Mac Shortcut Launcher

Launch your shortcuts.

Mac Shortcut Launcher is a Stream Deck plugin for Apple Shortcuts on macOS. It puts your installed Shortcuts behind a configurable Run Shortcut key. Choose a Shortcut from the live list in the property inspector, optionally add input, and run it with one press.

What's included

Run Shortcut: Choose any currently installed Apple Shortcut from the live catalog and launch it from a Stream Deck Keypad key.

Input text: Pass optional static text to the selected Shortcut.

Live tokens: Resolve clipboard, selected text, date, time, and date-time values when the key is pressed.

Per-key settings: Each action instance remembers its selected Shortcut and input text after reloads.

Visual feedback: Show the selected Shortcut icon when available, use the Mac Shortcut Launcher icon until a Shortcut is selected, and receive success or error feedback on the key.

Features

Browse the current macOS Shortcuts catalog directly from Stream Deck.

Run named Shortcuts without manually retyping their names.

Insert {{clipboard}}, {{selection}}, {{date}}, {{time}}, and {{datetime}} tokens from the property inspector.

Resolve live values at key-press time so the same action stays reusable.

Keep clipboard and selection data local; no network, account, or credential integration.

Use one focused action that fits naturally into automation, productivity, and workflow setups.

Apple shortcuts not included

Compatibility and availability

macOS 13 or later.

Stream Deck 7.1 or later.

Keypad actions.

The macOS Shortcuts app and at least one installed Shortcut.

The {{selection}} token may require Accessibility permission in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility.

Privacy

Mac Shortcut Launcher has no network or account integration. Clipboard and selected text are held locally for the duration of a key press, passed to the selected Shortcut when requested, and are not written to logs or retained by the plugin.

Apple Shortcuts, macOS, automation, productivity, workflow, launcher, Keypad

# Mac Shortcut Launcher 1.0.0.0 Release Notes

Initial Marketplace release

Mac Shortcut Launcher 1.0.0.0 brings Apple Shortcuts to Stream Deck on macOS.

Included

- Run a selected Apple Shortcut from a Stream Deck Keypad key.

- Browse installed Shortcuts in the property inspector.

- Persist the selected Shortcut and input text per action instance.

- Pass static text input to a Shortcut.

- Resolve {{clipboard}}, {{selection}}, {{date}}, {{time}}, and {{datetime}} when the key is pressed.

- Display the selected Shortcut icon, with the plugin icon shown until a Shortcut is selected.

- Show success feedback after launch and an alert when configuration, permissions, or execution fail.

Requirements

- macOS 13 or later.

- Stream Deck 7.1 or later.

- A locally installed Apple Shortcut.

Notes

The {{selection}} token may require Accessibility permission in macOS. This release supports Keypad actions; encoder and dial interactions are not included. Shortcut output is not returned to the Stream Deck key.