<s>
Shortcuts	B-Operating_System
(	O
formerly	O
Workflow	B-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
a	O
visual	B-Language
scripting	I-Language
application	O
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
and	O
provided	O
on	O
its	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
watchOS	B-Device
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
task	O
sequences	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
and	O
shared	O
online	O
through	O
iCloud	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
curated	O
shortcuts	B-Operating_System
can	O
also	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
integrated	O
Gallery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortcuts	B-Operating_System
are	O
activated	O
manually	O
through	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
shortcut	O
widgets	O
,	O
the	O
share	O
sheet	O
,	O
and	O
Siri	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortcuts	B-Operating_System
was	O
originally	O
created	O
by	O
DeskConnect	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
Ari	O
Weinstein	O
,	O
Conrad	O
Kramer	O
,	O
Veeral	O
Patel	O
,	O
and	O
Nick	O
Frey	O
)	O
for	O
MHacks	O
Winter	O
2014	O
competition	O
and	O
was	O
awarded	O
first	O
place	O
for	O
Best	O
iOS	B-Application
App	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Workflow	B-Operating_System
originally	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
project	O
at	O
The	O
University	O
of	O
Michigan	O
's	O
MHacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Workflow	B-Operating_System
received	O
an	O
Apple	O
Design	O
Award	O
for	O
its	O
integration	O
with	O
iOS	B-Application
accessibility	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
VoiceOver	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Apple	O
acquired	O
Workflow	B-Operating_System
for	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
amount	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
accompanying	O
update	O
also	O
changed	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
providers	O
used	O
within	O
the	O
app	O
to	O
those	O
owned	O
or	O
preferred	O
by	O
Apple	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Apple	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Translator	I-Application
,	O
and	O
closed	O
submissions	O
of	O
workflows	B-Operating_System
to	O
Gallery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Workflow	B-Operating_System
app	O
became	O
the	O
Shortcuts	B-Operating_System
app	O
,	O
which	O
runs	O
shortcuts	B-Operating_System
with	O
Siri	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
public	O
launch	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Shortcuts	B-Operating_System
app	O
became	O
a	O
default	O
app	O
installed	O
on	O
all	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
at	O
WWDC	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
desktop	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Shortcuts	B-Operating_System
app	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2022	O
Apple	O
launched	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
Shortcuts	B-Operating_System
app	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
integrate	O
Siri	B-Application
voice	O
assistant	O
with	O
Shortcuts	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortcuts	B-Operating_System
also	O
supports	O
a	O
URL	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
shortcuts://opens	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
shortcuts://gallery/search	O
?	O
query	O
=[	O
search	O
words ]	O
searches	O
the	O
gallery	O
for	O
the	O
search	O
word	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
shortcuts://create	O
-shortcutcreates	O
a	O
new	O
shortcut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=[name]opens	O
searches	O
for	O
and	O
opens	O
the	O
shortcut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
</s>
