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Actions
Actions adds more than 180 actions to Apple's Shortcuts app across macOS, iOS, and visionOS.
About Actions
Actions adds more than 180 steps to Apple's Shortcuts app on macOS, iOS, and visionOS. It includes dialog input, coordinate and text calculations, file encoding and timestamp conversion, ZIP cleaning, extended HTTP requests, and device detail lookups.
Some steps are limited to a single platform, such as iOS-only or macOS-only actions, and new steps may not appear in Shortcuts until the device is restarted.
Key features
- Dialog input with text field, multiple buttons, and timeout support
- Calculate bearing, distance, and string distance for coordinates and text
- Convert number bases, timestamps, encodings, and coordinates
- Clean ZIP archives by removing .DS_Store and __MACOSX entries
- Extended HTTP requests with status codes, headers, and timeout
- Retrieve device details like uptime, memory, storage, thermal state
Best for: People who create Shortcuts on Apple devices and need steps beyond the built-in set.
Good for
- Available for Shortcuts on macOS, iOS, and visionOS
- Includes more than 180 additional actions
- Provides extended variants of built-in actions with extra details
Watch out for
- Some actions work only on iOS or only on macOS
- Actions may not appear in Shortcuts until the device is restarted
Actions at a glance
- Website
- sindresorhus.com/actions
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Mac Apps
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- iOS, macOS, Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Actions FAQ
What should I do if the new actions do not appear in Shortcuts?
Restart the device.
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