Ultimate Guide to the Shortcuts App (for the Mac)!

[@JeffSu]

Is it pronounced GIF or JIF? Argue down below 👇🏻 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 The Power of the Shortcuts app 00:21 What are Shortcuts? 00:36 How to run Shortcuts on the Mac 01:49 Update Shortcut Settings 02:28 Hide Desktop Clutter 03:04 Enable Focus Mode via Shortcuts 03:54 Run Network Tool Shortcut 04:24 Count Character Shortcut 04:39 Search On Shortcut 05:14 Empty Downloads Folder Shortcut 05:25 Customize Your Own Shortcut 06:50 Share Shortcuts with Others

[@joobarr9888]

GIF, because it's from Graphics Interchange Format , hence it should share the same initial sound

[@JeffSu]

@@joobarr9888 But what about this 9gag post 😏 (9gag.com/gag/azAEEPB)

[@_zel_1695]

Hey Jeff! another great video indeed!! I always love how you put them all together. Your tutorials are quick and easy to understand. Please take a look at Raycast as well, it's better than alfred imo. And hopefully you do a review and tips&tricks for it as well.

[@abdul333majid]

Gif without arguing

[@JeffSu]

@@abdul333majid Dam. I wanted to see an argument though 😏

[@SoroushTorkian]

I see you're a man of culture as well. I spent literally 3 whole days just playing around with Shortcuts. Ended up with making productivity automations for different times of day, usually about having my phone read me my calendar events, reminders, weather, etc. That way I don't waste time going to different apps to check.

[@JeffSu]

*insert man of culture meme* 😏 Wait so what's the 1 shortcut you find to be the MOST useful out of the ones you made? Are they all for your iPhone?

[@SoroushTorkian]

@@JeffSu I made one shortcut doing exactly all of those tasks I mentioned above. It is called "what's going on today" In it, the following commands happen - Speak date - Speak weather for today (tell me actual temp, feels like temp rounded to the nearest ones digit, humidity, chance of preciptiation) -Speak calendar (An if command, modified it with a script such that it says synonyms for "and then" between each calendar event, otherwise says "There are no calendar events for today" - Speak reminders, similar script as calendar but using the reminders app. This needs tweaking if you need tomorrow's reminders or any sort of filtering on what sort of reminders you want to hear. My reminders are only set up for the dates I plan to start them, not the date they're due, which makes this set up easier for the shortcut to handle. Otherwise it says "there are no reminders for today" - Siri then prompts me "would you like to listen to podcasts, your morning music playlist, or nothing" in which case it listens for which one I say and acts accordingly to my response. (I think this one's a dictionary script action) You can then make an automation to run this shortcut after your alarm is turned off, but I don't recommend it if you sleep with your significant other and also because it's easy to forget to wear headphones if that's your circumstance.

[@SoroushTorkian]

@@JeffSu Sorry, they're for iPad OS and iOS but they SHOULD work on MacOS

[@JeffSu]

@@SoroushTorkian Interesting, love how you get to engage with Siri a second time. Thanks for sharing!!

[@JeffSu]

@@SoroushTorkian Ah got it

[@kalaiventhanb3677]

Thanks Jeff for sharing the details about the importance of shortcuts feature in mac. I was scratching my head to understand it, and eventually didn't use it , till now. Oh today, i understand, i am gonna use it. Thanks again.

[@JeffSu]

No problem! Glad this video was helpful! Let me know if you end up using some of these shortcuts!

[@martyn_b_jones]

Great video again, and thanks for linking all the shortcuts too. GIF gets my vote as the G is for graphics, rather than jraphics Oh and yes please, more shortcuts 🎉

[@JeffSu]

You're very welcome Martyn! hahaha I read "giraffics" and I immediately thought of a giraffe gif 😂

[@GeetMadan]

I have to say this is my favorite video of yours. I have time tracking shortcuts that I use my mac which are automated with keyboard maestro.

[@JeffSu]

Interesting! What's the shortcut you use the most right now?

[@GeetMadan]

With ventura i built a shortcut to remove background from images on my clipboard. It allows me to remove background and copy the new extracted image to the clipboard without having to save the original image on my computer.

[@JeffSu]

@@GeetMadan Wait....that sounds amazing. Is it the same feature iOS16 has for iPhones?? Did it come to the Mac? I feel like I didn't hear about this haha

[@GeetMadan]

@@JeffSu yes it is the same as the iOS 16 feature and it will be coming to Mac OS Ventura. On the Mac you should be able access it from the context menu or you can use the shortcuts action to use it.

[@charlesm835]

This is crazy helpful. Have always been daunted by making custom shortcuts, thanks for sharing!

[@JeffSu]

Honestly me too Charlie! Hope you end up using a few of these ones 😁

[@danieldelahozz]

I had Never clicked on a video so fast

[@JeffSu]

Success! 😁

[@jamesmoore4023]

I've never owned a Mac, but shared this with my friends who do.

[@JeffSu]

Thank you James! Let me know if they like it 😁

[@sigdetcdr]

Since the acronym of GIF is for Graphics Interchange Format, the way the "G" is pronounced in Graphics is the way I use the G in GIF........give the GIF it's due. Great content as always!!!

[@JeffSu]

Good point!

[@NoraConrad]

Quickly becoming my most watched KZbinr since I watch, then rewatch as I set up all your workflows 😅

[@JeffSu]

You make it sound like a bad thing to be addicted to me...I mean my videos.... 😏

[@milosjevic]

Great video! You can share websites for more shortcuts. All the best.

[@JeffSu]

Thanks Miloš! The link is in the description 😁

[@syaveyendafamily7189]

This is the best free software Ive seen. Respect.

[@JeffSu]

Glad to hear it my friend! Thank you! 😁

[@esausse]

Hide Desktop Clutter & Count Characters add here. Thanks, again!!

[@JeffSu]

Nice Eric!! Those 2 are my favorite too. What would you use the count characters for?

[@ziyanzhou4588]

Just wondering how can you speak English so well? Maybe some advice...

[@JeffSu]

My English teachers were awesome back when I was younger 😅

[@durquet01]

Great content as always! I appreciate you help people improve everyday and have fun in the process!

[@JeffSu]

That's the dream José! Thanks so much for the kind comment 😁

[@aleixin]

The first shortcut is the best think happened to me this week

[@JeffSu]

Love to hear it Aleix! Now we can both pretend to have clean desktops 😏

[@Lomaxxx]

Can you do a special about the best shortcuts you saw/found/have? Love your tutorials without talking to much to stretch the videos. It is crazy and unreal what you can do with shortcuts. I saw freaks on the net with shortcuts i cant even imagine whats going on in their head to get ideas like this. Would love to see a special video about. Great video by the way

[@JeffSu]

Thanks my friend! Unfortunately I'm not smart enough to come up with crazy shortcuts so what you see in this video are the ones I use the most!

[@MatthewCassinelli]

Dude excellent video 👌

[@JeffSu]

Thank you Matthew 😁

[@kcastyllo]

Let’s get started 😂 I say that before I start my day .. my coworkers laugh all the time.

[@JeffSu]

Do...they get the reference? 😂

[@LeahyPhoto]

That’s because they’ve already started two or three hours ago!

[@daRock789]

Love your videos Jeff. Helping me be more and more productive by the video!

[@JeffSu]

That's what I'm here for 😁

[@gustavopellegrini1995]

have you ever tried the app "sound source"???

[@JeffSu]

I haven't but wow 43 US dollars? haha

[@valeriocostilla3232]

I always love your intros! Straight to the point!

[@JeffSu]

Because I value my viewers' time Valerio 😁

[@MiguelAPerez]

I don't like using third party services to do things that I can do locally. For getting my network speed, there's a new command line tool called networkQuality on macOS Monterey. It runs a test with Apple services and gives you upload and download speeds. If you open the Terminal and write networkQuality and hit Enter, you'll get the results. It takes a few seconds to complete the test. To incorporate the speed test into a shortcut my recipe is: 1. Run Shell Script 2. Get text from input 3. Quick Look Then, on the first step, the only thing you should write is networkQuality. No spaces, nothing else. Just that word. If you run it from the menu bar as Jeff suggests, the icon will remain white while the test is running and then show you a little window with all the results.

[@JeffSu]

Oh wow, didn't know you could do this. Thanks for sharing Miguel!!

[@_frankrocha]

@Jeff please link this blue wallpaper! Thanks for the video.

[@JeffSu]

I actually found this online last year and made a few edits. I want to credit the original creator so I'll link it if I can find it

[@lofimusique1987]

Hello Jeff - This is really useful. I have been using Shortcuts on my iPhone but it would make more sense to use on Mac. Thanks a lot.

[@JeffSu]

No problem!

[@Andrea_Dong]

Thanks for the video Jeff! That speed test is really cool! I say gif cuz jif is already a peanut butter 😂 Congrats on 330k subs by the way! Looks like you’re well on your way to 500k :o

[@JeffSu]

Hahaha hard to argue with that logic! Thank you, slow but steady 😁

[@ducnm89]

You are a life-saver. Amazing as usual!

[@JeffSu]

Glad to hear it my friend 😁

[@Lefty8723]

Great and very useful video as usual. Thanks!!!

[@JeffSu]

Glad to hear it! I hope you end up using 1-2 of these shortcuts 😁

[@MrWanted000]

Since when u use apple notes😂 Great vid man

[@JeffSu]

Between you and me...I don't really use Notes haha. It's when I need to quickly sync paragraphs between my devices (when Handoff isn't working)

[@life_lived_well_8]

During my training as an Apple Creative, they showed us a clip from the developer of the gif in order to settle the debate. He says "jiff" like the peanut butter. I was always on the "g as in graphics camp", but since that day, I switched to side with the gif developer. You can find the clip if you search for "gif creator webby award" or something like that. It's pretty epic. :-)

[@JeffSu]

hahaha this is great, I definitely will. Thanks Kristi!

[@abhigoswami9536]

Question for you Jeff: If I'm trying to remove anything from the recent folder, It deletes the file from its original location! Can you please suggest a way to remove all items from Recent folder? BTW love your videos, so useful tips!🙌🏻

[@JeffSu]

The recent folder isn't a folder per say, it just shows what you recently opened. You can get rid of the recent folder entirely though, check out my mac tips video 😁

[@abdul333majid]

I don't have mac and still watched the video

[@JeffSu]

Hahahaha thank you. I hope...the dad jokes kept you entertained 😂

[@abdul333majid]

@@JeffSu 😂😂😂

[@Earaem]

Can you create a shortcut on how to actually maintain focus on long and boring tasks?

[@JeffSu]

I don't think a shortcut would do the trick 😂

[@AmzadHossain]

In iOS I use a shortcut to turn off wifi and bluetooth together; don't like the deactive mode.

[@JeffSu]

Oh interesting. You mean you don't use Airplane mode right? Basically you turn off wifi and bluetooth but leave on cellular service?

[@AmzadHossain]

@@JeffSu yes.

[@davidebossini740]

Thanks for the great videos! I finally understand how this mac feature can help my productivity: thanks!! Your shortcuts are very useful. If you could share more of them, that'd be great!

[@JeffSu]

Will do Davide!

[@arctixilva1620]

Hey Jeff, as MacOS Sonoma is released with new widget support, curious how your Mac desktop looks like! If you could do a video/Shorts about it, it'd be cool!

[@JeffSu]

I'll definitely have to do more research on that first!

[@BloomCartelle]

Obsessed with your videos thank you! I’m wondering what shortcuts you use on your iPhone?

[@JeffSu]

Not that many tbh, I'm still experimenting haha

[@OneLoveDigital]

Just found this video. Thanks for this. Very helpful!

[@JeffSu]

You're very welcome 😁

[@snooby8156]

You can actually active shortcuts via alfred without having the powerpack: Right click a short cut then click "Add to dock" then you can just active that shortcut by searching for it regularly because it treats it like an app now. You can remove it from the dock and it will still work. In Users>yourname>shortcuts is where it's stored

[@JeffSu]

That's a great point Snooby! I guess users just need to go through that extra set pf "adding to dock" in that case?

[@zhihenglou]

These videos are so good

[@JeffSu]

No arguments from me Zhiheng 😁

[@veritas.ve.42]

Is it possible to create battery related Automations / Shortcuts on a Mac please? I am specifically looking to create a shortcut where I can get the Mac to speak out battery percentages at various intervals, reminding me to charge the Mac at 30% and switch off the charger at 75% or 80% in order to prolong lithium battery life.

[@JeffSu]

Wow that's a great idea. I think you might have to google for that one. There are forums where developers share their automations / shortcuts!

[@britt_joiner]

This is awesome!! I really need to play around with shortcuts more. Have you ever used Raycast?

[@JeffSu]

Hi Brittany! I use Alfred instead of Raycast but I've heard great things 😁

[@britt_joiner]

@@JeffSu ah i've heard great things about Alfred too! hahah too many tools, too little time

[@TheDaviddai]

A shortcut to Jeff's content is to hit that subscribe button and turn on notifications.

[@JeffSu]

Dam I forgot to mention this pro tip

[@andy_knight]

I say GIF with a hard 'G' but only because it stands for 'Graphics' which is pronounced with a hard G. There are several languages like French, Spanish, Italian etc. where a G is softened when it is followed by an I, so I can see the potential for both to be used.

[@JeffSu]

Wow, this is the first time I heard this explanation, that makes a lot of sense Andy. Thanks for sharing!

[@AllanSpreys]

I use a hard G as well. Most people I know do. But the creator of the format used the soft G which is rather interesting.

[@JeffSu]

@@AllanSpreys No wonder we're all SO CONFUSED and this is such a huge meme 😂. Thanks for teaching me something new today!

[@vt70211]

1st comment...now I will proceed to watching the video 😄

[@JeffSu]

Well I hope you weren't first to click off the video 😏

[@vt70211]

@@JeffSu I hope so 😄

[@DaveEKardos]

Hey Jeff, great video! Some useful tips in here for sure. I am looking to create an entire automation that does something like the following, could you let me know if it's possible? - Open a specified app - Type a given string (text input), followed by enter - Type another given string of text, followed by enter - Type a keyboard shortcut with modifiers - Switch to another app - Text input, followed by enter - Paste from clipboard - Repeat 3-4x with various different text inputs. The purpose of such a workflow would be to reduce manual work on a repetitive process I do daily. I have searched high and low but haven't been able to find a way to have shortcuts app type on my behalf. Is this possible? Thanks in advance!

[@JeffSu]

Probably possible but i don't know how to do that 😂

[@rajdeepchakraborty3259]

Excellent video

[@JeffSu]

Thank you very much!

[@rahmi.digital]

I honestly wonder how many Mac or iOS users are using shortcuts

[@JeffSu]

Me too. I guess not that many? 😂

[@magicmanj32]

would love to see more

[@JeffSu]

Will do Craig 😁

[@LaEleB]

Hi Jeff! Amazing channel that I just fund. I'm bingewatching all your video to improve my mac as I did with my iPhone 15 pro max. I still do not have the payment Alfred version - I will get the one you suggestes - but I think I'm missing a stupid step: if I write sc on the Alfred bar, like you do, it just find the general shortcut gallery and not the specific shortcut. I don't even have the glasses (I think) logo that you have when you type sc. What am I missing? Thank you very much in advance and thank you for your shortcuts!

[@JeffSu]

I think you need to be using the paid version of alfred

[@brian106699]

Yes! This!

[@JeffSu]

Let me know if you end up using a shortcut or two Brian!

[@LuisjmGil]

Thankfully you are not a control freak. Just kiding, you are great man! Thanks for another video. Maybe a shortcut for your youtube channel? Like this: sc productive ninja.

[@JeffSu]

Why do that when I can have it always playing in the background 😉

[@LuisjmGil]

@@JeffSu It's just half of the experience. I stop everything I'm doing to watch the video heheh

[@JeffSu]

@@LuisjmGil I'll allow that 😜

[@paulbarrow5962]

It is pronounced GIF not GIF 😀

[@JeffSu]

WOW THANKS that's SUPER HELPFUL PAUL

[@paulbarrow5962]

😄😄

[@mihirkhatri88]

You are a great guy buddy

[@JeffSu]

Thank you Mihir 😁

[@shahnawazaadil7]

Lets get started😁

[@JeffSu]

Yes, let's! 😁

[@djb_tv]

GIF - HARD G BABY FOR LIFE. Stands for Graphical = Hard G. I don't care what anyone even the inventor says. HARD G always.

[@JeffSu]

Hahaha thanks for the passionate response 😂

[@djb_tv]

@@JeffSu a hill I’m apparently willing to die on lol. Or at least sprain an ankle on 😜 thanks for this video though seriously. Was a huge help.

[@rvmeushaw]

Can you recommend a good book or tutuorial which discussions programming Apple shortcuts with all of the different types of actions that are available?

[@JeffSu]

I haven't come across any yet :(

[@ahmedeldimllawi5092]

No way this is so useful !

[@JeffSu]

Glad to hear it Ahmed! 😁

[@milosjevic]

Would you be so kind and tell me how to create Mac shortcut with 2 Split screen tabs of Safari? All the best.

[@JeffSu]

Wouldn't that just be 2 Safari windows though?

[@milosjevic]

@@JeffSu yes.

[@JeffSu]

@@milosjevic In that case I would just open 2 Safari windows and have them in split screen

[@milosjevic]

@@JeffSu problem is not how to active 2 split screen of 2 Safari windows, the thing is how to open two different url's on two windows. I have experience that Safari always opened 2 url's on one windows in this case.

[@giustorm5345]

Hey Jeff I have struggle to make the right shortcut. Maybe you can help me further. I have an energy Strip which is connected with the Home-App and and is also plugged in on my desktop monitor, my desk lamp and all my chargers. Because everything is on Stand-by I would love to create a shortcut about turning everything off by giving the order to turn off the energy strip. So I can save a bit of electricity. My only condition/my plan is: If my iPhone, iPad and Mac battery level rises above 85 % turn OFF my energystrip The same vice versa: If my iPhone, iPad and Mac battery level rises below 85 % turn ON my energystrip The reason why I chose this condition is because if I wouldn't do that, then I could have some issues on the next morning about not having enough battery for the day. The problem is, it only works when they all interact with each other, across all three devices. can we implement that, at least with the iPhone and iPad or do you have an better idea about a smart energy-switcher? I hope you can help me further and wish you a nice day! :) Sincerely, Joseph

[@JeffSu]

Thanks for the question Joseph! I'm so sorry but I don't know the answer to your question 😂. I feel like some more advanced scripting would need to be involved to achieve your desired results

[@BillieLo]

thanks for sharing ! I just tried, so cool, do you know how to set the split ratio? it only have 2 options for me, i wish to input the ratio number. like 1/5 do you know how to do it please? thanks!

[@JeffSu]

Yea...I don't think that's an option (for now)

[@the_indrid_cold]

Hi! I have question about Shortcuts, but on iOS. Is it possible to create one for switching on / off one of sim cards in iPhone? For eg. I would like to switch on / off my e-sim everyday from 8 pm to 9 am. Is it possible?

[@JeffSu]

I FEEL like it's not possible without rooting the phone since that messes with the core function...but maybe another commenter can prove me wrong?

[@lukejackson1116]

Anyone figure out how to program a shortcut yet to open two chrome windows separate with specific website urls on each?

[@JeffSu]

That's definitely possible. If I were you I would go into the "Search On" shortcut, find how they pull up the URLs, and paste that into the shortcut you're creating

[@techmaster8059]

Hi. When I try to search for Toggle Hide Desktop, there are a lot of google searches above the shortcut. It's a headache to go down to the shortcut and enter. Any solution?

[@JeffSu]

Use Alfred 😂

[@techmaster8059]

@@JeffSu 'SC' does not work on Alfred without the powerpack. So even if you type the whole thing it just shows a google search.

[@JeffSu]

@@techmaster8059 yes if you go with Alfred you need the paid workflow add on via power pack

[@frivis3000]

So Under-rated video

[@JeffSu]

I think so to o😁

[@alemoraesoliveira]

Hi Jeff Su, Wonderful stuff you got here huh? I wonder if u can help to make one that I believe that u can make with great ease!! I simply want to have a nice way to change my sound output with two options, earphones or audio from my monitor, ok? Can You help me with that? Thanks a lot!!

[@JeffSu]

In that case I would simply just use Alfred or Spotlight to open up "Sound" and make the changes that way. It's pretty quick and takes less than 5 seconds

[@alemoraesoliveira]

@@JeffSu thanks!!

[@JeffSu]

@@alemoraesoliveira You're welcome!

[@AndreasBodin]

Great walkthrough and tutorial Jeff! Sitting and trying to figure out a "Shortcut" that converts an image/photo using an program Pixelmator Pro from RAW to JPEG. Now, I'd like a folder being created with the name "jpeg" where all the original image files are stored and then once converted be put into or moved into the "jpeg" folder. The "original" image files are being stored in different place at times (desktop, downloads or an external SSD), thus the "path" to where the newly created "jpeg" folder is not static. How to solve this?

[@bluedade2100]

Most of these shortcuts you mentioned are not available in the shortcuts, is there a way to widen my search since I don't think they got removed from shortcuts.

[@rikvandenreijen]

Is there a good Windows (visual) windows alternative for this?

[@JeffSu]

I'm positive there is 😂, but dam I haven't used Windows in so long (3 years) that I honestly can't tell you!

[@superdiscoclubmusic]

Hey Jeff, noob question, but i cant work it out, i want to Run a shortcut to open Quicktime, & then 2nd thing i want it to start Audio recording straight away, but i can find any way to activate a key Key Command in Shortcuts App...Please Help ?

[@JeffSu]

I don't think shortcut supports that level of customization yet 😅

[@everydayabnormalguy9153]

I liked the video because of "Hide D" joke. It would be better to "Show The D", lol :)

[@JeffSu]

Hahahahahahaha you're right 😂

[@francisjsantana]

What if I wanna hide my desktop clutter except for a couple of apps that I use?

[@JeffSu]

Put the apps in the dock?

[@Lord_Mangoat]

Awesome video. I'm curious; is it possible to make a Shortcut to do a Time Machine backup? I have mine setup to automatically do a backup every night, but I sometimes want to do it manually from the menu bat item. I own a Stream Deck and wondering if I could just setup a Shortcut button on that to just push to do a backup. Tried to Google search the answer, but it seems to be difficult to find that specific answer. Plus I keep getting iOS Shortcut stuff, but I'm wanting this on MacOS.

[@JeffSu]

I think a Time Machine backup is generally something that has to be done manually (since it's such an "important" task). To be honest I haven't tried using MacOS shortcuts, sorry!

[@harsh7969]

Consider changing your career afterwards as a comedian 😂

[@JeffSu]

I probably will if the KZbin thing doesn't work out

[@harsh7969]

@@JeffSu It could go simultaneously. You are great!

[@mikepevyhouse8023]

Hey so I have a shortcuts question. I hope you may be able to answer this. Do you know of a mac shortcut to automatically turn on my bluetooth speakers when I turn on my computer? Or at least assign a key for that to turn on the bluetooth speakers?

[@JeffSu]

That might be outside the realm of Shortcuts since you're trying to connect with another device 😂. Is it not connecting automatically when your bluetooth is turned on?

[@mikepevyhouse8023]

@@JeffSu Hey thanks for getting back to me. So yea the speaker does not connect automatically when I turn on the computer. It’s a Google max speaker, so I have to connect the BT manually in the preferences when I start the computer. So I was just looking for way to automate that process. 😊

[@JeffSu]

@@mikepevyhouse8023 Genuinely curious - why do you turn off your computer? Do you turn it off every night?

[@Lol-ux7ki]

can you automate a shortcut to run when an app is opened?

[@JeffSu]

Yes you can !

[@rkwimages]

Say the word 'Gift', now drop the 't'. There ya go. 'GIF'

[@JeffSu]

Hahaha that's a great explanation! Thanks for sharing 😁

[@hovhannesjulfayan5424]

Hi I got question. I am using my apple Pages as a songbook, where I typed all my song lyrics, but I got problem, trying to make group of songs, for concert to change songs easily but looks like apple pages doesn’t have option where you can make groups. Is there any advice maybe I can use Apple shortcuts to program something like that.

[@JeffSu]

Have you tried using folders in Apple Notes...?

[@hovhannesjulfayan5424]

No How can I do that?

[@unleashthedog]

Can you create folders with this?

[@JeffSu]

With shortcuts? Yes for sure

[@unleashthedog]

@@JeffSu awesome! i want to look into this to create an action that creates a bunch of folders into a project folder (possibly prompting for a name to assign to the root) for work to share with my team

[@maikaimakena9424]

Is there a way to have a short cut send a form email 📧 with a files attachments and also have the email have a certain subject

[@JeffSu]

Like...send personalized emails in bulk?

[@chadcaramanna5052]

almost 1gbps is insane😂

[@JeffSu]

😂

[@gozzilla78]

Creating a shortcut to empty the Download folder seems a bit silly

[@JeffSu]

Really? Why?

[@KevinStagg]

I'm not satisfied with the Gmail options supported by Mac. Could I create a simple shortcut that logs me into my personal account over on the web? I would then drag that shortcut into my dock. Many, many thanks!

[@JeffSu]

Hi Kevin! Sorry I'm not sure I understand; why don't you just stay logged in to the web version of Gmail?

[@LeahyPhoto]

How about a shortcut to alert me when my Magic Mouse is low on power. The warning in the toolbar beside Bluetooth came as news to me, but it’s gonna be very easily ignored.

[@JeffSu]

Ah...not sure about that one :(

[@preuton]

For some reason split screen does not work anymore.

[@JeffSu]

Which Mac version are you on?

[@preuton]

@@JeffSu macOS Sonoma 14.0. Splitcreen with a Shortcut that is.

[@raghavansrinivas1379]

I am a windows guy but watching this video

[@JeffSu]

One day, if I make a windows video, I will be dedicating it to you Raghavan 😉. But all jokes aside is there a similar windows app that does this?

[@raghavansrinivas1379]

@@JeffSu not that i heard off but i think windows might have one. But it is not integrated as shortcuts. Definitely make a video on windows and dedicate it to me.🤣

[@JeffSu]

@@raghavansrinivas1379 😂😂

[@raghavansrinivas1379]

@@JeffSu power automate is the app just like the shortcuts app but needs a lot more coding knowledge to begin with. it is available in windows store for WIN10, but it is pre installed in WIN11.

[@JeffSu]

@@raghavansrinivas1379 oh wow. But I guess I’m not surprised Apple has a “dummy proof” way to go about automating tasks haha

[@craigogden4343]

I cannot figure out how to create a shortcut to pause spotify. I can open and hide spotify, but cannot figure out how to pause it. Any ideas?

[@GermanLanguageBardagulan]

How did you do the create PDF @1:25? Please help

[@JeffSu]

Right click the two images :)

[@jackc3205]

Never found shortcuts to be useful, because its not doing anything I just can't do myself manually. And the things I do need automated, are too complicated for the shortcuts. Still looking around for something actually useful, but haven't seen anything yet.

[@JeffSu]

Interesting! Can you give me an example of a "complicated" workflow you want to adopt?

[@jackc3205]

@@JeffSu Sure. I use my laptop to work in construction. Fast paced. Hectic. What I need automated, are functions within spreadsheets. Multiple data point input / sorting, that sort of thing. When I see the shortcuts being offered its all just superficial (no offence) point and click functions that I need in my job to do now, not at a specified time. Its like voice assistants. Fun to ask about the weather, directions, etc, but thats about it. Literally voice assistant, and shortcuts is saving me 2 clicks of my mouse. Again, no offence. I may be missing something, but to me its just fun, not useful.

[@JeffSu]

@@jackc3205 Ahhhh gotcha. No offence taken because...I don't work at Apple 😂. It's just interesting to hear what your ideal use case is!

[@jackc3205]

But I should add that I'm not trying to rain on your parade here. You obviously find them useful and thats great. I do enjoy the videos.

[@timmark4190]

How can you schedule shortcuts?

[@JeffSu]

What do you mean?

[@timmark4190]

@@JeffSu Run a shortcut at 9:00am every day

[@JeffSu]

@@timmark4190 Ah then you would need an automation. It's not available in Mac just yet I think (it's available on iPhone)

[@barahui9]

Insane Internet speed

[@JeffSu]

I pay ~418 USD for the year, I feel like that's on the expensive end 😅

[@barahui9]

@@JeffSu *cries in Canadian internet prices*

[@JeffSu]

@@barahui9 Oh...is it that high? 😅

[@raynersouza926]

There is anyone able to create a shortcut to activate function "Split View to the left or right" of the current app in the screen? Like the green button in the corner?

[@JeffSu]

I'm sure someone in Reddit might have made it Rayner 😂

[@weezyf775]

still haven't seen a shortcut(s) that's make make it worth investing the time of setting them up. bc 30% is your work volume..? talk about a stretch lol

[@JeffSu]

That's a good point! Gonna try to find / create some shortcuts that all working professionals can use 😁

[@plasticinetv]

Absolutely agree. Maybe "Tile Last 2 Windows" can be borderline useful

[@ahumblerequest5222]

Is it possible let siri or text to voice notify me about my battery status

[@JeffSu]

Yes it is! You would need to create an automation

[@logaandm]

I came here to learn how to MAKE a short-cut not get a sales pitch on a bunch of short-cuts I don't care about.

[@JeffSu]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@SomeGuyIsWorking]

I came to this video to find how to run a shortcut at the press of a button. It does not show you that. I am after that when I press the R key, or a combination of keys to run a shortcut

[@JeffSu]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@allofmystuffs]

Anyone knows a shortcut to turn bluetooth off if nothing is connected for 10 minutes.?

[@unleashthedog]

Is there no absolute way to make the scripts available for download?

[@JeffSu]

I left a download link in the description 😁

[@unleashthedog]

@@JeffSu i mean other than icloud. I have created a script for work so we are not logged in with icloud accounts

[@brettrandolph6531]

Anybody have any ideas as to how to use a Mac keyboard key to toggle between Noise Cancelling and Transparency mode when AirPods are connected to the Mac?

[@JeffSu]

That's a super interesting use-case Brett, let me know if you figure it out!!

[@BROProductionTUT]

I like your videos but it's too much speed.

[@JeffSu]

Thanks for the feedback 😁