Script Applet Builder and PopClip Extension Builder are included in The Macintosh Desktop Experience, my column for ClubMacStories+ that explores new ways to make your Mac work for you. Script Builder ...

Aside from the utility of the shortcuts themselves, these two shortcuts are also an excellent way to dig into Shortcuts’ scripting actions. As I walk through each shortcut, you’ll see how picking from ...

This will make it executable. Now, whenever you want to make an app shortcut, just drag that script into a Terminal window and hit enter.

That’s just a simple example script, but by passing variables back and forth you can create some complex automated shortcuts that react automatically to something that’s happened.

To use the script, you simply hit the Ctrl+Alt+H shortcut key sequence while looking at a folder in Windows Explorer and a new command prompt window will open, already set to the same working ...