I know the feeling, I have the same problem. I have struggled with Shortcuts on the iPad. Maybe we can nudge Gary to do one of his courses on Shortcuts. Those are excellent.
Gary: As always.... a fantastic video explaining how this app works with REAL examples of shortcuts we can use. Love the idea of closing all apps with a shortcut. I'm a keyboard shortcut junkie, so assigning a keyboard shortcut is the icing on the cake for me! Keep up the awesomeness!
I spent a long time as a Windows user. Windows XP and 7 made me look forward to the regular Service Packs, which would add a whole bunch of features and fix a lot of issues (while introducing a few new ones). I concurrently used Linux, and a new major release of whatever distro I used was a major event, something to be happy about, nearly every time. Windows 10 made me dread the upcoming feature update, because it would be forced on me, and it would break more than it fixed, and add bloat I didn't need. Becoming a Mac user has made me actually look forward to OS feature updates again.
This is exactly what I needed to get started. I love how clear you are and how it's not a bunch of fluff that I don't need. Quick answers for when I need them! Thanks!
Definitely liked this video. I have never really used Shortcuts much but since viewing your tutorial, I am now beginning to see the time-saving value it affords me. Thanks!
Thank you, Gary. The Quit All is my favorite shortcut so far. I was using the keyboard: Option + Command + Escape, then Command + A to select all. Way too complicated!
If you can manage a stream deck, you can launch shortcuts from the stream deck as well. You can also force stop automator workflows from a stream deck ;) There are many new things you can do with shortcuts, automator and a stream deck working together. I'm particularly interested in sound and lighting. I found an apple forum post that showed how to import automator workflows into shortcuts but it was deleted/taken down. Is there anyway you could possibly shed some light on this situation? Still trying to figure it all out. Thank you
Yes. Not directly, but if you choose the option to add a Shortcut to the Dock, you can then Control+click the Dock item to locate the Shortcut and drag an alias of that to the Desktop. Might be more useful to just use them in the Dock though (less Desktop clutter).
Hi Gary, looking to create my first shortcut. Is there a shortcut/ action that selects all the text in an open file? I transfer my music and playlist from Apple Music to Android, but I have to make a minor edit to the playlist file each time for them to work. Thanks
Hi Gary, is there a way to create 2 desktops 1 one in English & 1 in French. The default one would be in English, the second one in French (activation via hot corners if possible) Merci Nicolas
I'm a little stuck with creating a shortcut and I would very much appreciate your guidance. I have got as far as getting a shortcut to open Audio MIDI Setup. Now I would like the shortcut to select an item listed down the left hand side - in this case it is an audio interface. I would like then to select the "Configure Speakers" option. I have tried many times to do this but without success. With thanks.
In iOS you can invoke a shortcut via an accessibility voice control custom command. That allows you to invoke a shortcut directly without the need for Siri. Have not seen this same option for the iMac voice control custom commands - I hope this is added at some point in the future. I love iOS and iMac shortcuts - it would be great if you did additional videos or even a class.
I would like a shortcut to turn on/off "Silence Unknown Callers" on the iPhone....it does not seem you can have access to the settings app thru short cuts.
Great tutorial. Thanks. All my files are on Dropbox - is this why I can't see a preview? How can I use this app to see preview on files/images in the finder?
Thanks for the video, I have never used Shortcuts on iPhone at all (And I doubt I'll ever need to use them But it's good to know roughly how to setup the things. I wonder what most people set their shortcuts to do.
Hello Garry, is there a way to create a shortcut that opens a specific app when I open a certain app? In my case I want Silicio app to automatically run each time I open Spotify.
There's no way to have a Shortcut run based on an unrelated action like that. But you can easily create a Shortcut that launches both of those apps at the same time and use that instead of launching that first app.
Thanks you are the best. Question: I have create Automator”s workflow to sorting files based on names ( using your tutorial) but was not able to export or replicate to Shortcuts.
How to make a shortcut that "When I open 'Finder' automatically open 'google drive'. or when I open calculator open ms excel. Basically opening one app triggers another action? Is this possible?
Really well done, thanks. What if there are tasks I want to do for which Shortcuts doesn't provide actions? Example: open system prefs and change resolution on an external monitor. I'm not a programmer :(
I have a question about scripting options under iOS 18 (primarily iPad for me). Shortcuts run on iOS but scripting is only supported for MacOS. I'm really not finding many scripting apps for iOS and it seems there aren't any by Apple. I do see the Scriptables app (running JavaScript) which seems like it might work but not finding much about it. Have you ever used it? If so, any comments? Do you know of any other scripting options that will run on iOS? Appreciate any guidance. Thanks.
@@macmostGood question. At the moment I'm just investigating my options. I'd like to have the ability to write a custom script (don't really care what language is used) that can run under iOS. Is there a reason Apple doesn't allow custom script entry in Shortcuts on iOS? Are there any options that you're aware of for doing this?
@@christopherlyons7613 But what will these scripts DO? Do you want them to just perform calculations based on input? Or do you want them to perform automations? (Automations = controlling things on your iPad). There's a big difference.
Gary, loving your channel!! I’d like to know how to make a shortcut to be able to access “show my caller ID” without having to go all the way into the settings. Some say this isn’t possible because Apple hasn’t made it. But I believe there must be a way. What do you think? Thanks!!
Gary, excellent video. One question, though…. From the video, it appears that the examples use Apple apps. Do shortcuts work with non-Apple apps? Thanks, Dan.
Great stuff! I am looking forward to more videos on this and I hope to add many to my M1 mini. Also, I expect to buy a Mac laptop in the near future. How woudl I transfer the ones I created on my mini to tthe Mac laptop?
Through the Shortcuts app? I'm not sure you can. You can drag and drop an email from Mail into Reminders to get a Reminder that links to the message. But how is it that Shortcuts fits into your process? Maybe if I knew more I could suggest something.
@@macmost I want to make a shortcut I can click that moves all the video files from my Downloads folder and deletes all files and folders that are left in there. I know I can do it manually in Finder but that's what I'm trying to avoid. I have figured out how to delete files using the shortcuts app but not folders.
Battery of your MacBook doesn't seems to be charging. I get the same Symbol when my battery doesn't charge due using of third party USB hubs. Please confirm if you too have the same issue. Moreover, is it normal to have this battery Symbol while charging?
Not sure what you are experiencing. It doesn't matter if a hub is "third party" (Apple doesn't make one, so all hubs are third party). If I had to guess, I would say that your hub simply isn't supplying enough power to charge your Mac. Compare it (watts) with the charger that comes with your MacBook. If your Mac is losing power when plugged into it, then it is probably using more power than it is taking in from that particular hub.
Another great video, Gary. Is there also a way to “shortcut” where an app opens? Ie. I want the Mail to open on a vertical external screen and Safari to open on my main screen
I have a problem. I did everything like u did in the video but when i try to start the shortcut via shift+command+7 it doesnt start automatically. It worked for a minute in the beginning but than it stopped working. Now, I just hear the sound like the keys wouldnt be right. Does anybody know what i can do to solve this problem?
Can I create shortcuts for my iPhone/iPad on my Mac? It has always been a struggle to program the shortcuts on a phone or tablet. So if I could sync them now that would be a major improvement.
I wish I could find some use for these. What actually happens is I think of something that turns out not to work right, or requires an AppleScript that I don't know how to write, and I give up. Or, I manage to create one but the amount of time it saves is negligible and I soon forget about the shortcut.
How do I change charging sound of my Mac from default to Siri speech as on iphones . In iphone it's done through shortcuts app but I don't think we can select input as charging on Mac shortcuts app. Can you make it using automator ? Help!
Can you show us how I can use shortcuts to turn off True Tone when using editing apps and turn it back on for other apps. I cannot currently see a way to do this. Would be a great help. Thanks !
@@macmost That's a bummer. I was really looking forward to this shortcut. I believe this would help lots of others as-well. Hopefully they will add True Tone to Shortcuts soon.✌🏻
@@djr3386 So get the image any way you want (Shortcuts Input, choose a file, etc) and then use Get Details of Images to get the width and height and display them. You don't realluy need Shortcuts for this though. Just select the file and use Command+i.
I want to create an automation for opening an app at a particular time of the day (time-based automation), how do I do that? Please help For Ex - Open 'Notes' at 10 pm, daily I see that there is an automation to do that on the iPhone but not on my mac, on iPhone it shows on the automation tab 'Create Personal Automation'
There is no way to do that with Shortcuts on the Mac, yet. You could do it with a Calendar event and Automator, I suppose. But WHY do you need to do that? Can't you just launch it yourself if you are using your Mac? And if you are not using your Mac, then it wouldn't happen anyway. I don't know WHY you need to do this particular thing, but wouldn't a recurring reminder be better? After all, if Notes is already open you wouldn't even notice this happening. But a reminder can remind you of the real thing you need to do, whatever that is.
@@macmost Okay, so it's not possible as of now, Thanks for your help. Btw the 'notes' was just used as an example 😂, it is not what I want it for, I was just looking for 'time-based automation' just like in iPhone for doing other things. The thing is that I want to automate a series of tasks that has to happen on my mac at a particular time, just using the reminder will not help me.
Hi Gary. I have FINALLY decided to upgrade my late-2015 iMac from Mojave to a more current MacOS. I have been procrastinating so long since I know I will lose 32-bit app support. However, new TurboTax and Adobe PS and LR apps no longer work on Mojave, so I have to bite the bullet and upgrade. Would you recommend I upgrade to Big Sur, or Monterey? I feel Monterey is still a bit early in its cycle, and I would normally wait for the first .1 release of a brand new OS. What do you think? Your advise would be most valued!
Why upgrade but not all of the way. I always use the latest versions of macOS and all app. Monterey has been available for public testers since June so it isn't like the old days where the public didn't get to try it out until release. Monterey has bugs, but so does Big Sur. So does Mojave.
Hi. I weant to open an App, klick at a specific button and than fill in something in a text-mask, than click another button, than close the window. I dont know how to let shortcut click somewhere. It it possible?!
You can't really do that with a Shortcut. How you do it depends on the app and how it has implemented things. Maybe try Keyboard Maestro, but there will be a learning curve and you may need to firsthand help if you are not experienced with programming.
@@macmost Hm … I tried to do it via Automator (with recording-action), than opened the Automator-file via Shortcuts. Save that as a shortcut and now it works. I attached the shortcut to my dock and now i only have to click it. (That seems to be the benefit vs the Automator-approach … at least i couldn't find a way to make it easy clickable …) (I wanted to automate assigning/designing licenses from products wich I use sometimes on my Mac and sometimes on my PC … now I don't have to do it manually for every of those programs. And „of cause“ non of those licensing tools have implementations for Shortcuts. But like said with the trick to record my actions in automator and using that in shortcut it works like a charm)
No easy way to do that. You can do some things with AppleScript/JavaScript but they probably won't work like you want them to. Hard to comment further without knowing what you are actually trying to DO.
I keep accidentally hitting the Sleep Button above the delete button when typing, which then reverts to having to re-login after the mac goes into sleep mode. i know I can change sleep to ‘NEVER’ but how do I disable the fuction of the button altogether. I still have a sleep mode in my menyu bar
Two simple tasks I would love to Automate but have never succeeded. Select eps and bitmap files in Finder and convert to pdf and heic, keeping them in place in the same folder they came from. This would instantly save me masses of time every day.
@@macmost I had another look at Graphic Converter. Not much has changed, a long list of features hampered by a clumsy, ugly UI. Getting to anything, if you can find it, is a tedious sequence of burrowing down often obscure options. Really reminds me of Freehand where the App is built around the programming paradigm not the User's interactions. Lots of modal windows. I also went to Apple to see if they would address the bugs in Shortcuts App and the options that simply do not work. After an initial promise to investigate the problems and get back to me, I got nothing. Unfortunately that is Apple these days. Hyped features, that not even Apple employees can get to work, but we are expected to.
I think Shortcuts would be a great replacement for Automator. I was thinking of automating / creating workflows with lange amounts of data - close to half a million rows (sorting, filtering, deleting, formatting data etc.). But when I go to Numbers actions, I only see 3 rudimentary actions. Is it possible somehow use Shortcuts in my use case scenario? Is there a way to import the Numbers data dictionary from AppleScript into Shortcuts? Anyone has any experience, wisdom on this?! Thanks!
Hey great video! do you maybe know how can I take a user input while doind shell scripting or js scripting ? for example cd desktop && mkdir $variable_name
I’m trying to make a shortcut where when I take a screenshot it will automatically be set to the lock screen. And resize the screenshot to 50%. I haven’t succeeded.
You couldn't trigger a Shortcut like that. You could set the screenshot to save to a special folder by default, then have an Automator (not Shortcuts) Folder Action operate on it. But you'd then have to figure out a way to set your Desktop background to that image.
@@macmost Sorry I didn’t explain it so well. I’m on the iPhone. I have made a simple two step shortcut that will “Get the latest 1 screenshot” and “Set Lock Screen wallpaper to latest screenshots”. However, I want to make the image a little smaller so It’s not so big or zoomed in on the Lock Screen. I have tried the “Resize image” or “Resize screenshot” in between the two steps and set it to a percentage or a particular width and hight, but the image isn’t smaller on the Lock Screen. It’s okay if I will have to tab the shortcut after I have taken a screenshot. If it’s impossible to automatically do it when I take the screenshot in the first place.
Just like Automator. A lot of promises and doesn't deliver even on something as simple as a QuickAction to convert bitmaps to HEIC. Even Apple's preinstalled more convoluted QuickAction to do this simple task is buggy, flipping formats and file sizes after selection or throwing up a perpetual spinning wheel if you choose some unspecified number of "too many" files. It also dumps all selected converted files into one folder, despite the original files are in separate folders. There is a reason these potentially useful "time saving features" don't get used. They more often than not only add to the time wasted on a task.
Which command, specifically? Siri and Shortcuts are two ways of doing things, but you wouldn't have Shortcuts tell Siri to do it, you would just have the Shortcut do it.
I just learned the hard way that garageband won't even open if your internet connection goes down---on an iMac---I had to force quit the bouncing---bouncing---bouncing--Logo on the Dock---What's up with that ? When social media is cut off, now I can't do anything---not even google why ?
I'm not sure what you are experiencing. GarageBand doesn't need a connection, but perhaps it was trying to open a previous document you had stored in iCloud? Or it was in the middle of an update? Contact Apple for support on that.
Great video, but this app seems like an over complication to things you easily do. It’s more trouble than it’s worth imo. Very redundant because a lot of features are already built into Siri or have a shortcut. I don’t know of any practical uses. Maybe you can make a video on that.
Thanks for the ♥️ and listening to your viewers! This is the video I’ve been looking forward to the most and perfect timing cos I just got the 16” MBP today and need to convert my automations to shortcuts. I just hope dictation can invoke my shortcuts without saying “Hey Siri”.
No, as there is no Shortcuts widget on macOS. But what are you trying to accomplish with that? What is your goal? The Shortcuts menu is right there at the top of the screen and you can place Shortcuts there, which is just as convenient if no more so.
@@macmost I have two opinions on that: 1 ) There is already a Shortcut widget on iOS. So what could be a good reason not to have a Shortcut widget on macOS since widgets are possible there too? I believe there is no good reason for that, so if not now, but in the future we will see a Shortcut widget on all Apple platforms. 2 ) I like the big visual appealing colorful widget style much more than the small icons in the menu bar. Furthermore, to activate a shortcut, the widget bar would be faster (when using the mouse), it needs just one click, while the menu bar needs 2 (open the menu and click a list item). In fact I would always prefer a widget in the notification center instead of a menu item in the menu bar. But nevertheless, thanks a lot for your introduction and answering my question!🤝
Yes! I need this and look forward to more. Last night it took me 53 minutes to make a short cut that will save me about 3.2 seconds.
Now you only need to use the Shortcut 994 times for you to start saving time. I’m sure eventually it will make sense, 😃
😂 lol classic
I know the feeling, I have the same problem. I have struggled with Shortcuts on the iPad. Maybe we can nudge Gary to do one of his courses on Shortcuts. Those are excellent.
It's all about the satisfaction of empowering future laziness 😂
What a great channel, full of content and no filler! Best Mac tube out there and a role model for the rest. Kudos to you sir!
Gary: As always.... a fantastic video explaining how this app works with REAL examples of shortcuts we can use. Love the idea of closing all apps with a shortcut. I'm a keyboard shortcut junkie, so assigning a keyboard shortcut is the icing on the cake for me! Keep up the awesomeness!
Recent Mac user. Glad I discovered your channel, what a brilliant teacher you are👌
I spent a long time as a Windows user. Windows XP and 7 made me look forward to the regular Service Packs, which would add a whole bunch of features and fix a lot of issues (while introducing a few new ones). I concurrently used Linux, and a new major release of whatever distro I used was a major event, something to be happy about, nearly every time. Windows 10 made me dread the upcoming feature update, because it would be forced on me, and it would break more than it fixed, and add bloat I didn't need. Becoming a Mac user has made me actually look forward to OS feature updates again.
A Shortcuts app course would be great!
YES a course on shortcuts would be great
This is exactly what I needed to get started. I love how clear you are and how it's not a bunch of fluff that I don't need. Quick answers for when I need them! Thanks!
Definitely liked this video. I have never really used Shortcuts much but since viewing your tutorial, I am now beginning to see the time-saving value it affords me. Thanks!
A very useful and informative video tutorial today! Thanks for showing us how! Thank you, Gary!👏🏻👍❤️
Another nice one. It was a very useful explanation.
Thank You very much, Gary!
Thank you, Gary. The Quit All is my favorite shortcut so far. I was using the keyboard: Option + Command + Escape, then Command + A to select all. Way too complicated!
great information thank you!
Gary Shortcuts Course from beginner to advance from you would be fantastic. Please consider
Shortcut for quitting and launching apps! Awesome! Looking forward to the course on it!
This is going to be one of my favorite applications on macOS Monterey! I already use Shortcuts fairly heavily, on the iPhone and my iPad.
Thank you so much for this!
I would like to get myself more educated by your in-depth tutorial videos
Thanks a ton Very useful, I was looking for this video
Thanks for this amazing overview!
Looking forward to the course! (Enjoyed the Automator course!)
If you can manage a stream deck, you can launch shortcuts from the stream deck as well.
You can also force stop automator workflows from a stream deck ;)
There are many new things you can do with shortcuts, automator and a stream deck working together. I'm particularly interested in sound and lighting.
I found an apple forum post that showed how to import automator workflows into shortcuts but it was deleted/taken down. Is there anyway you could possibly shed some light on this situation? Still trying to figure it all out. Thank you
Very Useful. Thanks for Sharing. Don't use Shortcuts, but I plan to study it.
Is there a way to make icons for these shortcuts and add them to my desktop? Thank you for the video!
Yes. Not directly, but if you choose the option to add a Shortcut to the Dock, you can then Control+click the Dock item to locate the Shortcut and drag an alias of that to the Desktop. Might be more useful to just use them in the Dock though (less Desktop clutter).
Hi Gary, looking to create my first shortcut. Is there a shortcut/ action that selects all the text in an open file? I transfer my music and playlist from Apple Music to Android, but I have to make a minor edit to the playlist file each time for them to work. Thanks
Very helpful!
where do you find that quit app
Can you join a meeting after opening an app like Microsoft Teams ?
Is it possible to group several Shortcuts, by task types for example, in a folder in the Mac menu bar, to have a smaller list? Thanks a lot.
Not currently, no.
@@macmost Thanks .-) Let's hope so in the future; it will make it easier to use.
Hi Gary, is there a way to create 2 desktops 1 one in English & 1 in French. The default one would be in English, the second one in French (activation via hot corners if possible)
Merci Nicolas
Will we be able to call shortcuts from spotlight? I would have a ton of use cases for that
I'm a little stuck with creating a shortcut and I would very much appreciate your guidance.
I have got as far as getting a shortcut to open Audio MIDI Setup.
Now I would like the shortcut to select an item listed down the left hand side - in this case it is an audio interface. I would like then to select the "Configure Speakers" option.
I have tried many times to do this but without success.
With thanks.
Probably not possible. If you really need to do this, maybe Keyboard Maestro would be better suited.
@@macmost Thanks for your much appreciated help.
In iOS you can invoke a shortcut via an accessibility voice control custom command. That allows you to invoke a shortcut directly without the need for Siri. Have not seen this same option for the iMac voice control custom commands - I hope this is added at some point in the future. I love iOS and iMac shortcuts - it would be great if you did additional videos or even a class.
I would like a shortcut to turn on/off "Silence Unknown Callers" on the iPhone....it does not seem you can have access to the settings app thru short cuts.
Great tutorial. Thanks. All my files are on Dropbox - is this why I can't see a preview? How can I use this app to see preview on files/images in the finder?
Do you mean a preview in the Finder or in Quick Look? I'd assume it would work with Dropbox, but maybe the file you are looking at isn't downloaded?
All files are only on dropbox.
@@Theroseontheberg Then that's probably why. Perhaps a problem with the Dropbox software too.
Looking forward to more tutorials on Shortcuts and automation in general.
Thanks for the video, I have never used Shortcuts on iPhone at all (And I doubt I'll ever need to use them
But it's good to know roughly how to setup the things. I wonder what most people set their shortcuts to do.
What version of macOS Monterey are you running? My screen doesn't show any of the examples that you're showing.
Describe what you are seeing and maybe I can direct you.
Hi, is there a way to create a short cut that would automatically delete a certain contact from the recent call list every time it appears? Thanks
No. There's need to be an action that allows the reading and changing of the call list for that.
Thank you so much for your sharing! :D
great n prospect. more please.
For my use case, the killer app is the ability to launch applications with a system-wide keyboard shortcut
Hello Garry, is there a way to create a shortcut that opens a specific app when I open a certain app? In my case I want Silicio app to automatically run each time I open Spotify.
There's no way to have a Shortcut run based on an unrelated action like that. But you can easily create a Shortcut that launches both of those apps at the same time and use that instead of launching that first app.
Would really be interested in a course from you on Shortcuts! Thanks :)
Thinking about it. It will be a hard subject to cover as whatever I make will only please some people (too beginner vs too advanced).
Excellent...as always!
Thanks you are the best. Question: I have create Automator”s workflow to sorting files based on names ( using your tutorial) but was not able to export or replicate to Shortcuts.
How to make a shortcut that "When I open 'Finder' automatically open 'google drive'. or when I open calculator open ms excel. Basically opening one app triggers another action? Is this possible?
Really well done, thanks. What if there are tasks I want to do for which Shortcuts doesn't provide actions? Example: open system prefs and change resolution on an external monitor. I'm not a programmer :(
I have a question about scripting options under iOS 18 (primarily iPad for me). Shortcuts run on iOS but scripting is only supported for MacOS. I'm really not finding many scripting apps for iOS and it seems there aren't any by Apple. I do see the Scriptables app (running JavaScript) which seems like it might work but not finding much about it. Have you ever used it? If so, any comments? Do you know of any other scripting options that will run on iOS? Appreciate any guidance. Thanks.
You can't script automations on iPadOS. But is that what you are trying to do? What, exactly, do you want to build with scripting?
@@macmostGood question. At the moment I'm just investigating my options. I'd like to have the ability to write a custom script (don't really care what language is used) that can run under iOS. Is there a reason Apple doesn't allow custom script entry in Shortcuts on iOS? Are there any options that you're aware of for doing this?
@@christopherlyons7613 But what will these scripts DO? Do you want them to just perform calculations based on input? Or do you want them to perform automations? (Automations = controlling things on your iPad). There's a big difference.
@@macmostPossibly both.
Gary, loving your channel!!
I’d like to know how to make a shortcut to be able to access “show my caller ID” without having to go all the way into the settings.
Some say this isn’t possible because Apple hasn’t made it.
But I believe there must be a way.
What do you think?
Thanks!!
See ua-cam.com/video/WIZUhfp22QM/v-deo.html
Is it possible to create a shortcut where true tone is disabled when I launch Affinity Photo or Final Cut?
No automations like that yet.
There is no tab for personal or home automations like on the iPhone and the iPad
Gary, excellent video. One question, though….
From the video, it appears that the examples use Apple apps. Do shortcuts work with non-Apple apps?
Thanks,
Dan.
Yes, as long as the developer implements that. Lots of apps do already.
Great stuff! I am looking forward to more videos on this and I hope to add many to my M1 mini. Also, I expect to buy a Mac laptop in the near future. How woudl I transfer the ones I created on my mini to tthe Mac laptop?
They should sync between your Macs (and iPad/iPhone) via iCloud.
my keyboard shorcuts I create does not work with the key combinations I mention unless the shortcut app is open
What do I do
They should. Perhaps try a reboot. Or maybe you have some other app getting in the way?
I just posted on your forum - how to create shortcut to open pre-selected folders in Finder? I gave more detail in the forum question
How can I get the unique URL of a unique email in Apple Mail to use in Reminders
Through the Shortcuts app? I'm not sure you can. You can drag and drop an email from Mail into Reminders to get a Reminder that links to the message. But how is it that Shortcuts fits into your process? Maybe if I knew more I could suggest something.
is there a way to delete everything in a folder (files and folders) without prompting using shortcuts. I can't find how to.
What's the use case? You can easily do it in the Finder by selecting them all and moving to the trash.
@@macmost I want to make a shortcut I can click that moves all the video files from my Downloads folder and deletes all files and folders that are left in there. I know I can do it manually in Finder but that's what I'm trying to avoid. I have figured out how to delete files using the shortcuts app but not folders.
@@kmcg101 If you can't get it done with the Shortcuts actions, you should be able to do it with some shell scripting inside a shortcut.
Battery of your MacBook doesn't seems to be charging. I get the same Symbol when my battery doesn't charge due using of third party USB hubs. Please confirm if you too have the same issue. Moreover, is it normal to have this battery Symbol while charging?
Not sure what you are experiencing. It doesn't matter if a hub is "third party" (Apple doesn't make one, so all hubs are third party). If I had to guess, I would say that your hub simply isn't supplying enough power to charge your Mac. Compare it (watts) with the charger that comes with your MacBook. If your Mac is losing power when plugged into it, then it is probably using more power than it is taking in from that particular hub.
Another great video, Gary. Is there also a way to “shortcut” where an app opens? Ie. I want the Mail to open on a vertical external screen and Safari to open on my main screen
Yes. There are several actions for controlling window position and size. Search for them.
Gold. Thank you.
Hi. Is there any way to change True Tone with Shortcuts?
Not that I can see.
I have a problem. I did everything like u did in the video but when i try to start the shortcut via shift+command+7 it doesnt start automatically. It worked for a minute in the beginning but than it stopped working. Now, I just hear the sound like the keys wouldnt be right. Does anybody know what i can do to solve this problem?
Can I create shortcuts for my iPhone/iPad on my Mac? It has always been a struggle to program the shortcuts on a phone or tablet. So if I could sync them now that would be a major improvement.
Yes. Try it and see.
I wish I could find some use for these. What actually happens is I think of something that turns out not to work right, or requires an AppleScript that I don't know how to write, and I give up. Or, I manage to create one but the amount of time it saves is negligible and I soon forget about the shortcut.
How do I change charging sound of my Mac from default to Siri speech as on iphones . In iphone it's done through shortcuts app but I don't think we can select input as charging on Mac shortcuts app. Can you make it using automator ? Help!
What are you trying to change, exactly? The mic input? Siri's voice?
Can you show us how I can use shortcuts to turn off True Tone when using editing apps and turn it back on for other apps. I cannot currently see a way to do this.
Would be a great help. Thanks !
I don't see an action for True Tone, so it wouldn't be possible.
@@macmost That's a bummer. I was really looking forward to this shortcut. I believe this would help lots of others as-well. Hopefully they will add True Tone to Shortcuts soon.✌🏻
An official Apple developer video explicitly states Automater will be retired in future, hence the ability to import automations into Shortcuts.
At some point in the future, I'm sure. But I'll bet it is a number of years. They updated Automator for Big Sur so it is 64-bit and good for a while.
Make more videos like this to complex shortcuts. How to make shortcuts more complex
How can one create a shortcut to show the dimensions of an image and/or images quickly?
An image where? In the Photos app? In Pages, Keynote? As a file?
@@macmost in finder....
@@djr3386 So get the image any way you want (Shortcuts Input, choose a file, etc) and then use Get Details of Images to get the width and height and display them. You don't realluy need Shortcuts for this though. Just select the file and use Command+i.
@@macmost Thank you Gary. 🙏
I want to create an automation for opening an app at a particular time of the day (time-based automation), how do I do that? Please help
For Ex - Open 'Notes' at 10 pm, daily
I see that there is an automation to do that on the iPhone but not on my mac, on iPhone it shows on the automation tab 'Create Personal Automation'
There is no way to do that with Shortcuts on the Mac, yet. You could do it with a Calendar event and Automator, I suppose. But WHY do you need to do that? Can't you just launch it yourself if you are using your Mac? And if you are not using your Mac, then it wouldn't happen anyway. I don't know WHY you need to do this particular thing, but wouldn't a recurring reminder be better? After all, if Notes is already open you wouldn't even notice this happening. But a reminder can remind you of the real thing you need to do, whatever that is.
@@macmost Okay, so it's not possible as of now, Thanks for your help.
Btw the 'notes' was just used as an example 😂, it is not what I want it for, I was just looking for 'time-based automation' just like in iPhone for doing other things. The thing is that I want to automate a series of tasks that has to happen on my mac at a particular time, just using the reminder will not help me.
Hi Gary. I have FINALLY decided to upgrade my late-2015 iMac from Mojave to a more current MacOS. I have been procrastinating so long since I know I will lose 32-bit app support. However, new TurboTax and Adobe PS and LR apps no longer work on Mojave, so I have to bite the bullet and upgrade. Would you recommend I upgrade to Big Sur, or Monterey? I feel Monterey is still a bit early in its cycle, and I would normally wait for the first .1 release of a brand new OS. What do you think? Your advise would be most valued!
Why upgrade but not all of the way. I always use the latest versions of macOS and all app. Monterey has been available for public testers since June so it isn't like the old days where the public didn't get to try it out until release. Monterey has bugs, but so does Big Sur. So does Mojave.
@@macmost thanks for the quick reply. I will take your advise and upgrade to Monterey. Thanks again.
Hi. I weant to open an App, klick at a specific button and than fill in something in a text-mask, than click another button, than close the window.
I dont know how to let shortcut click somewhere. It it possible?!
You can't really do that with a Shortcut. How you do it depends on the app and how it has implemented things. Maybe try Keyboard Maestro, but there will be a learning curve and you may need to firsthand help if you are not experienced with programming.
@@macmost Hm … I tried to do it via Automator (with recording-action), than opened the Automator-file via Shortcuts. Save that as a shortcut and now it works.
I attached the shortcut to my dock and now i only have to click it. (That seems to be the benefit vs the Automator-approach … at least i couldn't find a way to make it easy clickable …)
(I wanted to automate assigning/designing licenses from products wich I use sometimes on my Mac and sometimes on my PC … now I don't have to do it manually for every of those programs. And „of cause“ non of those licensing tools have implementations for Shortcuts. But like said with the trick to record my actions in automator and using that in shortcut it works like a charm)
how to I add a keyboard command in a line of shortcut?
No easy way to do that. You can do some things with AppleScript/JavaScript but they probably won't work like you want them to. Hard to comment further without knowing what you are actually trying to DO.
I keep accidentally hitting the Sleep Button above the delete button when typing, which then reverts to having to re-login after the mac goes into sleep mode. i know I can change sleep to ‘NEVER’ but how do I disable the fuction of the button altogether. I still have a sleep mode in my menyu bar
Do you mean in the Touch Bar? Go to System Preferences, Keyboard, Customize Control Strip and move it or remove it.
Gary, help me please, how to create a shortcut: if iMac is awake to run HomeKit light and vise versa, if is sleeping turn off the same light
You can't do that on a Mac as you can't trigger Shortcuts to run that way .. yet.
Two simple tasks I would love to Automate but have never succeeded.
Select eps and bitmap files in Finder and convert to pdf and heic, keeping them in place in the same folder they came from.
This would instantly save me masses of time every day.
Have you ever looked into the app Graphic Converter?
@@macmost I had another look at Graphic Converter. Not much has changed, a long list of features hampered by a clumsy, ugly UI. Getting to anything, if you can find it, is a tedious sequence of burrowing down often obscure options. Really reminds me of Freehand where the App is built around the programming paradigm not the User's interactions. Lots of modal windows.
I also went to Apple to see if they would address the bugs in Shortcuts App and the options that simply do not work. After an initial promise to investigate the problems and get back to me, I got nothing. Unfortunately that is Apple these days. Hyped features, that not even Apple employees can get to work, but we are expected to.
I think Shortcuts would be a great replacement for Automator. I was thinking of automating / creating workflows with lange amounts of data - close to half a million rows (sorting, filtering, deleting, formatting data etc.). But when I go to Numbers actions, I only see 3 rudimentary actions. Is it possible somehow use Shortcuts in my use case scenario? Is there a way to import the Numbers data dictionary from AppleScript into Shortcuts? Anyone has any experience, wisdom on this?! Thanks!
No, you just have very basic Shortcuts actions there. But you can use JavaScript to do more. ua-cam.com/video/Wjf1QHKHPpI/v-deo.html
Thanks bunches
Hey great video! do you maybe know how can I take a user input while doind shell scripting or js scripting ? for example cd desktop && mkdir $variable_name
In your script, choose where you have put $variable_name and replace that by Control+clicking, choose
I’m trying to make a shortcut where when I take a screenshot it will automatically be set to the lock screen. And resize the screenshot to 50%.
I haven’t succeeded.
You couldn't trigger a Shortcut like that. You could set the screenshot to save to a special folder by default, then have an Automator (not Shortcuts) Folder Action operate on it. But you'd then have to figure out a way to set your Desktop background to that image.
@@macmost Sorry I didn’t explain it so well. I’m on the iPhone. I have made a simple two step shortcut that will “Get the latest 1 screenshot” and “Set Lock Screen wallpaper to latest screenshots”.
However, I want to make the image a little smaller so It’s not so big or zoomed in on the Lock Screen. I have tried the “Resize image” or “Resize screenshot” in between the two steps and set it to a percentage or a particular width and hight, but the image isn’t smaller on the Lock Screen.
It’s okay if I will have to tab the shortcut after I have taken a screenshot. If it’s impossible to automatically do it when I take the screenshot in the first place.
@@musictheory4u153 Hmmm. Could be possible. I don't know of any tips for doing it off the top of my head, but keep working on it.
Thank youuuuuuuuuu
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Great
Just like Automator. A lot of promises and doesn't deliver even on something as simple as a QuickAction to convert bitmaps to HEIC.
Even Apple's preinstalled more convoluted QuickAction to do this simple task is buggy, flipping formats and file sizes after selection or throwing up a perpetual spinning wheel if you choose some unspecified number of "too many" files. It also dumps all selected converted files into one folder, despite the original files are in separate folders.
There is a reason these potentially useful "time saving features" don't get used. They more often than not only add to the time wasted on a task.
Running an Applescript doesn't seem to work
Perhaps an error in your code? Have you tried something else? It definitely works.
the shortcuts app is still Woefully incomplete.
how to run siri commands from shortcuts app
Which command, specifically? Siri and Shortcuts are two ways of doing things, but you wouldn't have Shortcuts tell Siri to do it, you would just have the Shortcut do it.
The typo on thumbnail
Got it. Thanks.
I just learned the hard way that garageband won't even open if your internet connection goes down---on an iMac---I had to force quit the bouncing---bouncing---bouncing--Logo on the Dock---What's up with that ? When social media is cut off, now I can't do anything---not even google why ?
I'm not sure what you are experiencing. GarageBand doesn't need a connection, but perhaps it was trying to open a previous document you had stored in iCloud? Or it was in the middle of an update? Contact Apple for support on that.
monterey almost distrup all popular mac apps like alfred and textsniper
Great video, but this app seems like an over complication to things you easily do. It’s more trouble than it’s worth imo. Very redundant because a lot of features are already built into Siri or have a shortcut. I don’t know of any practical uses. Maybe you can make a video on that.
like !
I’m super early!
Thanks for the ♥️ and listening to your viewers! This is the video I’ve been looking forward to the most and perfect timing cos I just got the 16” MBP today and need to convert my automations to shortcuts. I just hope dictation can invoke my shortcuts without saying “Hey Siri”.
For some reason there is a not a short cut action to close apps! What in god's name.....! Seriously?
There is, at least for Mac. Search for Quit App.
Is it possible to add a shortcut to the widget bar on macOS Monterey like you can do on iOS?
No, as there is no Shortcuts widget on macOS. But what are you trying to accomplish with that? What is your goal? The Shortcuts menu is right there at the top of the screen and you can place Shortcuts there, which is just as convenient if no more so.
@@macmost I have two opinions on that:
1 ) There is already a Shortcut widget on iOS. So what could be a good reason not to have a Shortcut widget on macOS since widgets are possible there too? I believe there is no good reason for that, so if not now, but in the future we will see a Shortcut widget on all Apple platforms.
2 ) I like the big visual appealing colorful widget style much more than the small icons in the menu bar. Furthermore, to activate a shortcut, the widget bar would be faster (when using the mouse), it needs just one click, while the menu bar needs 2 (open the menu and click a list item). In fact I would always prefer a widget in the notification center instead of a menu item in the menu bar.
But nevertheless, thanks a lot for your introduction and answering my question!🤝