of existing actions.
If your Apple Music Replay results are mixed with your kids' songs, then you need to try the "Use Listening History" Focus Filter for the Music app.
Elgato shared a quick video on how to back up your Stream Deck profiles – and I linked to my shortcut for quickly accessing those backups.
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