r/shortcuts is a subreddit with 562k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses shortcut, struggling, annoying, frustrating, and reminder, and they frequently recommend/review note app, youtube downloader, and finance app.
This subreddit is devoted to Shortcuts. Shortcuts is an Apple app for automation on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
Popular Themes in r/shortcuts
#1
Solution Requests
: "Looking for a mail automation if possible"
3 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Translate highlighted text and show in popup?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/shortcuts
#1
Shortcut
: "I got tired of not having clipboard history on iPhone… so I built one with Shortcuts 😂📋"
45 posts
#2
Struggling
32 posts
#3
Annoying
20 posts
#4
Frustrating
9 posts
#5
Reminder
7 posts
#6
Sites
4 posts
#7
App
4 posts
#8
Text
4 posts
#9
Automation
4 posts
#10
Calendar
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/shortcuts
Note App
4 reviews
#1
Drafts
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Bear
4.0★ from 1 review
Youtube Downloader
3 reviews
#1
RoutineHub Shortcut
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
yt-dlp
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Transloader
5.0★ from 1 review
Finance App
1 review
#1
Debit & Credit
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/shortcuts
#1
Help
: "base64 to wallpaper"
94 posts
#2
Shortcut Sharing
: "I saw Shortcuts could run automatically when a text arrives, so I built an app that logs my expenses by itself"
46 posts
#3
Request
: "Can Apple Shortcuts generate a temporary email address from services like 10 Minute Mail?"
18 posts
#4
Discussion
: "Thinking of building a “capture anything” Shortcut for iPhone"
17 posts
#5
OS 27 beta
: "OS 27 Beta 2 now allows for easier toggling off/on of automations and filtering."
11 posts
#6
Appstore (App)
: "I yell "Stop!!" at my kid all day, so I built a shortcut that lets me yell my expenses at my phone instead"
7 posts
#7
Tip/Guide
: "I stuck NFC tags all over my house. Now my chores track themselves via Apple Shortcuts."
3 posts
#8
Help (Mac)
: "Take image files added to a watched folder and share them to a note"
1 post
#9
Request (Mac)
: "Any alternative to Nautomate ?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/shortcuts
Yearly
+88k members(18.6%)
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Last updated: July 22, 2026