New Sindre app: Shortcutie with 19 Shortcuts actions

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Sindre Sorhus has once again returned from his mysterious app forge with a gleaming new creation: Shortcutie. It adds 19 Mac-only Shortcuts actions:

  • Get Active Browser Tab
  • Run JavaScript on Active Browser Tab
  • Get Active Browser
  • Get Selected Text
  • Clear Notifications
  • Get/Set Default Browser
  • Set Grayscale Mode
  • Is Screen Being Watched
  • Open App (Extended)
  • Set Folder Color
  • Hide All Windows
  • Quit All Apps
  • Eject All Disks
  • Show Desktop
  • Empty Trash
  • Get/Set Desktop Widgets Visibility
  • Get/Set Function Keys Mode
  • Clear Recent Lists
  • Open System Setting

That’s in addition to the dozens of actions in the sister Actions app (free).

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Fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

I was curious why one developer would provide 2 separate apps which provide shortcut actions (why not combine everything into 1 app?). It seems that Actions is a free app on the App Store which only includes actions that Apple will allow. However, Shortcuttie is a paid app which is not on the App Store because it includes actions which Apple would not allow according to their rules. A $6 one-time purchase for one user with unlimited computers is a great deal given the list of actions you get.

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Agree. It’s nice to see a no-nonsense exchange: want this app? pay this fee. Why?

From the FAQ

I can already do some of these actions with AppleScript and the command-line, why use this app?

Yes, but the app packages these capabilities into maintained, ready-to-use actions that integrate perfectly with Shortcuts. This lets you focus on building workflows instead of writing and maintaining scripts.

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This dev is the kind who gets paid for new apps until I find a bad one.

I like the look of those JS and get tab actions. Keen to play with them when I’ve got time.

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