Make On Device AI Part of Your Shortcuts

Give recurring work a shorter path

Some tasks are simple but frequent: capture an idea before it disappears, reopen a planning conversation, turn a recording into text, or listen to a draft while walking. Shortcuts are useful because they put those actions where you already work, whether that is Siri, the Shortcuts app, or an automation you have made for yourself. Every action runs through the app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, so transcription and speech can stay on-device and offline when you pick a local model.

Four useful starting points

• Create a Text Note with a title, content, and destination library.
• Open a saved conversation, Knowledge Library, or library document.
• Pass an audio file to On Device AI and get the transcript back.
• Send text to speech, then play it or save the audio file when that suits the task.

Start with one action you already repeat. A shortcut only earns its place when it removes a real step.

Use Siri to get back to the right work

Saved conversations and libraries are useful precisely because they are worth returning to. Add an open action to a personal shortcut when you want quick access to the project you use most. It is a small change, but it avoids starting from a blank chat when the work already has a history.

Keep the automation personal

Shortcuts are yours to arrange. Make a capture shortcut for a morning walk, a transcription shortcut for interviews, or a speech shortcut for long reading. Choose local models for private processing on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. If a shortcut uses a connected provider, consider the information that will be sent there.