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
Show Amazon videos
Opens the Amazon app to the Inspire tab, where you can watch videos from Amazon creators about products related to you.
Search in Ivory
Asks you for a query, then searches your posts or Mastodon users in Ivory.
Batch-create shortcuts with phrase
Asks you to open an existing folder in Shortcuts, then asks you to enter a list of shortcut names with text prepended or appended before creating those shortcuts in the folder.
Show my Mobility data
Opens the Mobility tab of the Health app where you can see data like Walking Speed, Walking Step Length, Double Support Time, Walking Asymmetry, Sait Speed, Walking Steadiness, Six-Minute Walk, and your Cardio Fitness.
Show Regal store
Opens the Regal Cinemas store where you can buy branded merch from current movies or the Regal brand itself.
Manage Kindle Docs
Views the Docs category in the Content section of Amazon’s “Manage Your Content and Devices” for Kindle.
Toggle ChatGPT sidebar
Runs AppleScript to open ChatGPT for Mac, then activates the keyboard shortcut for Command + S to toggle the Sidebar for the app.
Members-only shortcuts
Ask Google
Asks you to dictate text, then passes that request to the Google Assistant app.
Stop VPN from connecting on-demand
Disables the “Set On Demand” feature for a specific VPN network.
Make mind map link
Prompts to enter the name of a mind map to link to, using the shortcut input or clipboard as default text if present, then encodes the name into a MindNode deep link and copies it to the clipboard.
Copy my availability
Asks you to pick a day, then calculates the time in between events and copies it so you can share it. Be sure to add filters for your specific calendars.
Open Book Store
Opens the Books app to the Book Store tab where you find and buy books.
Prep for session screenshots
Resizes the Apple Developer window to the second screen at my preferred size for taking screenshots, then opens Craft and centers it on the main display.
Search Apple Maps
Asks for your search query, encodes the text, then opens the deep link into Apple Music.
Reference: https: or or developer.apple.com or library or archive or featuredarticles or iPhoneURLScheme_Reference or MapLinks or MapLinks.html
Create Textured presentation
Asks you to pick from various Keynote themes in the Textured category – choose between Parchment, Renaissance, Moroccan, Hard Cover, Linen Book, Vintage, Typeset, Harmony, and Formal.
Open TV apps
Opens a set of apps designed for everyday use near your living room couch – includes Letterboxd, TV Forecast, Fandango, IMDB, and a menu choosing between TV, Disney, Amazon Prime, MAX, Plex, or Juno.
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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