What’s new in Shortcuts for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15, watchOS 11 and visionOS 2
Find out about the new features in Shortcuts for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and visionOS.
Get complete step-by-step instructions and information on all of the features in Shortcuts:
New in iOS and iPadOS 18.5, macOS 15.5, watchOS 11.5 and visionOS 2.5
This update includes improvements to the Shortcuts app across all platforms, including new actions.
New actions in Notes
“Scan Documents” is now available on iOS and iPadOS
“Rename Folder” is now available on all platforms
“Append Checklist Item” is now available on all platforms
“Add File” is now available on all platforms
New in iOS and iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4, watchOS 11.4 and visionOS 2.4
This update includes enhancements to the Shortcuts app across all platforms, including new actions for Clock and Messages and the ability to configure Settings for Calendar, Reminders, Safari and more.
New Actions
Clock
“Add City” and “Remove City” are now available on all platforms
Messages
“Open Conversation” is now available on all platforms
Settings Actions
“Get Settings” and “Change Settings” are now available on iOS, iPadOS and visionOS for the following apps:
Books
Calendar
Freeform
Maps
News
Reminders
Safari
TV
Voice Memos
“Get Settings” and “Change Settings” are also available on macOS for the following apps:
Maps
News
New in iOS and iPadOS 18.2, macOS 15.2, watchOS 11.2 and visionOS 2.2
This update includes enhancements to the Shortcuts app across all platforms, including a more customisable Shortcuts widget with support for App Shortcuts, the ability to add App Shortcuts as controls in Control Centre and on the Lock Screen, and a new “Get Current App” action that can change a shortcut’s behaviour based on which app is being used.
New actions
Fitness
“Open Award”, “Open Session History”, “Open Fitness Settings”, “Open Trophy Case”, “Search in Fitness+”, “Open Trends” and “Open View” are now available on iOS and iPadOS
Freeform
“Rename Board” and “Update Board” are now available on iOS, iPadOS and macOS
Stocks
“New Watchlist”, “Open Watchlist” and “Delete Watchlists” are now available on all platforms
More
“Get Current App” is now available on all platforms
Updated actions
For those building custom shortcuts, some actions have been updated:
Home
“Toggle Accessory or Scene” support has been expanded to macOS
Notes
“Show Notes Folder” support has been expanded to macOS
News
“Show Topic” support has been expanded to macOS
Weather
“Show Weather” support has been expanded to macOS
New in iOS and iPadOS 18.1, macOS 15.1, watchOS 11.1 and visionOS 2.1
This update includes enhancements to the Shortcuts app across all platforms, including many updated or new actions and an expanded set of App Shortcuts available in the shortcut editor.
New actions
App Store
“Open Page” is now available on iOS, iPadOS and macOS
Control Centre
“Show Control Centre” shows and hides Control Centre on iOS and iPadOS, which can be triggered from the Action button, Apple Pencil Squeeze, Back Tap, Home Screen, Widgets and more
Finder
“Get Info” is now available on macOS
Health
“Open Data Type”, “Search in Health” and “Open View” are now available on iOS and iPadOS
“Open Sleep Schedule” is now available on iOS
Messages
“Check In” starts a new Check In session in Messages on iOS and watchOS
Shortcuts
“Move Shortcut” and “Rename Shortcut” are now available on all platforms
Spotlight
“Search” initiates a Spotlight search on iOS, iPadOS and macOS
Text
“Trim Whitespace” removes whitespace characters from text on all platforms
Tips
“Open Collection” is now available on iOS, iPadOS and macOS
More
“Convert to USDZ” is now available on macOS
New in iOS and iPadOS 18.0, macOS 15.0, watchOS 11.0 and visionOS 2.0
This update includes enhancements to the Shortcuts app across all platforms, including dozens of updated or new actions as well as hundreds of new glyphs for personalising your shortcuts.
New actions
Accessibility
“Set Switch Control Switch State” can manipulate switches on iOS and visionOS
“Set Hover Text Enabled” can now enable or disable displaying larger versions of text on macOS
Freeform
“Create Board” and “Open Board” are available on iOS, iPadOS and macOS
Journal
“Create Entry”, “Create Audio Entry” and “Search Entries” are available on iOS and iPadOS
Magnifier
“Describe This”, “Detect Items”, “Start Point & Speak”, “Open Reader” and “Start Activity” are available on iOS and iPadOS
Music
“Set Music Focus Filter” is available on iOS and iPadOS
Wallet
“Open Card” is available on iOS, iPadOS and visionOS
Shortcuts
“Create Folder” and “Create iCloud Link for Shortcut” are available on all platforms
“Add Shortcut to Home Screen” is available on iOS and iPadOS
Updated Actions
For those building custom shortcuts, some actions have been updated:
“If” now supports evaluating multiple conditions at once, combining them with Any or All
“If” now supports selecting date and time values inline
“Open Smart List” can now open any Reminders list
“Match Text” now indicates invalid regular expressions above the keyboard
“Recognise Music” support has been expanded to watchOS
“Listen to Page” support has been expanded to visionOS
Shortcuts editor
For those building custom shortcuts, some changes have been made to the shortcut editor:
Faster search, improved categorisation and other enhancements to finding actions
Actions can be pinned for quick access
Keyboard navigation support has been expanded on macOS, including ⌘F for search, navigation with the tab and arrow keys, and more
Over 200 new icon glyphs allow greater expressivity in your shortcut icons, including animals, sports, home devices and more
Improved performance and reliability
Control Centre
Control Centre now includes a Shortcuts Control that can be configured to run any available shortcut or open apps
Find out about the features in Shortcuts for iOS and iPadOS 17, macOS 14, watchOS 10 and visionOS 1.