Ever wish your iPhone or iPad could do more with shortcuts? Meet Jellycuts: your pocket-sized script wizard, making automation magical and fun. It's concise and intuitive—think of it as coding without the headaches.
Switching from Shortcuts to Jellycuts is like upgrading from a tricycle to a Tesla. With functions, macros, and magic actions, Jellycuts leaves the standard Shortcuts app in the dust. Access iOS features like files, calendars, reminders, contacts, photos, and location without the hassle of app store reviews or arbitrary gatekeepers.
Auto-complete as you type with Jelly Language, which is lean, mean, and free from JavaScript’s quirks. It’s like giving your phone a PhD in awesome.
Seamlessly integrate actions from a variety of apps including Toolbox Pro, Actions, Scriptable, Data Jar, a-shell, a-shell mini, Apollo, Carrot Weather, Drafts, Focused Work, GizmoPack, LinkBin, Budget, An Otter RSS, Progress, Recurrence, Rubyist, The Wallpaper App, and WidgetPack.
Need inspiration? Dive into our growing script gallery on our website. Here are a few tricks you can teach Jellycuts:
- Wind Down: Dim your screen, turn off notifications, and prepare for bedtime serenity.
- Live Photos to GIFs: Transform your live photos into fun, eye-popping GIFs.
- Date and Time Formatting: Master date and time in your shortcuts.
- Photo Management: Automate the chaos of managing photos and screenshots.
- Extract EXIF Data: Pull detailed data from your photos.
- QR Code Generator: Create a simple QR code in just 3 lines of code.
- RoutineHub & UpdateKit: Keep your shortcuts updated seamlessly.
- GET Requests: Retrieve user lists in JSON format with a GET request.
- POST Requests: Easily create and send POST requests.
Why Jellycuts is Your New Best Friend:
- Work Anywhere: Sync scripts across devices with iCloud Drive. Your scripts, everywhere you go.
- Unleash Limitless Possibilities: Access hidden actions not available in the Shortcuts app.
- Supercharge Your Workflow: Enhance shortcuts with functions and macros for efficiency.
- Effortless Transitions: Export Jellycuts into Shortcuts and import existing ones back.
- Powerful Tools: Use the JSON Dictionary Builder and Icon Creator for easy shortcut creation.
- Quick Learning Curve: Comprehensive documentation.
- Work Anytime: Dark mode for comfortable coding in any lighting.
Editor Features That Make Coding Fun:
- Clarity: Syntax highlighting.
- Customization: Over 60 editor themes, including dark mode. Because coding in the dark is cool.
- Speed: Auto-completion for fast coding.
- Troubleshooting: Built-in debug console.
Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
It's the app that makes Shortcuts so much easier to write
ZJ C.
I've been beta testing this app on TestFlight. It's awesome. You can write a complex shortcut in minutes rather than using annoying drag and drop controls. Plus it works in VSCode.If you create a ton of shortcuts or if you want to create them on a computer, you need it 🥳
Developer Response
Thank you for the nice words!
It’s just not good
Mr. T-Wrecks
I’ll be honest, when I first saw that the new owners of RoutineHub were putting so much weight behind Jellycuts, I couldn’t for the life of me understand why. I still don’t understand it. I don’t understand the need for a website or for the content & blog posts—and especially not the subscription & paywalled content. I mean, does Javascript put out blog posts? How about C++? Go? Ruby? No, of course they don’t—because they’re programming languages. So, taking a programming language like Jelly and turning it into a brand is just a really bizarre choice to me. Aside from that, the app just isn’t very good. The language is limited, and there’s still a lot that it can’t do. Perhaps these things should have been ironed out BEFORE introducing a website, subscription tiers, blog posts, a re-design, etc… 🤔 Of course, that’s not how devs operate in 2024, where it’s more important to create all this superfluous stuff to entice people into buying the software/app rather than finishing the build, squashing the bugs, smoothing the edges, and refining the experience. One reason I was so confused about putting so much weight behind Jelly is because there’s another language for Shortcuts—Cherri—which is vastly superior to Jelly, has a macOS app, and an IDE—all for FREE. No subscriptions. No paywalled content. And the language is more intuitive, easier to understand, and has better documentation! I really don’t know why anyone would support this “open source” project.🤷🏻♂️
Developer Response
We appreciate your honesty and feedback—it’s clear you've put a lot of thought into this. We totally understand your confusion about the direction JellyCuts has taken, and we hear your concerns.JellyCuts is not an open source app. Maybe you're thinking about OpenJelly. Jellycuts is a tool that we believe can help people streamline their iOS shortcut development, but we also understand it’s still evolving. As for the subscription model and content, we hear you. Our goal is to build something that feels valuable and sustainable, but we’re committed to making sure it doesn’t overshadow the core functionality of the app.We also love that you mentioned Cherri—competition helps push all of us to improve, and we’re definitely taking notes. We are big fans of Cherri and appreciate everything they're doing for the community. Thanks again for the thoughtful feedback.
So much for that “Immortal” Jellyfish Pro purchase
SKEvil22
Like others I bought the lifetime pro version of the app with a one-time in-app purchase. This was back in Feb 2023 prior to the app being acquired by new developers. It seemed like a cool project & I wanted to make a small contribution to support it. Now the app has been converted to a tiered subscription model & it’s hard to see any value in terms of the features vs price. The new owner was giving codes for the most basic tier for those who bought before the subscription but has become unresponsive. There’s a recent review by Mr. T Wrecks that perfectly sums up all the current problems with this app & why its future is bleak—definitely worth reading. The tl;dr of it all is this: this app simply isn’t worth bothering with anymore. Don’t waste your time.
Developer Response
We get it—you bought in, the app changed, and now it feels like getting a house with no roof. Totally frustrating.Apologies for the silence. We’re actively working on fixing things, and we’ve already made sure you’ll get a perpetual coupon for Jellycuts Basic. The Basic Tier offers the same access you’ve always had, so you’re all set.Thanks for your patience—feel free to reach out if you need anything else!
New owner is trustworthy!
Wooooooooooooooo0
UPDATE: I'm happy to hear that the new owner of this app will honor past purchases -- those occurring back when the app had 'buy once' IAP rather than the current subscription model. This course of action is the right thing for the new owner to do. And, for me, it breeds trust. Give the app a try!
Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback. We want to reassure our loyal users that we value your support. If you previously purchased Jellycuts, you're entitled to a complimentary lifetime subscription to our Pro Basic plan. Simply email support@jellycuts.com with your proof of purchase, and we'll promptly send you a coupon for full access at no additional cost. Thank you for being a part of our community.
We squashed a crash that hit when you were just trying to type — deleting text near comments or multi-line strings would occasionally nuke the whole app. Rude. That's fixed now. Type your emoji in peace.
If you ever offloaded JellyCuts and came back to "meta.json can't be opened" — yeah, we heard you. The app now actually finds your files again instead of staring blankly at where they used to be.
Version 2026.4.1
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Information
Seller
Skyground Media Inc.
Size
49.3 MB
Category
Developer Tools
Compatibility
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
