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The updated Obsidian Shortcut Launcher with support for passing document backlinks to Shortcuts. Two years ago, we released Obsidian Shortcut Launcher, a free plugin to trigger shortcuts from Obs...

https://www.macstories.net/news/obsidian-shortcut-launcher-1-1-brings-support-for-file-properties-and-backlinks/

Apple Frames 3.2. Today, I’m releasing version 3.2 of Apple Frames, my shortcut to put screenshots taken on Apple devices into physical device templates. If you want to skip ahead, you can down...

https://www.macstories.net/ios/apple-frames-3-2-brings-iphone-15-pro-frames-files-picker-and-adjustable-spacing/

The same Action button; multiple behaviors for different apps. What if the Action button could change its behavior depending on which app is currently open? That’s what I started wondering mont...

https://www.macstories.net/ios/multibutton-1-1-makes-the-action-button-change-its-behavior-based-on-the-currently-open-app/

The new Shortcuts actions for GoodLinks. A few weeks ago on AppStories, I mentioned to John that I was looking for the “Things of read-later apps”. What I meant is that I wanted to find an ap...

https://www.macstories.net/reviews/goodlinks-adds-even-deeper-shortcuts-integration-with-ability-to-retrieve-current-article-selections-and-more/

MultiButton for iPhone 15 I got my iPhone 15 Pro Max last week, and I’m loving the possibilities opened by the Action button combined with the Shortcuts app. But as I was playing around with di...

https://www.macstories.net/ios/introducing-multibutton-assign-two-shortcuts-to-the-same-action-button-press-on-iphone-15-pro/

S-GPT 1.0.2. I just published version 1.0.2 of S-GPT, the shortcut I released last week to have conversations with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and integrate it directly with native features of Apple’s O...

https://www.macstories.net/ios/s-gpt-1-0-2-brings-date-and-time-awareness-integration-with-macos-services-menu-passthrough-mode-better-homepod-support-and-more/

The ‘Shortcut Result’ variable, used as an image variable in a shortcut that calls Apple Frames. I just released a small update to Apple Frames 3.1, which came out earlier this week, with a n...

https://www.macstories.net/linked/apple-frames-3-1-1-with-support-for-passthrough-mode/

Apple Frames 3.1 comes with a lightweight Apple Frames API to extend its automation capabilities. Update, March 3: Version 3.1.1 of Apple Frames has been released with support for a new passthrou...

https://www.macstories.net/stories/apple-frames-3-1-extending-screenshot-automation-with-the-new-apple-frames-api/

Apple Frames 3.0. Today, I’m pleased to announce the release of version 3.0 of Apple Frames, my shortcut to put screenshots taken on various Apple devices inside physical frames for iPhone, iPa...

https://www.macstories.net/ios/apple-frames-3-0-completely-rewritten-support-for-iphone-14-pro-and-dynamic-island-new-devices-multiple-display-resolutions-and-more/

All I wanted was a widget. A few days ago, as I was playing around with my Lock Screen on iOS 16, I wondered: would it be possible to use the hidden Apple Notes URL scheme to create widget launch...

https://www.macstories.net/ios/creating-lock-screen-widgets-for-specific-notes-via-the-apple-notes-url-scheme/

App Shortcuts in iOS 16. A note from Federico: This year, I’ve decided to try some new things for my annual iOS 16 review. Some you’ll see on Monday. One of them is previewing small excerpts ...

https://www.macstories.net/stories/shorcuts-in-ios-16-the-potential-of-app-shortcuts-for-everyone/

10 shortcuts for Automation April. Automation April is well underway: we’ve entered the second week of our month-long special event about automation on Apple platforms, and – in case you have...

https://www.macstories.net/stories/10-shortcuts-for-automation-april-week-2/

Logger for Shortcuts. Indie developer Alex Hay has long pushed the boundaries of what third-party developers can build with the SiriKit framework and Shortcuts integrations on Apple platforms. In...

https://www.macstories.net/reviews/logger-for-shortcuts/

Playing the original Wordle offline with WordleForever. Update: It appears that WordleForever is only supported on iOS/iPadOS 15.4 at the moment, which are available as public betas. I was not aw...

https://www.macstories.net/ios/preserve-and-play-the-original-wordle-for-decades-with-wordleforever/

My Save to Matter shortcut. Editor’s Note: Reverse-Engineering the Matter API and My ‘Save to Matter’ Shortcut is part of the MacStories Starter Pack, a collection of ready-to-use shortcuts...

https://www.macstories.net/stories/macstories-starter-pack-reverse-engineering-the-matter-api-and-my-save-to-matter-shortcut/

Obsidian Shortcut Launcher is a free plugin that works on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Editor’s Note: Obsidian Shortcut Launcher is part of the MacStories Starter Pack, a collection of ready-to-use ...

https://www.macstories.net/stories/obsidian-shortcut-launcher/

Breath of the Wild, framed with SwitchFrame in Shortcuts. Editor’s Note: Frame Nintendo Switch Screenshots with SwitchFrame is part of the MacStories Starter Pack, a collection of ready-to-use ...

https://www.macstories.net/stories/macstories-starter-pack-frame-nintendo-switch-screenshots-with-switchframe/

URL Cleaner for iOS. Editor’s Note: Clean Up URLs and Remove Tracking Parameters with URL Cleaner is part of the MacStories Starter Pack, a collection of ready-to-use shortcuts, apps, workflows...

https://www.macstories.net/stories/macstories-starter-pack-clean-up-urls-and-remove-tracking-parameters-with-url-cleaner/

WordleBot 1.1. Following the release of my WordleBot shortcut last week, I’ve received a lot of useful and informative feedback from users in the accessibility community regarding the shortcut�...

https://www.macstories.net/ios/wordlebot-1-1-now-fully-accessible-with-native-emoji-to-image-conversion/

Apple Frames, now with support for the latest MacBook Pros. Today I’m pleased to announce the release of Apple Frames 2.1, the first major update to version 2.0 of my popular Apple Frames short...

https://www.macstories.net/ios/apple-frames-2-1-apple-watch-series-7-and-2021-macbook-pro-support-new-update-flow-plus-chinese-and-czech-localization/

Shortcuts for Mac. In researching topics for the Automation Academy over the past few months, I’ve been digging into all the details of Apple’s built-in actions and comparing them against old...

https://www.macstories.net/stories/the-curious-case-of-apples-missing-app-integrations-for-shortcuts/

Apple Frames 2.0. Today, I’m pleased to introduce Apple Frames 2.0, an all-new version of my popular shortcut to put screenshots inside physical device frames of Apple products. The new Apple F...

https://www.macstories.net/ios/apple-frames-2-0-faster-lighter-and-featuring-support-for-iphone-13-ipad-mini-ipad-10-2-imac-24-macbook-air-and-multiple-languages/

Jason Snell writing on Six Colors: The more I use Shortcuts, the more I realize that in many ways, user automation on iOS has outpaced automation on the Mac. Let me give you an example: On iOS I ...

https://www.macstories.net/linked/the-case-for-shortcuts-on-the-mac/

Silvia’s iPad Air Home Screen. Wallpaper via Club MacStories. In the last update to Apple Frames – my shortcut to put screenshots captured on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch inside physical dev...

https://www.macstories.net/ios/apple-frames-now-with-support-for-the-2020-ipad-air/

WallCreator 2.0. In September, I shared WallCreator, a shortcut to generate wallpapers for iPhone and iPad using gradients or solid colors. The first version of WallCreator allowed you to generat...

https://www.macstories.net/ios/wallcreator-2-0-adds-ability-to-set-wallpapers-save-and-restore-favorites-plus-automation-support/

John Voorhees’ iPhone 12 Pro Max Home Screen, framed with Apple Frames. When I released the updated version of Apple Frames, my shortcut to quickly put screenshots inside physical frames of App...

https://www.macstories.net/ios/apple-frames-now-with-support-for-the-iphone-12-mini-and-iphone-12-pro-max/

ShortSwitch for iOS 14. Last week, Nintendo rolled out a new feature that simplifies importing screenshots and videos taken on a Nintendo Switch on any smart device. As part of the console’s 11...

https://www.macstories.net/ios/shortswitch-a-shortcut-to-quickly-import-screenshots-and-videos-from-a-nintendo-switch-on-your-iphone-and-ipad/

Juli Clover, writing at MacRumors about a tweak to Shortcuts in iOS 14.3 beta 2: Apple in iOS 14.3 is streamlining the Home Screen customization process by simplifying the way that app shortcuts ...

https://www.macstories.net/linked/custom-shortcut-icons-no-longer-open-the-shortcuts-app-first-in-ios-14-3-beta-2/

In December 2019, I published MusicBot, my all-in-one Apple Music shortcut to play music, get quick access to favorite albums and new releases, rediscover old gems in your music library, and lots...

https://www.macstories.net/ios/musicbot-1-1-brings-shazam-integration-music-news-and-reviews-release-dates-compact-ui-and-more/

The Shortcuts Corner is a regular section of our MacStories Weekly newsletter, exclusive to Club MacStories members, where I share advanced shortcuts and respond to readers’ requests for automa...

https://www.macstories.net/ios/shortcuts-corner-apple-frames-for-iphone-12-and-se-get-image-resolution-encode-images-to-base64-and-search-articles-in-reeder/