# Shortcuts Alternative for Mac: An App Like Shortcuts

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/alternatives/shortcuts

Built into macOS: chains actions from apps into shortcuts you run from the menu bar or Siri.

Shortcuts is free, built into macOS, and the same app as on iPhone and iPad. People look elsewhere for more triggers, like keys, windows or Wi-Fi changes, a menu bar launcher, or automation that reaches into more apps.

- Website: https://support.apple.com/guide/shortcuts-mac/welcome/mac

## Mac apps people use instead of Shortcuts for productivity

- [Sidekick™](https://macbase.app/apps/sidekicktm): The agentic interface for your Mac (Free, with paid features, AI Agents, Apple silicon, macOS 15 Sequoia or later, in English)

More: [every alternatives page](https://macbase.app/alternatives).