Shortcuts are the fastest way to get a lot done on macOS Monterey, but at first there's little to tell you how to actually run them. Here are all the ways to launch a Shortcut fast. Even if you've ...

Your Mac's Shortcuts app is a powerful way to automate tedious tasks, and you can now set up scripts using natural language.

Shortcuts is a visual scripting application that lets you drag and drop actions to create workflows for different operations/actions. It’s been available on iOS and iPadOS for quite some time, and now ...

While it is possible to get the Shortcuts app running in macOS Catalina via Catalyst, you can’t do much with it. But what about the next best thing? How about selecting something on your Mac, then ...

My latest Shortcuts experiments began in earnest on my way back from Rome. I stopped in Ireland for a few days to deal with COVID testing and start ramping back up to my normal work routine. I wasn’t ...

In my iOS and iPadOS 27 review, I wrote about one of the more interesting additions to the Shortcuts app for power users: automation triggers based on the contents of push notifications received on ...

It's still relevant in 2026.