Why is there nothing like iOS Shortcuts on the Mac? The iPhone didn’t even have copy and paste until two years after its launch, and yet it now has better automation than the mid-range Mac.
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Shortcuts is iOS’s built-in system for automating your iPhone or iPad. It’s intuitive, powerful, easy, and fun to use, and deeply tied to the inner workings of iOS.
On the Mac, nothing is easier, or better supported. AppleScript and Automator are on life support, shell scripting is too hard for normal humans, and even third-party automation apps are confusing. What’s going on?
“I think scalability – iOS – is probably the priority for Apple, given the size of the relevant markets,” veteran iOS and Mac developer James Thomson told Lifewire via direct message.
