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The Shortcuts app is great for creating time-saving macros.
The Shortcuts app is bundled with recent versions of macOS, including the current release macOS 14 Sonoma. It’s designed for creating macros. In computing, a macro is a set of instructions executed with a single action. For example, if you were have a folder full of pictures you need to process, your routine might be as follows. Open a picture; resize it to specified dimensions; add a watermark; save it as a specific image format in another folder; close the original file without saving it; move on to the next picture. With a macro, you can automate these actions so all you have to do is make sure the folders are in place and activate the macro.