Shortcuts
Automator’s replacement, Shortcuts, is fresh but immature
Automation makes tasks easier and less errorprone. Shortcuts has been a huge success on iPadOS and iOS, and has now come to macOS, eventually to replace Automator. Documentation is limited, and it has some rough edges. Here’s how to smooth them.
1 Custom shortcut icons
Make your shortcuts icons distinct in colour and mini-icon. Either bring up the contextual menu (using a two-finger tap on trackpads), or open the shortcut and click the icon to the left of the name. Sort shortcuts into folders; they’re created using the New Folder command in the File menu.