Shortcuts brings Mac automation back to the future.
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In macOS 12 Monterey, Apple brings its iOS automation system Shortcuts to the Mac. You can still use good old AppleScript and bad old Automator, but from now on, automating apps on your Mac is all about Shortcuts.
This is great news for pretty much everyone. So, what makes Shortcuts so great, why is Apple adding an iOS feature to the more powerful Mac, and what will you be able to do that you couldn’t before?
“The biggest problem for Mac is that Automator and AppleScript feel outdated and rudderless, unlike the constantly updating iOS Shortcuts app. Shortcuts is the logical successor to Automator and already does more and better than [Automator],” Andrei Novikov, iOS tech lead at Orangesoft, told Lifewire via email.
