I've been watching clips and tuning into TBPN for a while now – here's a set of shortcuts for catching the show.
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.
Enjoy my TV app shortcuts, designed with my updated Shortcuts-building process in mind – check out the new Watchlist shortcut!
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.
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 Technology from The News Desk
Opens the URL for The News Desk’s Technology section to see top stories curated by Flipboard.
Matthew Mode
Changes the user account of an Apple TV to my personal account, plus activates Light Mode and deactivates Reduce Loud Sounds.
Open Fitness TV
Opens the Apple Fitness app on the selected device, then shows the Remote so you can pair your Apple Watch and begin a workout.
Capture a dictation
Allows you to dictate text into your phone until you tap it to stop, then shows the Share sheet so you can send your text somewhere else.
Open MacStories.net
Opens the main homepage of MacStories.net, showing the latest stories from Federico Viticci and friends.
Browse for me
Asks you to enter a query, then passes it to Arc Search with “Browse for me” enabled to collect links and summarize results automatically.
Email myself
Save a short note to yourself by dictating or typing in the body, then automatically sending the email to your own email address with a canned title.
Show my Shared health data
Opens to the “Sharing” tab in the Health app where you share with someone, ask someone to share, share with your doctor, and see apps and research studies alongside shared data.
Members-only shortcuts
Watch Foundation
Based on the award-winning novels by Isaac Asimov, Foundation chronicles a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire.
Dictate groceries
Dictates text, then splits it by new lines and adds them to Reminders in your groceries list.
Control appearance
Presents a menu for various times of the day, then changes the device settings to make the screen easier to read depending on that time.
Check network quality
Runs a networkQuality shell script on macOS, or opens SpeedTest.net on iOS.
Open Apple Store app
Opens the native Apple Store app for iPhone and iPad. Use this shortcut to access Apple’s store page, nearby Sessions, your orders, search, and your bag, plus your account.
Open Audio Descriptions preferences
Opens the deep link into Settings > Accessibility > Audio Descriptions where you can toggle the feature on or off to, when available, automatically play audio descriptions.
Open Places in Photos
Opens the Places collection in Photos to show the map or grid of where you’ve taken all your photos and videos.
New Posts
Browse the latest stories from my website, both covering Shortcuts and the world of technology around it…
Tune into TBPN's livestreams on weekdays or catch the show after – using my set of shortcuts.
My former Workflow teammates have sold Sky to Open AI – an exciting new step for the ChatGPT app.
The new iPhone 17 models allow for Dual Capture and Selfie Videos – but the Camera app's Shortcuts support lags behind.
When discussing a demo of Misty Studio on the M5 MacBook Pro, Jason Snell compared it to Shortcuts as similarly friendly-but-unfriendly tool – a fair criticism.
Apple has shared their release notes for Shortcuts across the iOS 26 platforms – including new & updated actions, updates to the Shortcuts Editor, plus Mac improvements like Spotlight, Automations, and Control Center.
Apple has released their annual updates, highlighting Visual Intelligence and Intelligent Shortcuts (among other features).
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