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Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts

Adds 130-plus actions Shortcuts does not ship, from custom UI to device and file operations.

Mac App Store

What it does

Shortcuts is capable but gapped. Toolbox Pro fills the gaps with actions callable from any shortcut: custom menus and input dialogs, list and text manipulation, file and folder operations, device state queries, calendar and reminder helpers, image work, and utilities for chaining shortcuts together.

It is the difference between a shortcut that automates three steps and one that can present a small interface and branch on what it gets back.

Notes

  • An iPhone and iPad app running on Apple Silicon, which is why the interface is touch-shaped. The actions themselves work in Shortcuts on macOS.
  • Free with a one-off in-app purchase unlocking the full action set.
  • Actions appear in Shortcuts’ action list under the app’s name once it has been launched at least once.

Alternative to

AlternativeTypeTrade-off
ActionsOpen sourceSindre Sorhus’s free, open-source action pack; the usual first choice
ScriptableFreemiumJavaScript inside Shortcuts, for anything a fixed action cannot do
PushcutFreemiumAutomation triggers and notifications rather than extra actions
Keyboard Maestro or HammerspoonPaid / Open sourceHeavier, Mac-only, far more capable

Install

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts on the App Store

Or with mas:

mas install 1476205977

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