Shortercuts

The Shortcuts actions you never knew you needed

Shortercuts adds 75+ actions to the Shortcuts app; easy to use for casual automaters, detailed enough for the developers!

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How it works

1. 1

   Find the action

   Open Shortcuts, tap Add Action and search for Shortercuts. Every action shows up right next to the ones Apple ships

2. 2

   Drop it in

   Wire it into any shortcut or automation like any other action. Inputs, outputs and Siri all work the way you already expect

3. 3

   Look it up

   Not sure what an action does? The Shortercuts app documents every parameter and output, with examples you can copy

Built for the gaps in Shortcuts

• Memory between runs

  Variables, sets (data structure) and incrementers that persist after a shortcut finishes. Count streaks, remember the last value, or share state between shortcuts, then view and edit it all in the app

• Parse anything

  Query JSON, XML, YAML and HTML with real query languages, find regex matches by group name, and render text from a complete custom template engine instead of chaining a dozen Replace Text actions

• Summaries

  Build dashboards from calendar, weather, health and your own data, then open or show them from a shortcut. A morning briefing or a fitness check-in, one tap away

• Charts and snippets

  Show a chart, a chessboard or a summary right inside Shortcuts as a snippet, no app switching needed

• Shortcut Input Schemas

  Create type-safe input schemas for a Shortcut (Shortcut A) that other Shortcuts can use when they run Shortcut A. Parameters are drop-down selections so you never forget or even have to remember what a Shortcut requires to run!

• Know your device

  Device, network, locale, time zone, accessibility and audio details, plus checks like Is Platform and Is Music Playing to branch on

• Private by design

  No account, no login, no analytics and no ads. Everything runs on your device, and your data syncs only through your private iCloud account

A taste of the library

• Data

  • Get/Create/Update Variable
  • Create/Update Set
  • Generate UUID
  • Generate QR Code
  • Read NFC Tag

• Text

  • Query JSON
  • Find All Matches
  • Render Template
  • Pluralize Word
  • Convert Text Format

• Lists

  • Filter List
  • Group List by Member
  • List Operation
  • Set Operation

• Numbers

  • Format Number
  • Clamp Number
  • Generate Random Number
  • Coinflip

• Calendar and clock

  • Relative Date
  • Calendar Event Details
  • Get/Create/Update Alarm
  • Get Alarms

• Media

  • Get Current Song
  • Music Playlist
  • Play Sound Effect
  • Is Audio Playing

• System

  • Device Details
  • Network Details
  • Is Platform
  • Throw Error
  • Notification

Built to last 10 years, at least

Shortercuts is free to download. Shortercuts Premium is a single lifetime purchase that unlocks every action and lifts every limit, now and in the future

It's backed by the FTECH 10 year pledge: development, support and features guaranteed for at least the next 10 years

Missing an action or want a new feature? Request it right from the app under More, or add one directly in GitHub