Apple Shortcuts
Run the shortcuts from Apple's Shortcuts app in the launcher or with a global shortcut.
Apple Shortcuts lists the shortcuts from Apple's Shortcuts app in the launcher, so you can run one by name or with its own global shortcut.
Turn it on in Settings → Apple Shortcuts → Enable Apple Shortcuts. It's off by default. Tinycast only lists and runs your shortcuts. To create or edit one, use the Shortcuts app. Open Shortcuts, below the list in the pane, opens it.
In the launcher
Your shortcuts have their own Apple Shortcuts section, right after Quicklinks, sorted by name. Every row shows the Shortcuts app's icon.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Run Shortcut | return |
| Add to / Remove from Favorites | ⇧⌘F |
| Reset Ranking | |
| Hide from Search | ⇧⌘H |
The launcher closes before the shortcut runs, so a shortcut that works on the front app works on the app you were using.
A shortcut can take as long as it needs, including waiting on a dialog of its own. When it succeeds, Tinycast shows nothing. When it fails, Tinycast shows Couldn’t Run with the shortcut's name and the last lines of the error.
Settings
While it's on, Settings → Apple Shortcuts lists every shortcut under Shortcuts, with:
- a search field, which also matches aliases
- an alias field for each shortcut
- a global shortcut recorder for each shortcut
- a checkbox for each shortcut, which only hides it from launcher search. Its global shortcut keeps working.
Tinycast reads your shortcuts again each time you open the launcher or this pane, so a new one shows up without a restart.
Tinycast needs no permissions for this. It runs shortcuts through Apple's own shortcuts tool.
Renaming and deleting
Tinycast follows each shortcut by its identifier, not its name. Rename a shortcut in the Shortcuts app and its alias, global shortcut and favorite stay with it.
When you delete a shortcut, Tinycast removes its alias, global shortcut, favorite and ranking the next time it reads the list. That includes shortcuts you deleted while Tinycast wasn't running.
Turning it off
Turning it off removes the section from the launcher, and the global shortcuts you recorded stop running anything. They're kept, so they work again when you turn it back on.
Enable Apple Shortcuts is included in backups. The global shortcuts you give your shortcuts aren't.