Requires macOS 26 or later

The app provides 70+ powerful extra actions for the Shortcuts app on macOS.

While my free Actions app provides useful functionality for the Shortcuts app through the App Store for macOS, iOS and visionOS, Shortcutie is a Mac-only app that offers more powerful system-level features by operating outside of Apple’s restrictions. This enables capabilities like changing system default browser (without a prompt), getting the active browser tab, clearing notifications, etc. - things that wouldn’t be possible under App Store rules.

Included actions

• Get Active Browser Tab
  Gets the URL and title of the active browser tab. Supports Safari, Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, Arc, Orion, Atlas, and any Chromium-based browser. Firefox and Firefox-based browsers are not supported as they do not implement the required AppleScript interface for getting tab info.
• Run JavaScript on Active Browser Tab
  Runs JavaScript code on the active browser tab and returns JSON. Supports the same browsers as “Get Active Browser Tab”, except ChatGPT Atlas.
• Open URLs in Private Browser Window
  Opens URLs in a private/incognito browser window. Supports Safari, Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, Arc, Orion, Firefox, Zen, and any Chromium-based and Firefox-based browser. Not DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT Atlas.
• Get Active Browser
  Gets the frontmost app if it’s a browser.
• Get Selected Text
  Gets the selected text in the currently focused window.
• Get/Set Current Folder in Finder
  Gets or sets the currently viewed folder in Finder.
• Get Document of App
  Returns the file of the currently active document in the active or specified app. Works with native macOS apps like Preview, TextEdit, Pages, Keynote, Numbers, and other document-based apps.
• Get File from Path
  Converts a text path to a file or folder object for use in other Shortcuts actions. Accepts both absolute paths (like “/Users/username/Documents/file.txt”) and paths with “ ” (like “/Documents/file.txt”). Returns a reference to the actual file on disk.
• Show Alert (Extended)
  Shows an alert dialog with multiple buttons and returns which button was clicked. Timeout, custom icon, and up to 8 buttons. Screenshot.
• Join Wi-Fi
• Clear Top Notification
  Clears the top visible system notification.
• Clear Notifications
  Clears all system notifications.
• Click Top Notification
  Activates the top visible system notification.
• Get/Set Default Browser
  View or change the system default web browser.
• Get/Set Appearance (Extended)
  View or change the system appearance mode (Light, Dark, or Auto). Unlike the native action, this also supports Auto mode.
• Get/Set Icon & Widget Style
  View or change how app icons and widgets appear. Choose default, dark, clear, or tinted.
• Press Keyboard Shortcut
  Simulates pressing a keyboard shortcut. Optionally target a specific app.
• Trigger Menu Bar Item
  Executes a menu bar item in the frontmost or specified app. Accepts menu paths like “File > Save As”.
• Get Menu Bar Item
  Gets info about a menu bar item in the selected app. Returns title, enabled state, checked state, and keyboard shortcut.
• Trigger Context Menu Item
  Executes a context menu item at the current mouse-cursor position.
• Set Grayscale Mode
  Makes screen display in black and white.
• Is Screen Being Watched
  Detects if the screen is being recorded, mirrored, or shared (Zoom, Teams, etc).
• Stash Text
  Shows the given text in a floating window. Multiple calls add items to the sidebar list. Intended for temporary viewing, not long-term storage. Screenshot
• Find Listening Port
  Finds TCP ports that currently have a listening process on this Mac.
• Is Port Listening
  Checks whether a specific TCP port currently has a listening process.
• Kill Process
  Stops a process by process ID, process name, port number, or listening port. Supports dry-run mode.
• Open App (Extended)
  Options to pass in URLs, activate, force new instance, hide, launch arguments, and environment variables.
• Close All Windows of App
  Closes all windows of the specified app.
• Unminimize Windows of Active App
  Unminimizes all windows or the first window of the currently active app.
• Isolate Window
  Hide all other apps and minimize all other windows of the current app.
• Get/Set Accent Color
  View or change the system accent color.
• Toggle Dock Folder
  Expands or collapses a folder in the Dock.
• Get/Set Default Audio Device
  View or change the default audio input (microphone) or output (speaker).
• Get Details of Audio Device
  Returns comprehensive information about audio devices.
• Find Audio Device
  Returns all audio devices.
• Get/Set Audio Device Mute State
  Control mute state of audio devices.
• Get/Set Audio Device Volume
  Control volume level of audio devices.
• Set Folder Color
  Change the color of folders.
• Hide All Windows
  Instantly hides windows for all apps.
• Minimize All Windows
  Minimizes all visible windows, with options to only affect the active app.
• Quit All Apps
  Closes all running apps except menu bar apps.
• Get Night Shift
  Returns whether Night Shift is currently enabled.
• Get True Tone
  Returns whether True Tone is currently enabled.
• Eject All Disks
  Safely unmounts all external drives.
• Create Email with Files
  Creates a new email message in the default email app with the given files as attachments.
• Empty Trash
  Permanently deletes items in the trash.
• Toggle Show Desktop
  Shows or hides the desktop by temporarily moving windows aside.
• Toggle Mission Control
  Shows or hides Mission Control.
• Toggle App Exposé
  Shows or hides App Exposé.
• Toggle Launchpad
  Shows or hides Launchpad.
• Toggle Spotlight macOS 26 only
  Toggles Spotlight search, optionally navigating to a specific tab.
• Get Latest Screenshots
  Returns the most recent screenshots taken with the system screenshot tool.
• Get/Set Dock Position
  View or change the position of the Dock.
• Get/Set Desktop Icons Visibility
  Show, hide, or check visibility status of desktop icons.
• Get/Set Desktop Widgets Visibility
  Show, hide, or check visibility status of desktop widgets.
• Get/Set Function Keys Mode
  Toggle or check if F1-F12 keys operate as standard function keys or media keys.
• Get/Set Hot Corner
  View or change the configuration for a system hot corner.
• Get/Set Keyboard Brightness
  View or change the keyboard backlight brightness level.
• Get/Set Night Shift Color Temperature
  Control the Night Shift color temperature.
• Get/Set Network Location
  Switch between different network configurations.
• Get/Set iOS Notifications Enabled
  Control whether notifications from your iOS device appear on your Mac.
• Center Mouse Pointer
  Centers the mouse pointer on the primary display.
• Get/Set Mouse Pointer Visibility
  Get or set the visibility of the mouse pointer.
• Invert Selection in Finder
  Inverts the current selection in Finder.
• Create New Text File in Finder
  Creates a new text file in the current Finder location.
• Toggle Hidden Files in Finder
  Shows or hides hidden files in Finder.
• Get Slack Workspace
  Gets the name of the current Slack workspace.
• Clear Recent Lists
  Clears recent items from menus.
• Open System Setting
  Opens settings directly.
• Get/Set Finder New Window Target
  Gets or sets the default folder that opens when creating new Finder windows.
• Sleep Displays
  Puts all displays to sleep immediately.
• Clear Clipboard
  Clears all contents from the system clipboard.
• Get Apps Using Secure Input
  Secure Input prevents other apps from reading keystrokes when typing passwords.