 | |
 Screenshot of the Shortcuts Gallery on aniPhone 14 Pro runningiOS 17.2 | |
| Original author(s) | DeskConnect, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Apple |
| Initial release | 2014; 11 years ago (2014) |
| Operating system | iOS,iPadOS,watchOS andmacOS |
| Available in | 34 languages |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | support |
Shortcuts (formerlyWorkflow) is avisual scripting application developed byApple and provided on itsiOS,iPadOS,macOS, andwatchOS operating systems. It allows users to createmacros for executing specific tasks and automations on their device(s). These task sequences can be created by the user and shared online throughiCloud. A number of curated shortcuts can also be downloaded from the integrated Gallery.[1]
Shortcuts are activated manually through the app, shortcut widgets, the share sheet, andSiri. They can also be automated to trigger after an event, such as the time of day, leaving a set location, or opening an app.[2]
Shortcuts was originally created by DeskConnect, Inc. (Ari Weinstein, Conrad Kramer, Veeral Patel, and Nick Frey) for MHacks Winter 2014 competition and was awarded first place for Best iOS App.[3]
Workflow originally began as a project at The University of Michigan's MHacks.
In 2015, Workflow received anApple Design Award for its integration with iOSaccessibility features such asVoiceOver.[4]
On March 22, 2017,Appleacquired Workflow for an undisclosed amount. Following the purchase, the software was made available for free. An accompanying update also changed some of the service providers used within the app to those owned or preferred by Apple, such asApple Maps andMicrosoft Translator, and closed submissions of workflows to Gallery.[5][1]
On September 17, 2018, the Workflow app became the Shortcuts app, which runs shortcuts withSiri, along withiOS 12. The app was announced on June 4, 2018, atWWDC 2018.
On September 19, 2019, with the public launch ofiOS 13, the Shortcuts app became a default app installed on all iOS 13 devices.
On June 7, 2021, atWWDC 2021, a desktop version of the Shortcuts app was announced formacOS.[6]
On September 12, 2022, Apple launched an update to the Shortcuts app as a part ofiOS 16. This update included the ability to integrate Siri voice assistant with Shortcuts.[7]
Shortcuts also supports a URL scheme. This works as follows:[8][9][10]
shortcuts://shortcuts://galleryshortcuts://gallery/search?query=[search words]shortcuts://create-shortcutshortcuts://open-shortcut?name=[name]shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=[name]&input=[see note]&text=[see note]Note: The parameters "input" and "text" are optional. If you pass "clipboard" to input, the clipboard is passed as input. If you pass "text" to input, the parameter "text" is retrieved and the text stored there is passed as input. There, URL encoding is required.
iOS and iOS-based products | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware |
| .svg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Software |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
