
Now the main sections have been explained in depth, it’s time to dig into the actual shortcut creation process! Creation You can experiment with them eventually, once you’re more familiar with how everything works. If you’re still new to Shortcuts and everything feels too confusing, we’d advise you to leave advanced preferences as is - off. AdvancedĪdvanced preferences include advanced settings for more experienced users. Sidebar preferences let you show or hide certain sections and folders from the sidebar of the app. Apple however warns you that it can’t verify whether received shortcuts are safe or not. You’ll also find a Private Sharing option that lets your contacts share shortcuts with you directly. This will keep your shortcuts up to date on all of your iDevices. Under General, you’ll be able to toggle iCloud Sync. You may create as many folders as you want, and they’ll sync to your iDevices, as long as you have iCloud Sync on.īefore you start creating your own shortcuts, it’s a good idea to go through the preferences and customize them as desired. FoldersĪs we’ve mentioned earlier, Folders is where your own groups live to better categorize your shortcuts. This section displays the shortcuts you’ve added to your Mac’s menubar for easy access. This section shows shortcuts that you’ve added to Finder and Services Menu, through the shortcut creation settings. This section shows which of your shortcuts have been synced to your watch. WatchOS 7 added the ability to run Shortcuts commands right from your wrist. Since the Shortcuts app offers iCloud sync, you’ll be able to view which of your shortcuts support that setting on iPhone/iPad, right from your Mac. This section lists shortcuts that support and show up in the share sheet of iOS and iPadOS - not macOS.

It mentions on top when they were last triggered, and they’re sorted accordingly. Similar to the previous section, this one displays shortcuts you’ve recently run. It mentions on top when the last modification has occurred, and they’re sorted accordingly. This section displays shortcuts you’ve recently modified. These shortcuts will make sharing content with others a tad easier, such as the AirDrop screenshot shortcut.

Share Sheet Shortcuts: these shortcuts are focused on saving, sharing, or editing content you’re viewing.Wonderful Widget Shortcuts: convenient to access through the Shortcuts app widget, such as the Play entire current album shortcut.

This collection includes a shortcut that ask Siri to tell you the weather and travel time to work, in addition to playing you a podcast.

