r/shortcuts 3h ago

Help Automation Settings

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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?


r/shortcuts 17h ago

Help How can I automate a shortcut to run once per day at a random time between 10am and 8pm?

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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


r/shortcuts 15h ago

Help Shortcut For Social Media Video to Gifs

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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!


r/shortcuts 3h ago

Shortcut Sharing My iOS Audio File Trimmer (built with Shortcuts + A-Shell)

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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)

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

Visual of the Function
Part 1 of Screenshot of IOS Audio File Trimmer
Part 2 of Screenshot of IOS Audio File Trimmer

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.


r/shortcuts 14h ago

Help (Mac) Folder Based Automation Not Triggering

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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


r/shortcuts 13h ago

Solved Can you make a shortcut which only triggers when you've selected text?

2 Upvotes

I want to replace the normal copy with action button copy, however my action button does something else when other triggers are available(like current app, focus etc). Can I make it so the the first thing my action button/shortcut does is to check where or not Ive selected text? This will also give bonuses like easier to make automatic clipboard, misclicking and then needing to selecct and so on


r/shortcuts 13h ago

Request For weather, how do I get text of the time it will rain, with its percentage chance.

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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.


r/shortcuts 17h ago

Help Énoncer texte devient podcast

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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


r/shortcuts 17h ago

Help Is there any way to change the way my shortcut widget looks on the lock screen.

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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.


r/shortcuts 22h ago

OS 27 beta Made a screen time shortcut in iOS 27

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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.


r/shortcuts 22h ago

Shortcut Sharing Made a Shortcut to save Word of the Day to Apple Notes

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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: …