winget install --id=kipergrof.ShortcutForge -e ShortcutForge builds shortcuts for Apple's Shortcuts app (iPhone, iPad, Mac) on Windows: a visual card editor kept in sync with a text language, 194 built-in actions, import of signed and unsigned .shortcut files, and export of signed shortcuts (free online signing).
Create and edit Apple Shortcuts on Windows. Magyar leírás
ShortcutForge is a Windows desktop app for building shortcuts for Apple's Shortcuts app (iPhone, iPad, Mac). You can build them visually with action cards, much like in the Shortcuts app, or write them as code. You can also open existing .shortcut files, edit them and export signed files that import straight onto your devices.
.as(Number)), read a property (.get("File Size")) or a dictionary key (["name"]), and rename outputs..shortcut files, binary and XML plists, iCloud share links..shortcut files, signed for free online (Shortcuty), on your own Mac over SSH, or by a signing server.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable). Your description is sent to Anthropic.Since iOS 15, iPhone, iPad and Mac only import shortcuts signed by Apple, and signing is only possible on macOS (shortcuts sign). ShortcutForge offers several ways around this:
Free, online, no Mac: Shortcuty (recommended). In Tools › Settings choose "Free online signing – Shortcuty". The app also offers this once, the first time you export. After that, Export .shortcut saves a signed file that you can import right away via AirDrop, iCloud Drive or email. It uses the public Shortcuty signing API ("anyone" mode, no API key). The full shortcut is sent to Shortcuty's server, so do not sign shortcuts containing passwords, API keys or personal data this way. Shortcuty announces API changes on its official Discord.Name.plist. Open it on the phone with the free Shortcut Source Helper shortcut (RoutineHub), which signs it remotely and imports it. The app walks you through the steps.#name "Good morning"
#icon color=blue glyph=59511
greeting = Text("Good morning, {ShortcutInput}!")
if greeting contains "morning" {
Notification(greeting, title: "Hello")
} else {
Alert("Not morning")
}
fruits = List(["apple", "pear"])
foreach fruits {
ShowResult(RepeatItem)
}
action "com.example.app.SomeIntent" (Param: "value")
data = GetContentsOfUrl("https://example.com/api")
Alert(data.as(Dictionary)["name"]) // type + dictionary key
The full reference is in the app: Help › Text language (DSL) help, or F1.
Easiest: download ShortcutForge--win-x64.exe from the latest release and run it. It is a single file for Windows 10/11 x64 and needs no .NET install. SmartScreen may warn because the file is not code-signed; choose More info › Run anyway.
With winget (once the package is accepted into the winget repository):
winget install kipergrof.ShortcutForge
Or build from source (requires the .NET 10 SDK):
git clone https://github.com/kipergrof/ShortcutForge.git
cd ShortcutForge
dotnet run --project src/ShortcutForge.App
To make a single self-contained .exe that runs without .NET installed:
dotnet publish src/ShortcutForge.App -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained -p:PublishSingleFile=true -o publish
| Project | Contents |
|---|---|
ShortcutForge.Core | Model, lossless plist reading/writing, action catalog (Catalog/Data/*.json), import (signed AEA files, LZFSE, Apple Archive, iCloud), localization |
ShortcutForge.Dsl | Lexer, parser and pretty-printer with verified lossless round trips |
ShortcutForge.Signing | ISigner: unsigned export, Shortcuty, Mac over SSH, signing server |
ShortcutForge.App | WPF app (MVVM, CommunityToolkit.Mvvm, AvalonEdit, Fluent theme) |
tests/* | xUnit tests: plist and DSL round trips, LZFSE reference vectors, a real Apple-signed file, view models, signers |
dotnet test
Adding an action: add an entry to the matching src/ShortcutForge.Core/Catalog/Data/*.json file with its identifier, name, DSL name and parameters.
The version number is set in Directory.Build.props.
x = …) are not stored in the shortcut. When the shortcut is read back, names are derived from the output name (e.g. text).No telemetry, no accounts, no ads. Settings stay on your PC, and the app only goes online for features you use. See the privacy policy.
ShortcutForge is created by Krisztián Szilvágyi (@kipergrof).
MIT. Third-party notices: THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md.
ShortcutForge is not affiliated with Apple. Apple, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Shortcuts are trademarks of Apple Inc.