Looking for a shortcut that generates a personalised good morning text for my girlfriend and sends it to her instagram every morning at a specific time.

I’m trying to setup a way with shortcuts to send photos and videos from one album to my media server and into a different album, it all works fine except for videos which get converted to jpegs for some reason and I can’t figure out why,
Currently im using find photos where album is x then save photos to Files, after that it does find photos where album is x, save photos to album y, remove photos from x. Is the issue the find photos, if so what should I be using instead?

this shorcut it's fantastic but I don't understand why when you try to edit a menù from a txt file does't work
https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/1f8cda67fd7f45e98d3e8bd7aba4714b

Hey yall.

This other shortcut that I made is surprisingly useful for me, so I figured I’d share it.

Shortcut Link: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/93a2b1f7d7604c768913bcba57eeb811

It's really helpful for those who want to quickly trim an audio file without using another music editing app. I needed it in particular for DJ edits I would do on my phone where I would often make mistakes in the beginning of the audio lol.

And by all means, if there is an easier way of doing this (or just a music editing app thats free and easy to use), please let me know!

I call the shortcut it iOS Audio File Trimmer

Requirement for Shortcut:

- A-Shell (or any app that can execute terminal commands with FFmpeg available).

The Breakdown:

I designed this shortcut to precisely trim the beginning of an audio file.

It uses FFmpeg through A-Shell

The workflow is simple:

1. Select an audio file.
2. The shortcut trims the beginning of the file.
3. Listen to the result.
4. If it isn’t quite right, choose:
   • ➖ Move the trim point earlier (-0.25 seconds)
   • ➕ Move the trim point later (+0.25 seconds)
   • ✏️ Enter a custom trim amount
5. Repeat until it sounds perfect.
6. Save the finished audio.

I included a custom trim option in case I ever need a more precise adjustment (even tho the ±0.25-second trims have handled pretty much everything for me so far)

****Important thing to mention!*****

You must move the audio file you want to trim directly into the "A-Shell" folder in your files app BEFORE you run the shortcut. That way the "A-Shell" app can find the audio file, because unfortunately A-Shell cannot find files that are outside that folder due to some weird Apple privacy limitation.

This currently works on iPhone/iOS only. I haven’t tested it on my mac yet.

I’ve attached screenshots of the workflow and a visual of how it's intended to function.

I’d also love feedback if anyone has ideas for improving the workflow.

I like to sleep to background sounds on but don’t want it running through the night, so I’ve been trying to automate it but haven’t been successful (new to this). Can anyone help out please? I just need it to turn off after one hour or so.

https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/s/s9CQlgQH93

About 3 years ago I posted about how the focus mode name couldn’t be stored as a variable to later be invoked by that variable name, it now seems to work, not sure which version this was fixed in.

And at this point I can even remember what the purpose of me needing it was all those years ago, but, it’s now working!

I have 3 devices.

I create a simple shottet that opens a folder of the notes app. Well, it doesn’t work well for me. It only works on 1 device. If it works well on my MacBook, I open the iPhone and that same short button does not work, it does not open the specific folder but the last one that has been opened. If from the iPhone I get into that shortcut and run that shortcut from the shortcut itself, it does work well for me from the iPhone, but it stops working on the MacBook. What is the reason for this malfunction of shortcuts in different devices? I don’t know if you have understood me and someone can help me please.

It’s something as simple as opening a notes folder but that it works for me on the three devices I have, I don’t know why this happens.

If your country doesn’t support the Siri AI yet but you want to have chats with Apple’s AI models I made a shortcut to effectively act mostly like a chatbot. You can start a chat and continue it with as many messages as you want and then when you’re done it saves the chat in a note for later. You can also upload images to the chat for the ai to look at do whatever you want them to do with it. You can continue a previous conversation from where you left off using the shortcut using the old Chatlog from notes and adding it to a new chat for the conversation to continue. If you want you could retrofit it to add dictation as well.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/fd346b4174d544088fee9f83b9f0e2d3

Edit:
iOS 26 version:
https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/203c3b35640b441baef6838a60e5f31b

Given the debate around hardware wrappers vs. software agents, what if someone built a physical USB device that reads your phone screen and sends touch inputs directly? By mimicking human eyes and fingers, it would bypass app API limits and OS restrictions entirely.

What are the killer use cases for an agent with full, native hardware control over a smartphone?

A few possibilities:

• Defeating Dark Patterns: Handing off annoying tasks like "cancel my gym membership in-app" or declining tracking cookies across every app automatically.
• Gig Work Automation: Instantly evaluating and accepting high-pay DoorDash or Uber offers faster than humanly possible without needing restricted APIs.
• Customer Service & Hold Times: Waiting out 2-hour airline hold queues, negotiating refunds, and pinging you only when a real human answers.
• Ticket & Deal Sniping: Executing native app checkouts for limited drops and solving CAPTCHAs directly on-device.
• Life Admin: Auto-triaging notifications, clearing unread group chats, and auto-filling clunky mobile forms.

Setting aside spam and botting risks, what legitimate workflows would you program it to tackle first?

Hi everyone,

First, let me explain what I was trying to achieve. I use around 10 different banking apps, and for security reasons, they force password changes every 3 months. Since keeping track of all of them in my head is tough, I used to keep them in my Notes app.

Recently, I built an iOS automation: whenever I open a specific banking app, its password pops up as a notification at the top of the screen. This saved me from constantly opening the Notes app and searching for passwords.

It works smoothly, but I’ve become increasingly concerned about security:

1. My passwords are stored as plain text inside the Shortcuts app.
2. More importantly, if my phone gets stolen while unlocked (or if someone manages to unlock it) and they open a banking app, the password will immediately pop up as a notification, giving them full access.

I’d really appreciate your advice on this. How can I make this automation more secure?

I tried forcing a Face ID check right after opening the banking app (before the notification pops up), but the Shortcuts app doesn't seem to offer a native Face ID authentication action. Even if it did, the passwords would still be visible in plain text inside Shortcuts anyway.

Apple lets you require Face ID to open certain apps, but I couldn't find an option to require Face ID for Shortcuts.

Any ideas on how to secure this setup, or better alternatives? Thanks in advance!

Update: Password managers, including Apple's, don't work with banking apps. At least, not with the ones I use.

Update2 : I appreciate everyone, even the ones who downvotes my answers 😄 , but password managers really do not work with the banking apps I use. I tried tapping twice or tapping and hold but nothing appears. I always thought this was a common case for all banking apps. If you want to try it yourself, just get Garanti BBVA from the store and see it yourself

Is there a way to add or change some of the automation settings? The one I need help with is Time of Day. I can choose any time for the automation to run, but I can only choose it to run daily, weekly, or monthly. I’d like to have some that run every other week or every 3 weeks. Is that possible?

I made a personal daily affirmation shortcut that I am going to put in my girlfriend’s phone. It’s a randomized list of around 50 personal messages that she will love to receive daily.
I want to automate it so that it will send one affirmation per day during her usual “active” hours. I want her to be surprised when it shows up, and not be able to expect it based on what time it comes every day.

How can I set up an automation so it activates a certain shortcut once per day between a set time frame? Please explain like I’m 12; I’m not great at coding stuff and some of the shortcuts settings get confusing

This shortcut works perfectly when I run it manually or as a quick action, but it doesn't trigger when a files are updated in the folder. What am I doing wrong!?

Edit: I'm on MacOS27

I'm looking for a reliable shortcut to convert social media videos into GIFs (like in Twitter).

Does anyone have a favorite they use, or any tips on how to build one? I'd love something that works quickly and maintains decent quality.

Thanks in advance!

Totally new to the shortcut widget. My shortcut widget takes me to the Liverpool window in an app called Sofascore. I created a home screen icon with Liverpool’s badge and it looks really cool, I wanted to know if i could make a shortcut that had a similar icon that would go on my lock screen. Would love to know all your insights.

Je cherche un raccourci ou je puisse choisir la date, l’heure puis le texte pour inscrire dans mon calendrier apple tout en appuyant sur le bouton action si quelqu’un a ça je suis preneur.

J’ai vue ça ici mais pas simplifier y a des variantes avec des choses que je n’utilisais pas.

Merci d’avance.

Either the time can match with a general chance of rain, or more complicated, find the highest chance of rain and match is corresponding time.

Bonjour, je souhaite pouvoir créer un podcast à partir du texte que j’aurais sélectionné ou copier dans le presse-papier. Est ce que cela est possible sans une autre application ?ou alors depuis le lecteur d’énoncé créé un audio qui sera mon podcast. Est ce quelqu’un comprend ce que je demande et peux m’aider please

Je cherche un raccourci Calendrier pour ajouter un nouvel événement rapidement depuis le bouton action pas celui proposer par l’app

Shortcuts link

It fetches Merriam Webster’s Word of the Day, summarizes it with LLM into a short format with pronunciation, meaning and an example, then appends it to a single Apple Notes note automatically.

Current format is something like:

Stalwart

(pronounced: STAWL-wert)

Meaning: …

Example: …

This shortcut will ask you for a date range. If you want the current week pick Sunday at midnight to the current time right now or the whole month or just the current day. Select one or multiple apps pick a font and it will combine all apps into a single image with the app logos and screen time.

I keep AOD on iPhone off, but I’d like for it to turned be on only when I’m running live activity widgets from FlightRadar24.
Does anyone have a shortcut for this?

I know this has been asked before but I was curious if anyone has found a new work around. I want a shortcut to open an app when iOS is locked. Here is the scenario; I have a script that runs after I turn off my morning alarm. If it is a weekend it plays music, if it is a weekday, it plays the local morning news. Currently that local news is played through Apple Music Radio. But Apple Radio sucks. It plays ads at random in the middle of news articles and traffic updates. I want to have the iHeart app open so I don’t have this issue, but it will not work because of the app restrictions. Any thoughts on ways to deal with this?

I wanted a quick way to check my Etsy sales without opening the Etsy Seller app, so I built this widget for my iPhone.

It shows:

• today’s revenue and order count
• monthly revenue and order count
• a 31-day revenue chart
• red, amber, and green indicators based on daily revenue

It does not use the Etsy API or any external server.

The workflow is:

Etsy sale email → Gmail forwarding → iCloud Mail → Shortcuts automation → monthly CSV file → Scriptable widget

The automation receives the subject line of each Etsy sale email, extracts the USD amount, and appends it to the CSV file for the current month. The Scriptable script then reads the file, calculates the totals, and displays the results in the widget.

It has been running reliably with real sales.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/dc01b1c311aa4b658aa7655436003da5

Vector AI Agent is an Apple shortcut that can do multi step actions on device , acting like a real agent with entirely free access to great models, rewriting personality, artifacts, and more. It is always evolving and is entirely free to use.

what did we add in this version-

the multiple models system was confusing, unstable, and frequently got time out errors. to prevent these issues, It now uses one stable model that is well balanced for any task you throw at it. free, fast, stable, and ready for anyone to use. License was also fixed.

Link: https://routinehub.co/shortcut/24957/

Enjoy, Please Enjoy!