Apple Shortcuts is a powerful tool for automation, but the number of built-in actions is a little lacking.

It’s easy while building something to feel stuck when you realize something isn’t possible.

The software works for both mobile devices, including the iPhone and iPad, as well as Macs.

The side panel of the Mac version of Shortcuts, showing off some of the actions offered by Actions

To get started, simply load the program and create a new shortcut.

The first workflow I built turns any highlighted text into an image with a random image fromUnsplashas the background.

you might also blur an image.

This workflow takes the currently selected text and ads it to a random image from Unsplash.

There are also a few handy tools for automating URLs.

For example, you’re free to get the title of any webpage if you have the URL.

There’s a lot more to dig into, too.

The words “And here’s a random image I made using it” imposed over a landscape that appears to be a rainforest with a terrace

A shortcut that grabs the latest Lifehacker article and grabs the