How to Run iOS 12 Shortcuts in Safari Share Sheet

You can easily run shortcuts directly from the Safari Share Sheet in iOS 12, allowing you to automate tasks and interact with web page content instantly. By enabling a shortcut's Share Sheet availability in the Shortcuts app, Safari passes the active URL, article content, or selected text directly into your workflow. This guide explains how to configure your shortcuts for the Share Sheet, how to trigger them from Safari, and how to troubleshoot common visibility issues.

Configuring a Shortcut for the Share Sheet

To make any shortcut accessible within Safari, you must explicitly enable Share Sheet integration inside the Shortcuts app on iOS 12:

  1. Open the Shortcuts app on your iOS 12 device.
  2. Tap the three dots (...) on the shortcut you want to use to open the editor.
  3. Tap the Settings icon (the two toggles) located below the "Done" button in the upper-right corner.
  4. Toggle the Show in Share Sheet switch to the ON position.
  5. Tap Accepted Types to specify the data your shortcut can receive. For Safari, ensure options like Safari web pages, URLs, or Articles are selected.
  6. Tap Done to save your changes.

Running the Shortcut in Safari

Once the shortcut is configured to accept Share Sheet input, you can execute it on any website:

  1. Open Safari and navigate to the webpage you want to process.
  2. Tap the Share button (the square icon with an upward-pointing arrow) at the bottom of the screen.
  3. In the bottom row of gray action icons, tap Shortcuts.
  4. A menu will appear displaying all shortcuts compatible with the current webpage. Tap your shortcut to run it.

Adding the Shortcuts Icon to the Share Sheet

If you do not see the "Shortcuts" option in Safari's Share Sheet:

  1. Tap the Share button in Safari.
  2. Scroll to the far right of the bottom row of action icons and tap More.
  3. Locate Shortcuts in the list and toggle the switch to the ON position.
  4. Use the drag handles to move it higher up the list for quicker access, then tap Done.

Running shortcuts through Safari's Share Sheet enables powerful automations, such as converting articles to PDFs, extracting page media, shortening URLs, or sending page text to third-party note apps with a single tap.