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Siri Shortcuts Library: Curated Collections for Every Interest

Apple’s Shortcuts app lets anyone automate tasks on their iPhone or iPad. A community of power‑users has built thousands of “Siri Shortcuts” — multi‑step workflows that run with a tap or a simple voice command. Productivity expert Matthew Cassinelli (a former Workflow team member) assembled a library of more than 150 shortcuts. His collection covers productivity tools such as setting up daily events and time tracking, “find & replace” functions for clipboard text and Safari pages, plus fun shortcuts for downloading YouTube descriptions, saving articles from Pocket or Overcast, combining photos into GIFs, and automating quiet gaming sessions by toggling Wi‑Fi and Do Not Disturb. Cassinelli’s library highlights how varied and powerful Siri Shortcuts can be.

Below are curated groups of shortcuts based on common interests. Each category references examples from Cassinelli’s library and other trusted lists to help you build your own personalized workflow library.

Work‑related shortcuts

These shortcuts save time on routine tasks, manage information and help you stay organized. They are ideal for professionals, students and anyone who wants to reduce friction at work.

  • Turn off mobile data when connected to Wi‑Fi – A handy automation that disables cellular data as soon as the device joins a Wi‑Fi network and re‑enables it when Wi‑Fi disappears. It prevents unnecessary battery drain and data usage appsntips.com.
  • Scan documents quickly – Running this shortcut opens the built‑in document scanner and saves the scanned file directly to the Files app, eliminating extra steps. It’s perfect for filing receipts, contracts or meeting notes. appsntips.com
  • Save clipboard to Apple Notes – When executed, this shortcut appends the current clipboard contents (text, images or PDFs) to a chosen note. It’s useful for keeping research notes or random snippets without leaving your current app appsntips.com.
  • Extract pages from a PDF – Rather than using a dedicated app, this workflow lets you select a PDF, choose specific pages and extract them to a new file while keeping the original intact appsntips.com.
  • Find recently added contacts – Apple’s Contacts app doesn’t provide an easy way to view recently added people. This shortcut locates the last few contacts you added and displays them appsntips.com.
  • Alarms with intervals – For heavy sleepers or those who need reminders at regular intervals, this shortcut sets multiple alarms spaced apart by a user‑chosen interva lappsntips.com.
  • Do Not Disturb timer – If you often forget to disable Do Not Disturb, this workflow asks how long you want DND to be active and automatically turns it off when the timer expires appsntips.com.
  • Network tools & clipboard viewer – Appsntips’ list includes a “Network Tools” shortcut that can ping servers, show your IP geolocation and create a Wi‑Fi QR codeand a “View clipboard” shortcut that simply displays whatever text is on your device’s clipboard appsntips.com.
  • Directions to next event – When you have events with location fields, this shortcut lists upcoming calendar events and lets you open the location in your favorite maps appLifewire notes that a similar shortcut opens your navigation app and shows travel time to the next event, making it a great addition to your Apple Watch or home screen lifewire.com.
  • Reminders quick entry & clean‑up – Appsntips also recommends a Reminders “quick entry” shortcut for creating tasks from anywhere and another workflow to delete completed reminders in bulk appsntips.com.

Pleasure & lifestyle shortcuts

Use these workflows to manage entertainment, health and personal routine.

  • Curb your social media addiction – This automation detects when you open a social app like TikTok or Instagram and automatically switches you to a productivity app of your choice. It’s an ingenious way to reduce doom‑scrolling. appsntips.com
  • Get song links for multiple platforms – When you share a song from a streaming service, this shortcut finds the equivalent link on other platforms (Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, etc.) and lets you copy it appsntips.com.
  • MusicBot and advanced music shortcuts – Federico Viticci’s MusicBot shortcut (highlighted by Appsntips) can play or pause songs, generate smart mixes, and even check for new releases by your favorite artists. It requires Apple Music but demonstrates how far Shortcuts can be pushed. appsntips.com
  • Tip calculator – This workflow asks for the bill amount, offers multiple tip percentages and then displays the tip and total bill. Lifewire also recommends a similar “Calculate a Tip” shortcut that works on Apple Watch and iPad lifewire.com.
  • Weather report – A simple shortcut that pulls detailed weather data from the built‑in Weather app and displays up to eleven data points, making it a handy alternative to dedicated weather appsappsntips.com.
  • Water eject – If water gets into your iPhone’s speaker grilles, this shortcut plays a series of tones that help expel the water, similar to the Apple Watch’s water‑eject feature appsntips.com.
  • Log weight, water or caffeine intake – Health enthusiasts can quickly log weight or hydration/caffeine intake into Apple’s Health app without opening the Health app; the shortcut prompts you for the value and records it appsntips.com.
  • Super‑low battery mode & UControl – When your battery is critical, the Super‑Low Battery Mode shortcut disables connectivity, reduces brightness and volume, and enables airplane modeappsntips.com. For everyday toggles, “UControl V2” allows you to manage Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, Do Not Disturb and more from a single widget appsntips.com.

Photo editing & creativity shortcuts

Photographers and creatives will appreciate shortcuts that simplify editing and sharing images.

  • Resize photos – iOS still lacks a proper resize tool, so this shortcut lets you choose a size and output format; it can even strip EXIF metadata appsntips.com.
  • Clean up screenshots – This workflow gathers all of your screenshots and either deletes them or zips and saves them in the Files app before removal appsntips.com.
  • Combine images and make collages – Select a set of images and the shortcut asks whether you want them combined vertically, horizontally or in a grid, producing a collage ready to share appsntips.com.
  • Exif photo details – For photographers who care about metadata, this shortcut reveals hidden information such as camera settings, white balance and exposure data embedded in a photo appsntips.com.
  • Video or live‑photo to GIF – Appsntips and Lifewire both list shortcuts that convert videos or Live Photos into GIFs. When you run the video‑to‑GIF converter, it opens your library, lets you trim a clip and then creates a GIF saved to Photos appsntips.com. Lifewire’s version offers separate options for turning a burst of photos into a GIF or converting a video clip lifewire.com.
  • Photo collages & grids – Lifewire highlights the “Photo Grid” shortcut, which automates the creation of a collage from multiple images and allows you to save or directly share the result lifewire.com.
  • Apple Frames 3.0 – This creative workflow applies realistic Apple device frames to your screenshots. It is especially useful for bloggers and designers who need to present app mock‑ups appsntips.com.

Social posts & sharing shortcuts

These shortcuts streamline the process of creating and sharing content on social networks.

  • Quickly find and copy GIFs – Lifewire’s “Get GIF” shortcut uses the GIPHY API to search for a GIF and copy it to your clipboard. If you leave the search term blank, it returns trending GIFslifewire.com.
  • Record and send audio snippets automatically – When triggered, this shortcut records an audio clip, turns on Do Not Disturb and then sends the recording to a chosen contact; it’s useful for situations where typing isn’t possiblelifewire.com.
  • Send a “running late” message – Lifewire notes a handy workflow that checks the next event on your calendar and sends a message telling the recipient you’re running late and provides your estimated arrival timelifewire.com.
  • Share song links and social posts – As mentioned above, the “Get song links” shortcut finds the same song on multiple streaming servicesappsntips.com. Combined with the “MusicBot” workflow, it makes it easy to share now‑playing posts.
  • Clipboard manager – The “View clipboard” shortcut simply shows you whatever is on your universal clipboardappsntips.com. Paired with “Save clipboard to Notes” it lets you capture and share text snippets easily.

Traveling & navigation shortcuts

Whether you commute daily or occasionally explore new places, these shortcuts can make travel smoother.

  • Get directions to your next calendar event – If a calendar entry has a location, this workflow opens your preferred navigation app and shows the route and estimated travel time. Appsntips’ “Directions to next event” performs a similar function on iOS by listing events and letting you choose one to navigate to appsntips.com.
  • Instantly find travel time to any address – Instead of opening Maps to see how far away an address is, share the address with this shortcut to receive the travel time directly; you can choose to start navigation from the alert lifewire.com.
  • Get directions to the nearest gas station or custom location – Lifewire’s shortcut locates the nearest gas station but can be customized to find hotels, parks, restaurants or any other category. You can also set how far away suggestions should be lifewire.com.
  • Find where a photo was taken – If you have a photo but aren’t sure where it was shot, Lifewire lists a shortcut that reveals the location data embedded in the imagelifewire.com. It’s particularly useful for travelers who want to recall where a holiday snapshot was taken.
  • Directions and location‑based reminders – Cassinelli’s library includes shortcuts for setting up daily events in Calendar, building location‑based reminders, and toggling Wi‑Fi and Do Not Disturb for a quiet gaming session appleinsider.com. These can be adapted to travel – for example, automatically enabling DND when leaving home.

Conclusion

Siri Shortcuts have matured into a versatile automation platform, and Matthew Cassinelli’s library of 150+ workflows illustrates how broad the possibilities are. From simple triggers that turn off mobile data or log your caffeine intake to more complex routines that assemble collages or run custom music bots, there’s a shortcut for nearly every need. Grouping them by interest makes it easier to curate your own collection. Start with the workflows in this guide, adapt them to your routine, and explore Cassinelli’s library for even more inspiration. As new iOS versions expand the Shortcuts app, expect even deeper integration with everyday tasks, apps and services.