r/shortcuts is a subreddit with 564k 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
: "LocalTube (Local youtube video installer)"
3 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "what else can I do to prevent me from doom scrolling on instagram?"
1 post
#3
Ideas
: "Built a Shortcut to kill "what's for dinner" decision fatigue — picks a meal & builds your grocery list"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/shortcuts
#1
Shortcut
42 posts
#2
Struggling
32 posts
#3
Annoying
20 posts
#4
Frustrating
9 posts
#5
Reminder
7 posts
#6
App
4 posts
#7
Text
4 posts
#8
Automation
4 posts
#9
Calendar
3 posts
#10
Ios
2 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
: "what else can I do to prevent me from doom scrolling on instagram?"
94 posts
#2
Shortcut Sharing
: "Per-app volume control"
51 posts
#3
Request
: "I’m trying to create a shortcut/automation that can see when I’m on call and sends me a notification to check my emails when I’m on call"
16 posts
#4
Discussion
: "Thinking of building a “capture anything” Shortcut for iPhone"
14 posts
#5
OS 27 beta
: "I’d love to see the stats for how many people immediately change this setting"
8 posts
#6
Appstore (App)
: "I kept forgetting my notes, so I made a Shortcut that lets me write them straight from my Lock Screen"
5 posts
#7
Tip/Guide
: "One automation for per-app volume on all your apps (iOS 18.2+), plus a fix for Set Volume silently failing"
3 posts
#8
Help (Mac)
: "Folder Based Automation Not Triggering"
3 posts
#9
Request (Mac)
: "Any alternative to Nautomate ?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/shortcuts
Yearly
+88k members(18.4%)
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Last updated: August 8, 2026