Welcome to the MacStories Shortcuts Archive, the official repository for shortcuts created by Federico Viticci and the MacStories team.

Since the original release of Workflow in 2014, we’ve created hundreds of automations to help readers use their iOS devices more efficiently. The goal of this archive is to offer a complete catalogue of our old workflows as well as new custom shortcuts for Apple’s Shortcuts app.

Each shortcut in this archive has been created, updated, and tested by Federico and the MacStories team. Shortcuts are organized in categories, and you can jump directly to a specific category by using one of the section links below.

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Archive Details

Total number of shortcuts in archive: 220

Last update: Sep 23, 2020

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Apple TV

Wake Apple TV Wake an Apple TV on the local network and show the remote control for it on an iOS device. Best used as a widget for fast activation. Get the shortcut here.

Apple TV+ Launcher Launch different sections of the Apple TV+ service in Apple’s TV app. The shortcut supports the Apple TV+ front page and individual shows, and can be customized to launch more shows or movies. Get the shortcut here.

Wake TV and Set Lights Wake up an Apple TV on the local network and, if it’s past sunset, dim the lights in the room.

Check if the current time is after predicted sunset time for today.

Add a HomeKit scene that will dim the lights. Get the shortcut here.

App Store

Scan iTunes Gift Card Scan an iTunes gift card, extract its text, and open the App Store to redeem the associated promo code. You can import an image of a gift card from the clipboard or take a new picture. Toolbox Pro is required for this shortcut. Get the shortcut here.

App Store: Today Open the Today page of the App Store. Get the shortcut here.

Copy App Link Search for an app on the App Store, then copy its link to the system clipboard. Get the shortcut here.

App Store: Arcade Open the Apple Arcade page of the App Store. Get the shortcut here.

App Store: Apps Open the Apps page of the App Store. Get the shortcut here.

App Store: Games Open the Games page of the App Store. Get the shortcut here.

App Store: Subscriptions Open the Subscriptions page of the App Store. Get the shortcut here.

Save App Store Screenshots Search the App Store for an app and save screenshots from the product page to the Photos app. Get the shortcut here.

Save App to Trello Save an app from the App Store as a card in Trello. The app’s icon, title, and other metadata are used to compose a rich card in Trello. Get the shortcut here.

App Store: Search Open the Search page of the App Store. Get the shortcut here.

App Store Story as Safari Reader Article Read an App Store story (from the ‘Today’ tab) as a text-only webpage, cleaned up by Safari Reader. To run the shortcut, copy a link to an editorial story from the App Store first. Get the shortcut here.

App Release Notes Copy the release notes for the latest version of an app shared from the App Store. By default, the shortcut searches the U.S. App Store, but you can change the country to your locale. Get the shortcut here.

Redeem iTunes Code Redeem an iTunes code contained in the system clipboard. The shortcut will prompt you to pick a code you previously copied before launching the App Store’s redemption page, where the code will be already filled in. Get the shortcut here.

Open the Updates page of the App Store. Get the shortcut here.

Save App Store Icon Search the App Store for an app and save its icon to the Photos app. Get the shortcut here.

Calendar

Calendar Locations Get a list of upcoming calendar events that contain locations. Get the shortcut here.

Travel Time to Next Calendar Event Calculate travel time to get to the next calendar event that has an address attached to it. The shortcut can be configured for different transportation methods and can be invoked from Siri or the widget. Get the shortcut here.

Days Until… Calculate how many days are left until a date you can type in natural language. The shortcut was designed in English, but can be adapted to other languages as well. Get the shortcut here.

Upcoming Events View your next five calendar events in a list. The selected event will be opened in the system Calendar app. This shortcut can be used from the widget. Get the shortcut here.

Create Calendar Event from Template Create a new calendar event choosing from a list of templates. Templates are represented by a Dictionary action at the beginning of the shortcut and they support customization for calendar name, location, duration, notes, alert time, and the all-day setting. The shortcut will only ask to confirm the event’s title and start date. This shortcut was originally created for members of Club MacStories. Get the shortcut here.

Fantastical Schedule (Multi-Platform) View Fantastical’s schedule for today using native app shortcuts for the iPhone and iPad versions of the app. The shortcut doesn’t require any user interaction to choose platforms. Get the shortcut here.

Time Until Important Event Location Calculate how much time you have until an important event comes up. If you specify a location to filter important events, driving time to the selected address is also calculated by the shortcut. Get the shortcut here.

WhatsApp Launcher Open a WhatsApp conversation for a selected contact. The shortcut needs to be configured for contacts that have a Country in their contact card’s Address field; the country and its phone prefix (country code) have to be added in a list at the beginning of the shortcut. Get the shortcut here.

Multilingual iMessage Dictation Dictate an iMessage to a friend from a widget. The dictation language is set automatically based on the recipient’s address stored in their contact card. iMessages are sent in the background, but you’ll be asked to confirm the message before sending it. Get the shortcut here.

Create a new contact from the Shortcuts app or Siri. The new contact is created using the Name, Email Address, Company, and Notes field. This shortcut requires the app Quickness to be installed. Get the shortcut here.

Add the currently playing song to an Apple Music playlist and tell one of your favorite contacts about the addition by sending them an iMessage. Get the shortcut here.

Invert Names Given a list of last and first names separated by a comma, the shortcut inverts their position and returns a plain text list of first names followed by last names. Get the shortcut here.

Message Last Photo Quickly send the last photo you’ve taken on your device to a contact over iMessage. The shortcut supports both photos and screenshots, but you can add filters to remove one of the two media types. Get the shortcut here.

Email

Mail Merge A mail merge shortcut that supports multiple variables for email addresses and a second piece of information for each recipient. Each email address is automatically paired with the corresponding variable in the second group. Supports customizable message and subject templates. Get the shortcut here.

Evernote

Twitter to Evernote Convert a tweet URL into an embeddable rich text version that contains the original text and links of the tweet. The rich text is then appended to an existing note in Evernote. The shortcut cleans up shortened Twitter links, maintains author names, and lets you customize the list of Evernote notes to append tweets to. Get the shortcut here.

Append a link to an existing note in Evernote. The link is either passed to the Shortcuts extension or read from the clipboard. Get the shortcut here.

Evernote Scratchpad Quickly append text or an audio recording to a note called Scratchpad in your Evernote account. Audio will be recorded using Shortcuts’ native microphone access and recording UI; the audio file supports inline playback within Evernote. Get the shortcut here.

Save Quote to Evernote Save selections from Safari webpages as highlights in Evernote. Ideal for articles that will have multiple highlights, which will be appended to the same note. The shortcut integrates with the ShareQuote shortcut to make it easy to share highlights with iOS extensions later. Get the shortcut here.

Save to Evernote and Share Save any file shared with the Shortcuts extension to Evernote as a new note. At the end of the shortcut, an Evernote link to the note is copied to the clipboard. Get the shortcut here.

Search your Evernote account for a specific note and copy its link to the system clipboard. Your can choose whether you want to copy the shareable URL or the local Evernote URL scheme for that note. Get the shortcut here.

Evernote Article Turn any web article into a clutter-free Evernote note that maintains formatting but removes extra visual elements from the original webpage. The shortcut has to be run in the extension from Safari or Safari View Controller. Get the shortcut here.

EverSafari A comprehensive menu to save webpages from Safari as notes in Evernote. The shortcut supports saving links as rich text, .webarchive files, PDFs, plain text, or attachments. The shortcut can either create new notes or append to an existing note. See comments below for instructions on how to store a list of your favorite Evernote notebooks, tags, and notes. Get the shortcut here.

Save Safari Webarchive Evernote Generate a .webarchive version of the current Safari webpage and save it in the Evernote app. The shortcut needs to open Evernote for iOS and is also supported in Safari View Controller. The title of the original webpage is copied to the clipboard for easy pasting in Evernote’s title field. Get the shortcut here.

Files

Extract All Files from Archive Extract all files from a compressed archive passed as input and save them into the same folder in iCloud Drive/Shortcuts. The name of the archive is used to create a new destination folder in Shortcuts’ iCloud Drive container. Get the shortcut here.

iCloud Drive Clipboard Copy items items previously clipped to the Clipboard.txt file in iCloud Drive back to the system clipboard. The shortcut can be executed from the widget. Get the shortcut here.

Copy iCloud Drive Link Pick a file from iCloud Drive (or other document providers) and create a shareable iCloud Mail Drop URL to let other people download the file. Get the shortcut here.

Rename and Save File Rename the file passed as input to the shortcut and save it somewhere else with app extensions. Designed to compensate for the lack of file renaming in the ‘Save to Files’ extensions in iOS 12. Get the shortcut here.

Document OCR Perform OCR (Optical Character Recognition) on a document. You can import a document from Files or a scanned image from Photos. Recognized text is copied to the clipboard and can be shared with app extensions. Toolbox Pro is required for this shortcut. Get the shortcut here.

Clip to iCloud Clipboard Clip any kind of text contained in the system clipboard to a Clipboard.txt file stored in iCloud Drive. This shortcut is designed to allow you to keep a record of previously copied bits of text and easily sync them across devices. The shortcut can be executed from the widget, and it also supports rich text and URLs. Get the shortcut here.

FS Bookmarks Create bookmarks for files and folders stored in iCloud Drive (and third-party file providers) that you can reuse as direct launchers. FS Bookmarks requires Scriptable, and it generates launchers that reopen files and folders directly in the Files app. Get the shortcut here.

Compress Dropbox Files Pick multiple files from Dropbox and share them as a single .zip archive. Get the shortcut here.

File Downloader Download a file from a URL stored in the system clipboard. The downloaded file can be saved in iCloud Drive or other storage providers with a native Files interface. Get the shortcut here.

Preview Folder Contents Preview the contents of a folder stored inside iCloud Drive/Shortcuts. The shortcut lets you filter items by name; if no name is entered, all files contained in the folder are returned. You can choose to preview a selected file with Quick Look or share it with extensions. Get the shortcut here.

Zip and Share Compress the input items into a .zip archive and share the archive file with app extensions. You can enter the name of the archive manually. Get the shortcut here.

Scan Document Scan a document using iOS’ native document scanner. The shortcut lets you choose whether you want to share the scanned file as an image or run OCR on it to extract text. Toolbox Pro is required for this shortcut. Get the shortcut here.

Pick File Pick a file from iCloud Drive and share it with other apps through extensions. Get the shortcut here.

Share Dropbox Photo Select an image from the photo library and upload it to Dropbox. The shortcut returns a public Dropbox link to the image that can be shared with other people. Get the shortcut here.

Extract Individual Files from Zip Archive Given a compressed archive passed as input via the share sheet, this shortcut can extract the archive and save individual files contained inside it to iOS document providers. Get the shortcut here.

Shortcuts Backup Create a .zip archive containing a backup of all your shortcuts. The backup file is saved under the /Backups/ folder of Shortcuts’ iCloud Drive directory. Get the shortcut here.

Health

Export Blood Pressure Generate a report of your last blood pressure measurements, sorted by date, and export them as a text file. The HealthKit action can be customized to return larger or smaller subsets of measurements. Get the shortcut here.

Log Waist Log your current waist circumference in HealthKit by entering a numeric value. The shortcut can also be used from the widget. By default, the shortcut converts centimeters to millimeters. Get the shortcut here.

Log Menstruation Check if you recently logged menstruation or if you might be due to log it again and prompt to log bleeding if that is the case. Get the shortcut here.

Log Weight Log your current weight in HealthKit by entering a numeric value. The shortcut can also be used from the widget. Get the shortcut here.

Asleep Time Read the HealthKit database to find out how much you slept last night. You can modify the shortcut to customize Siri’s response based on how much time you slept. Get the shortcut here.

Median Heart Rate Calculate your median heart rate for the past two weeks. Get the shortcut here.

Last Coffee Check how long ago you had your last coffee based on when caffeine was last logged in HealthKit. You can use this shortcut in the widget and Siri. Get the shortcut here.

Water Today Check how much water you’ve drunk today based on water entries logged in HealthKit. You can use this shortcut in the widget and Siri. Get the shortcut here.

Glass of Water Log a small glass of water in HealthKit. By default, the shortcut logs 150 milliliters of water to the Health app. Get the shortcut here.

Log Espresso Log a cup of espresso as caffeine intake in HealthKit. By default, the shortcut logs 50 milligrams of caffeine to the Health app. The shortcut can also be used from the widget and Siri. Get the shortcut here.

Home

Shuffle Playlist on HomePod Shuffle a playlist on a specific HomePod, with a specific volume level, and dim the lights. The shortcut needs to be configured based on speakers and HomeKit devices in your home. Get the shortcut here.

Electricity Price Uses the ComEd Current Hour Average electricity price API for Northern Illinois to return the average price of electricity for the current hour in USD. Get the shortcut here.

JavaScript

Video Speed Up Speed up a native video player in Safari choosing from a list of speed presets. Get the shortcut here.

Full Screen Video Enable full-screen mode for a native video player in Safari. Get the shortcut here.

Mac

Sleep Mac Put the display connected to a Mac on the same local network as your iOS device to sleep. Get the shortcut here.

HomePod Speaker Volume Change the volume of multiple HomePods (or AirPlay speakers) connected to iTunes at once. The list of preset volume levels is customizable. The shortcut can also be run from the iOS widget. Get the shortcut here.

Check youtube-dl Formats Use youtube-dl to check the available download formats for a YouTube link copied to the clipboard on iOS. The shortcut assumes youtube-dl has been installed on a local Mac under the /usr/local/bin folder. Get the shortcut here.

iTunes Current Song Get the album artwork of the song currently playing on iTunes on the Mac. Get the shortcut here.

Set Active Speakers and Volume Change the volume of individual HomePods (or AirPlay speakers) connected to iTunes and choose which ones should be currently active. The shortcut lets you select one or multiple speakers as well as enter an exact volume level. Get the shortcut here.

Wake Mac + Login Wake the display connected to a Mac on the same local network as your iOS device and paste your password in the login screen by simulating keystrokes. Get the shortcut here.

Play iTunes Playlist Choose a playlist to start playing with iTunes on a Mac. The shortcut requires you to enter the exact name of playlists you want to play once, upon configuring the shortcut for the first time. Get the shortcut here.

Wake Mac Wake the display connected to a Mac on the same local network as your iOS device. Get the shortcut here.

Set Mac Clipboard Set your Mac’s clipboard to the contents of the current iOS clipboard. The shortcut cleans up the iOS clipboard by escaping line breaks and quotes. Get the shortcut here.

Toggle iTunes Toggle the player state of the iTunes app on a Mac on the same local network as your iOS device. Get the shortcut here.

Markdown

Spreadsheet to Markdown Table Convert a spreadsheet to a MultiMarkdown table. For the best experience, select a table in Numbers, copy cells, then run the shortcut. Get the shortcut here.

Safari Markdown Selection Convert a rich text selection from a Safari webpage to Markdown and copy the plain text to the clipboard. The shortcut needs to run as an extension in Safari. Get the shortcut here.

Markdown Table of Contents Extract section headings from Markdown text shared with the extension and generate a Table of Contents for headings between H2 and H6. The final list supports indentation and is copied to the clipboard as Markdown. Get the shortcut here.

Strip Out Markdown Take Markdown from the system clipboard and put a cleaned-up version without markers back into the clipboard. Get the shortcut here.

Preview Markdown Preview Markdown text passed to the Shortcuts extension as converted HTML. The shortcut works from any app that can pass Markdown-formatted plain text to the share sheet, and it’ll open a rich preview inline using a native web view. Get the shortcut here.

Media

Handoff to HomePod Hand off audio playback (for Music and Podcasts) from your current device to a HomePod of your choice. You can customize the list and names of HomePods (based on your setup) in a menu. Get the shortcut here.

Plex Inspect Section IDs Find the IDs for media sections of your Plex library running on a local server. These IDs can then be used with another shortcut to refresh (scan) individual Plex media sections such as Movies or TV shows. The shortcut requires your Plex token and returns raw XML data. The shortcut was originally created for Club MacStories members. Get the shortcut here.

Handoff from HomePod Hand off audio playback (for Music and Podcasts) from a HomePod of your choice to the current device. You can customize the list and names of HomePods (based on your setup) in a menu. Get the shortcut here.

Pause HomePods Pause all HomePods (or AirPlay 2 speakers) around the house in one go. The shortcut supports adding as many ‘Pause’ actions as necessary for each speaker you want to pause. Get the shortcut here.

YouTube Watch Later Open the default watch later queue in the official YouTube app for iPhone and iPad. Get the shortcut here.

Search YouTube Type a search query and open search results in the YouTube app. The shortcut supports both keyboard input and conversational mode in Siri. Get the shortcut here.

Round Avatar Create a round avatar based on someone’s Twitter profile picture. To run this shortcut, save a profile image from Twitter first. Get the shortcut here.

Encode to Audio and Share Encode the file passed to the shortcut as audio and apply custom metadata to it such as artwork, artist name, and album. The audio file is then shared with extensions. Get the shortcut here.

Play HomePod Set the playback destination to a specific HomePod on your local network and start playing audio. Get the shortcut here.

Plex Scan Section Refresh (scan) individual Plex media sections such as Movies or TV shows from Shortcuts or Siri. The shortcut requires your Plex token to communicate with a Plex server running on the same local network as the iOS device. The shortcut was originally created for Club MacStories members. Get the shortcut here.

Music

Apple Music Wrapped Create a detailed report for the music you’ve listened to in the past year. The shortcut can optionally create a Top 25 playlist for your most played songs and generate a PDF report. The shortcut is primarily designed for Apple Music subscribers.

To calculate number of plays, the shortcut looks at songs that have been played in full without skipping and added to your library in any given year. Get the shortcut here.

Find Lyrics Get the title of the currently playing song and search for its lyrics on Google. Get the shortcut here.

Playlists Start a playlist in Apple Music with shuffle enabled. The shortcut needs to be configured with the names of your playlists from the Music app. The shortcut supports adding friendly names for playlists if you don’t want to display their actual names. Get the shortcut here.

MusicBot MusicBot is the all-in-one Apple Music assistant, powered by Shortcuts. Entirely customizable and designed for Apple Music, MusicBot speeds up access to your favorite music and comes with dozens of features to help you play albums, browse songs, check out new releases, and even listen to Beats 1 radio or ambient sounds by Apple Music. Additionally, MusicBot lets you create your own collection of favorite albums and new music releases, comes with AirPlay 2 support, and provides you with Smart Mixes – intelligent playlists to discover songs you love from your Music library. Get the shortcut here.

Notes

Find Notes (with Menu) Open frequently used notes choosing from a list of titles or manually search for a specific note in the Notes app. Get the shortcut here.

Dictate Note (with Menu) Use iOS’ native speech-to-text to dictate a note in a language of your choosing from the Shortcuts widget. The list of supported languages can be customized in the shortcut. Starting with Shortcuts 2.2, it is possible to save dictated text to Notes in the background – directly from the widget – without showing the Notes composer. The Notes action can be replaced with other note-taking apps such as Evernote or Drafts. Get the shortcut here.

View Recent Notes Bring up a list of recently modified notes and quickly reopen one of them. Get the shortcut here.

Append to Note Quickly append text to a note called Scratchpad in your Notes app. Audio will be recorded using Shortcuts’ native microphone access and dictation feature. Get the shortcut here.

Dictate to Note Quickly append text to a Scratchpad note in Apple’s Notes app using dictation. Get the shortcut here.

Attach to Bear Note Append a file or image to the bottom of a note in Bear. The shortcut will either present the native Files or Photos picker before launching the Bear app. Get the shortcut here.

Photos

Combine Images Combine multiple images into a single image. The shortcut supports images passed as input via the extension as well as picking images manually from the photo library. Get the shortcut here.

On This Day Search your photo library for old photos taken on this day in previous years. The shortcut can look for photos from multiple years, with multiple photos per day. If more than one photo is found, photos are resized to square and combined in a grid. Get the shortcut here.

Home Screen Icon Creator Create a custom icon on your iOS home screen for any app URL scheme, shortcut, contact, or solid color. This shortcut uses the same technique of Apple’s Shortcuts app to save an icon to the home screen, but extends it with the ability to fully customize the launcher, including icons and launch images. (Due to a limitation in iOS 13, you’ll have to force-quit instances of Home Screen Icon Creator-based launchers in the app switcher for the launchers to work again>) Get the shortcut here.

iPhone 11 Lens Inspector Visualize the lens used to capture a photo. The shortcut can run inside the Photos app and supports the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro’s wide, telephoto, and ultra-wide lenses. Get the shortcut here.

Share Clipboard Image Share an image from the system clipboard with app extensions. The shortcut supports both images and photo media contained in the clipboard. Get the shortcut here.

Apple Frames (iOS-only) Add device frames to screenshots for iPhones (6, 7, 8, X, XS, and 11 generations in standard/Plus/Max sizes), iPad Pro (11” and 12.9”, 2018/2020 models), and Apple Watch S4/5 (40 and 44mm). The shortcut supports portrait and landscape orientations, but does not support Display Zoom. If multiple screenshots are passed as input, they will be combined in a single image. Get the shortcut here.

OCR with Prizmo Go Perform OCR on an image (either captured from the camera or selected from Photos) using Prizmo Go. The shortcut can ask Prizmo Go to perform standard OCR or Cloud OCR. You can choose to copy extracted text to the clipboard or send it as a text file to DEVONthink. Get the shortcut here.

Live Photo to GIF Convert a Live Photo to an animated GIF and preview it in Quick Look. The GIF can be saved to the Photos app directly from the preview. Get the shortcut here.

Get Images from Webpage Count the number of images contained in the current Safari webpage. This shortcut can run in Safari and Safari View Controller from the share sheet. Get the shortcut here.

Apple Frames Add device frames to screenshots for iPhones (6, 7, 8, X, XS, and 11 generations in standard/Plus/Max sizes), iPad Pro (11” and 12.9”, 2018/2020 models), Apple Watch S4/5 (40 and 44mm), MacBook Pro (Retina 13-inch), and iMac (5K). The shortcut supports portrait and landscape orientations, but does not support Display Zoom. If multiple screenshots are passed as input, they will be combined in a single image. Get the shortcut here.

iPhone 11 Lens Browser Filter your photo library by the lens used to capture a photo. The shortcut is optimized for the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, and it supports the wide, telephoto, and ultra-wide lenses. By default, the shortcut looks at the last 300 photos from your library. Get the shortcut here.

Markup Screenshots Markup multiple screenshots in a row using iOS’ native screenshot annotation tools. You can choose to save or share the edited version. Optionally, the originals can be deleted. Get the shortcut here.

Preview Photo Metadata Preview photos shared from Photos’ share sheet in a custom preview page. The preview contains the photo, its timestamp, plus metadata including an interactive map. Toolbox Pro is required for this shortcut. Get the shortcut here.

iPhone 11 Lens Browser (Extended) Filter your photo library by the lens used to capture a photo. The shortcut is optimized for the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, and it supports the wide, telephoto, and ultra-wide lenses. By default, the shortcut looks at the last 50 photos from your library and opens a custom preview showing metadata for each photo. Toolbox Pro is required for this shortcut. Get the shortcut here.

Podcasts

Overcast Play Menu Start playback of a specific show or playlist in Overcast 5 using dictation. Best experienced as a widget. The shortcut requires configuration of Siri shortcuts in the Overcast app. Get the shortcut here.

Podcast Episodes Start playing an episode from a podcast in the user’s Podcasts library. The shortcut allows you to customize the playback destination. Get the shortcut here.

Overcast Clip to Files Save a video clip shared from Overcast in the Files app. The shortcut will extract the video file from the Overcast clip (shared via the share sheet) and rename it with the title of episode being shared. Get the shortcut here.

Play Random Podcast Episode Play a random episode for a random podcast in your Podcasts app library. Get the shortcut here.

Search and subscribe to a new show in Apple’s Podcasts app. The new show will be added to your library. Get the shortcut here.

Overcast Controls Navigate chapters or copy links for the Overcast episode you’re currently listening to. Best used as a widget. Get the shortcut here.

Task Management

Things Natural Language Parser An advanced shortcut that lets you create multiple tasks at once in Things using natural language parsing. The shortcut has its own special syntax to add tasks with natural language, and takes advantage of Things’ JSON Import for multiple tasks. Get the shortcut here.

Scan GoodTask Subtasks Scan the Reminders database for tasks that contain subtasks based on the GoodTask syntax. Get the shortcut here.

ReScheduler Reschedule any reminder to a later date. You can pick multiple reminders at once and change their due date by choosing from some presets or typing a date manually. Toolbox Pro is required for this shortcut. Get the shortcut here.

Append Notes to Things Task Append notes to an existing task in the Things app. The shortcut can append links or text passed to the share sheet, but it also lets you type or paste your own notes manually. To use the shortcut, you’ll have to add your Things URL token and paste the unique IDs of existing Things tasks. Get the shortcut here.

Create Webpage Reminder Create a reminder for the webpage currently open in Safari or Safari View Controller using the webpage’s original title and URL. You can type a due date in natural language. The shortcut needs to be executed from the action extension. Get the shortcut here.

Today ReScheduler Reschedule reminders due today (or overdue) to a later date. You can pick multiple reminders at once and change their due date by choosing from some presets or typing a date manually. Toolbox Pro is required for this shortcut. Get the shortcut here.

Link to 2Do Save a link from the clipboard or shared via the extension to 2Do as a new task. You can pick from multiple lists and optionally define a tag to be automatically applied to the new task. The original link is embedded in the task as a ‘Visit URL’ action. Get the shortcut here.

Webpage to Things Turn a Safari webpage into a rich task in Things. The shortcut can add a task with a specific tag, into a specific project, under a specific heading in Things using the webpage’s original title and URL as the task’s metadata. Additionally, you can type a due date in natural language before creating the task in Things. Get the shortcut here.

New Reminder+ (Extended) A custom menu to create new tasks in the Reminders app. You can keep running the shortcut to add multiple reminders in a row. Toolbox Pro is required for this shortcut. Get the shortcut here.

Remove Completed Reminders Purge completed reminders from the Reminders app (and iCloud) with one tap. The shortcut displays a confirmation prompt before deleting reminders. Get the shortcut here.

Things Checklist Template Create a task with a checklist in Things based on a fixed template that is stored in the Shortcuts app. Get the shortcut here.

Remind Me in Due Quickly create a new reminder in the Due app. The shortcut can be run inside the Shortcuts app or via Siri, and it’ll ask you to enter a reminder title and due date. In Siri, dates and times support natural language input. This shortcut requires the Due app. Get the shortcut here.

Log Completed Reminders Save the number of reminders completed on the current day as a new row of a Numbers spreadsheet. The completed count will be saved alongside the current date, allowing you to chart your progress over time in Numbers. Get the shortcut here.

Add Reminder with GoodTask Subtasks Create a new task in the Reminders database with subtasks based on the GoodTask syntax. Subtasks have to be entered on multiple lines and they’ll be added to the reminder’s note field. Subtasks can be previewed natively in the GoodTask app. Get the shortcut here.

New Reminder+ A custom menu to create new tasks in the Reminders app. You can keep running the shortcut to add multiple reminders in a row. Get the shortcut here.

Search Reminders For… Search your Reminders’ note fields for a specific text query. By default, the search query is chosen from a list of pre-assembled options. Get the shortcut here.

Searches the Reminders app for tasks that contain URLs in their note field. Optionally, you can add more filters (for dates, Reminders lists, etc.) to narrow down the list of results. The shortcut lets you open multiple URLs from multiple reminders at once in Safari. Get the shortcut here.

Text

Clean Up Rich Text Remove unnecessary styles from rich text stored in the system clipboard. This shortcut will maintain formatting for bold, italics, and links, but it’ll remove other elements such as custom fonts, font sizes, colors, and more. The cleaned up rich text will be put back in the clipboard at the end. Get the shortcut here.

Word & Character Count Display a count of words and characters contained in the system clipboard. Get the shortcut here.

ShareQuote Share the text shared as input via iOS extensions. The shortcut is best used as a function of other shortcuts or as a simple launcher with apps such as Drafts or Launch Center Pro. Get the shortcut here.

Copy Blank Characters Generate a string of invisible characters based on the Braille Pattern Blank Unicode character (U+2800). This is a workaround to create shortcuts with invisible names on the iOS home screen. The shortcut lets you choose how many times you’d like to repeat the blank character to avoid issues with multiple shortcuts having the same name. Get the shortcut here.

PDF Extract Extract text from a PDF document picked from Files using iOS’ native text extraction APIs. The resulting text is copied to the clipboard. Get the shortcut here.

Append to Clipboard Get text from the share sheet and append it to the system clipboard as a new line. Get the shortcut here.

Create Hyperlink Create a rich text hyperlink based on a URL from the system clipboard. This shortcut is ideal for creating underlined links for apps that do not support rich link creation such as Notes or Apple Mail. Get the shortcut here.

Shortcut Rich Link Create a rich text link to open one of your shortcuts in the Shortcuts app. The rich link can be pasted in apps like Notes, Mail, and other apps that support tappable links. Get the shortcut here.

Time Tracking

Timer Running This shortcut returns details for any currently running timer in your Toggl account. Get the shortcut here.

Start Toggl Timer Start a new timer in your Toggl account. The timer can be assigned a specific description, task, and tag using variables. Get the shortcut here.

Prepare Toggl Template This shortcut extracts a project ID and task ID from a project in your Toggl account. These IDs are needed to configure shortcuts that start timers. To access your Toggl account over the API, enter your email:password combination below. The shortcut communicates directly with the Toggl API. Get the shortcut here.

Check Timery Check your currently-running timer and total time logged for the day. Timery for Toggl is required for this shortcut. Get the shortcut here.

Start Timer for Event Start a Toggl timer (with the Timery app) based on an event name found in a specific calendar (or multiple calendars). You have to specify the event name in a list and replace the Siri shortcuts for Timery if you don’t have the app installed. Get the shortcut here.

Stop Timers This shortcut stops any currently running timer in your Toggl account. Get the shortcut here.

Twitter

Open in Twitter Apps Open a Twitter link in Tweetbot, Twitterrific, or the official Twitter app. Both profile links and individual tweets are supported. The shortcut can be run inside the widget. Get the shortcut here.

Tweet Song Share the song you’re listening to on Twitter. The shortcut shares the song’s name, artist, and artwork. Get the shortcut here.

Search Twitter User’s Mentions View all the mentions, @replies, and quoted tweets sent to a specific Twitter user in a single screen. The shortcut is based on Twitter’s advanced search syntax and opens the native Twitter app for iOS. Get the shortcut here.

Weather

Today Weather Forecast Display a weather forecast for your current location and the current day. Get the shortcut here.

Weather Now Get the current weather for a specific location provided as a street address. The shortcut can be used in the app, widget, or Siri. Get the shortcut here.

Netatmo Weather Today Return information from a Netatmo Home Weather Station, which includes indoor and outdoor temperature, humidity, and data from air quality sensors. Get the shortcut here.

Weather Report Display a list of forecasts for the next few days, provided by the iOS Weather app. You can pass your street address to quickly return forecasts. Get the shortcut here.

Dark Sky Check Use the Dark Sky API to display a short summary of current weather conditions and the forecast for today. The shortcut requires a free Dark Sky API key, which has to be saved in iCloud Drive. It also requires pasting your coordinates in the first Text action. Once configured, the shortcut can be used with the widget or Siri. Get the shortcut here.

Hourly Forecasts Display a list of hourly forecasts for the current location. Get the shortcut here.

Web

Add Clipboard Row to Google Sheet Send a link from the iOS clipboard to IFTTT, which will add it as a new row in a Google spreadsheet. Requires setup of an IFTTT applet to turn a webhook request into a Google Sheets row. Get the shortcut here.

Get Article Hero Image Use Shortcuts’ native support for parsing web articles to identify the featured (hero) image of an article and save it to the Photos app. The shortcut needs to run as an extension in Safari or Safari View Controller. Get the shortcut here.

DEVONweb Save a webpage from Safari as a .webarchive or PDF file in DEVONthink To Go. To use this shortcut, share a webpage from Safari with the share sheet. You can optionally add a comment to the item. At the end of the shortcut, the DEVONthink URL to the newly created item will be copied to the clipboard. Get the shortcut here.

Custom RSS Reader Preview headlines and excerpts from your favorite blogs in a custom preview powered by RSS feeds. Toolbox Pro is required for this shortcut. Get the shortcut here.

Tech News Get the latest Apple news from one of your favorite tech blogs. Headlines can be previewed in Siri or the widget, and you can read articles using Safari View Controller. Get the shortcut here.

Convert Historical Currencies Convert between currencies using the Fixer.io web service. The shortcut requires a private API key to operate. The shortcut supports historical exchange rates and lets you convert between currencies using the current date or any past date. You can type dates with natural language. The converted amount is copied to the clipboard at the end. Get the shortcut here.

Parse JSON Feed Parse any JSON feed and display a list of recent posts to choose from. You can pick any post from the list to instantly open it in Safari. Get the shortcut here.

Given a selection in Safari, the shortcut finds all image links contained in the selected portion of the page and offers to open them as new tabs. Selected image links are also copied to the clipboard. Get the shortcut here.

PiP Video Enable Picture in Picture mode for a native video player in Safari. Only works on iPad. Get the shortcut here.

Safari Reader Article to Mail Share an article from Safari via Mail with a clean presentation powered by Safari Reader. You can also run the shortcut from a widget or the Shortcuts app by copying an article’s URL first. Get the shortcut here.

Share Long URL Expand a short URL into the long, unfurled version. Optionally, you can share a textshot associated with the URL by picking a photo from the library. Get the shortcut here.

Inspect RSS Feed Find the RSS feed for a Safari webpage and inspect its raw XML contents inside the Shortcuts extension. Get the shortcut here.

Find the RSS feed for a Safari webpage and subscribe to it. This shortcut requires the app Fiery Feeds to be installed. Get the shortcut here.

Trigger IFTTT Webhook Trigger a webhook-based IFTTT applet from Shortcuts. Requires an IFTTT Maker developer key. The shortcut can be executed from Siri or the widget as well. Get the shortcut here.

Safari Markdown to Rich Text Convert a rich text selection from a Safari webpage to Markdown and copy the cleaned-up rich text to the clipboard. The rich text will retain basic formatting with elements such as bold, italics, and hyperlinks. The shortcut needs to run as an extension in Safari. Get the shortcut here.

Save to GL Using GoodLinks’ URL scheme, the shortcut quick-saves a URL to GoodLinks from the share sheet adding a specific tag, which can be changed to something more relevant to you. Get the shortcut here.

Create separate PDFs for each hyperlink contained in a Safari selection. Ideal for list of links that have to be converted to multiple PDFs (such as the Club MacStories newsletter archive). The resulting PDFs are saved into iCloud Drive. Get the shortcut here.

Publish to WordPress Publish a Markdown post to WordPress via the Shortcuts action extension. The shortcut can extract the h1 Markdown header from a post and use it as title. Optionally, you can publish both standard and “linked list” post types by adding a custom field supported by your WordPress installation. Get the shortcut here.

Find RSS Feed Find the RSS feed for a Safari webpage and copy its URL to the clipboard. Get the shortcut here.

Find the RSS feed for a Safari webpage and subscribe to it. This shortcut requires the app NetNewsWire to be installed. Get the shortcut here.

Read by Tag Read by Tag uses GoodLinks’ Shortcuts actions to display a list of articles based on how they are tagged. Tapping on an article’s title opens it in GoodLinks. Get the shortcut here.

Other

Articles by Topic Filter articles saved in Reeder’s Read Later account by topic. The shortcut relies on iOS’ Natural Language Processing framework to extract organization names from text. You can modify the list of topics to include the ones you prefer. Toolbox Pro and Reeder are required for this shortcut. Get the shortcut here.

Morning Routine A comprehensive shortcut for your morning routine. This shortcut can read you the news, list your upcoming agenda, turn on HomeKit scenes, and much more. By default, the shortcut requires the AutoSleep app to process sleep data (AutoSleep is only available on iPhone), LookUp for the word of the day, and GoodTask for Reminders lists. It also uses the Today Weather Forecast shortcut. Optionally, the shortcut can also integrate with Apple Music, Overcast, and Deliveries. More details about this shortcut are available in the MacStories iOS 12 review. Get the shortcut here.

Image to Ulysses Sheet Add an image to an existing sheet in Ulysses. Images can be shared via the share sheet or picked manually in the Shortcuts app. Get the shortcut here.

Hardware Keyboard Settings Open the Hardware Keyboard section of the Settings app. Useful to tweak the brightness level of the Magic Keyboard for iPad. Get the shortcut here.

Convert Temperature Convert between Celsius and Fahrenheit with a menu that lets you pick a starting unit. The shortcuts supports interactions (including entering numbers) in the widget as well. Get the shortcut here.

DND Menu Enable Do Not Disturb choosing from three different types of expiration times: until manually turned off, until a calendar event is over, or until a specific time. Get the shortcut here.

Add Attachment to Agenda Append attachments to existing notes in the Agenda app. The shortcuts supports both images and documents from Files, and it can be executed from the share sheet (for input files) or the Shortcuts app. Get the shortcut here.

Pay for Lunch Send money to a friend who paid for lunch. The shortcut will add the local business’ name in the payment’s note field. Get the shortcut here.

Convert Length Convert between centimeters and inches with a menu that lets you pick a starting unit. The shortcut supports interactions (including entering numbers) in the widget as well. Get the shortcut here.

DEVONmenu A comprehensive shortcut to save a variety of file types into DEVONthink To Go. The shortcut can save Safari webpages, images, text, PDFs, videos, MP3s, and more, with the ability to add more supported file types manually. In most cases, files will be previewed natively in DEVONthink. Get the shortcut here.

Linked Post → Ulysses Create a template for a linked post to an article in Ulysses. The text selection from a Safari webpage is used as a Markdown blockquote. The original title, author name, and URL of the webpage are also preserved in the sheet. Get the shortcut here.

LookUp Definition Look up a word definition using LookUp 6.0. The shortcut lets you choose among different definition types, and it can also add a word to a collection. Get the shortcut here.

Show Clipboard Show the contents of the system clipboard. The shortcut can also show the type of the clipboard’s contents, and it can run as a widget or Siri command. Get the shortcut here.

Start Workday Start your workday by turning on a HomeKit switch, setting Hue lights to a focus mode, and waking up your Mac using the ‘Remote for Mac’ app. Get the shortcut here.

Keep It Menu An advanced shortcut for Keep It to save new notes in the app as either text or file attachments, which are previewed natively in Keep It. The shortcut can run from the Shortcuts app or as an extension. In addition to saving text notes and files, the shortcut can also save Safari webpages as web archives, live links, or PDF documents. At the end of shortcut, multiple references to Keep It notes can be saved as tasks in Reminders. This shortcut was originally created for members of Club MacStories. Get the shortcut here.

DEVONmenu (with Things Parser) A comprehensive shortcut to save a variety of file types into DEVONthink To Go. The shortcut can save Safari webpages, images, text, PDFs, videos, MP3s, and more, with the ability to add more supported file types manually. In most cases, files will be previewed natively in DEVONthink. At the end, the shortcut offers the ability to save each DEVONthink item as a task in Things using the Things Natural Language Parser syntax. Get the shortcut here.

Copy Latest from Yoink Copy the most recent item saved in the Yoink app. Can be used from the Shortcuts app, the extension, the widget, or Siri. Get the shortcut here.

Change System Volume Quickly change your device’s system volume by picking a numeric value from a list. You can customize the list to contain your favorite volume presets, which support decimal values. The shortcut can be used from the widget as well. Get the shortcut here.

PCalc Currencies Run multiple currency conversions in Siri using a number from the clipboard. This shortcut requires the PCalc app to be installed. By default, it works with EUR, USD, and GBP currencies. Get the shortcut here.

Focused Work Session Start a 20-minute focused work session by setting a timer, enabling Do Not Disturb, and starting time tracking with the Toggl iOS app. Get the shortcut here.

Travel Time to Home Calculate travel time to get home. The shortcut can be configured for different transportation methods and can be invoked from Siri or the widget. Get the shortcut here.

Make PDF Create a PDF from an item shared with the Shortcuts extension via the share sheet. The PDF is previewed with Quick Look, from where it can be saved into other locations using the share sheet. Get the shortcut here.

Linked Post → Drafts 5 Create a template for a linked post to an article in Drafts 5. The text selection from a Safari webpage is used as a Markdown blockquote. The original title, author name, and URL of the webpage are also preserved in the note. Get the shortcut here.

DEVONimage Save one or multiple images in DEVONthink To Go for iOS. Images can be passed from the share sheet or picked manually from Photos or Files. At the end of the shortcut, a plain text reference with a DEVONthink URL for the newly created items will be copied to the system clipboard. Get the shortcut here.

DEVONsearch Search your DEVONthink To Go database (or specific group) for one or multiple files matching a series of keywords. The shortcut can either perform a basic search or a NEAR-operator search; results can be displayed in Shortcuts (with a ranking score) or in the DEVONthink app. Get the shortcut here.

Clip to Yoink Save the contents of the system clipboard to Yoink. Can be used from the Shortcuts app, the extension, the widget, or Siri. Get the shortcut here.

Search Pocket Search your last 50 unread Pocket items for a particular search query, which you can type directly in the shortcut. The result you pick will be opened in Safari. Get the shortcut here.

Open Settings Open a specific page or sub-section of the Settings app. This shortcut contains over 120 Settings URLs, and you can choose which one to open from a list. You can also create standalone shortcuts for each URL. The shortcut works in the app, widget, and Siri. Get the shortcut here.

Snooze Slack 1 Hour Snooze your Slack notifications for 1 hour. The shortcut supports setting a different duration for Slack’s do not disturb mode and can also turn off snooze if already enabled. Requires a test API token. Get the shortcut here.

Get Coordinates Get your current coordinates and copy them to the clipboard. The shortcut uses native location access to identify your position on Earth. Best used with Dark Sky shortcuts for weather data. Get the shortcut here.

Share iTunes Affiliate Link Given a link to an item copied from the iTunes Store, this shortcut lets you easily transform it into an affiliate link, which you can share with extensions. Get the shortcut here.

Choose and Turn On Alarm Choose one of your existing alarms from the Clock app and turn it on. Get the shortcut here.

WallCreator Create wallpapers for iPhone and iPad featuring solid colors or gradients. Wallpapers are automatically sized for different devices. You can enter your favorite color codes manually, or you can let the shortcut generate random colors for you. Get the shortcut here.

Downloading and Using Shortcuts

Anyone is free to download, modify, and redistribute shortcuts from the MacStories archive. Our shortcuts are provided for free and out of love for the Shortcuts automation community. In fact, we encourage readers to download shortcuts and optimize them to their needs. No attribution is necessary, but we always appreciate it.

If you’re new to the Shortcuts app, you can find our coverage here; we also recommend going back through the Workflow archives for additional context. All of our workflows have been updated for the Shortcuts app and are included in this archive.

For an introduction to the Shortcuts app, we highly recommend Apple’s official Shortcuts guide. We also think the Reddit community at r/shortcuts is a good place to find other users interested in Apple’s Shortcuts.

Unless strictly necessary to communicate with a third-party web API, our shortcuts do not rely on any external framework and/or dependencies to automatically update shortcuts or perform API calls that are not mentioned in the shortcut’s description. You can find our Terms of Use below.

The archive will be regularly updated with new shortcuts over time. Updates will be shared on Twitter via the @viticci and @macstoriesnet accounts.

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