Despite being a highly productive tool, Apple’s Automator app has remained undiscovered by a large number of macOS users. They find the app a little too complex, perhaps because of the steep learning curve it demands. Luckily for me that’s not the case because I’ve always loved exploring it and creating super useful shortcuts like the dark/light mode switch or the image resize action. Guess what? Today I came across a great hack to convert Automator actions as apps on Mac. If you find this idea worth trying, let’s jump right in to give it a try!
Convert Automator Workflows to Apps on macOS
A little insight into how the trick works would be better to get a good grasp of the process.
So, What is the Solution?
The whole process seems pretty straightforward, as this hack requires Apple’s Automator app. Also, it can be performed even on older macOS versions. So I don’t think incompatibility should be an issue for most people. While this number can help anyone; Those looking to get a little bit of the Quick Actions feature introduced with macOS Mojave might find it really useful.
Quick actions for the unfamiliar allow users to perform frequently used actions faster with just one click. While this hack may not provide the same level of precision, it can certainly increase productivity drastically. Now that everything seems clear, let’s get started with the steps, shall we?
1. Start automatizer application on your Mac.
2. Now, Open Workflow and fine-tune it according to your needs.
3. Next, click on File menu and select turn into e (or use the keyboard shortcut ⌥⇧⌘C).
4. Next, choose Application on the panel.
Note: For those who don’t know, Automator’s Application is a standalone workflow type that runs when you launch it or drop files/folders on it.
5th place, save recurring workflow To do this as an application, click on File menu and Select save (or use ⌘S).
6. Now, give a suitable name to application.
7. Finally, select Apps in the popup window and click on save to finish.
Add the App to the Finder Toolbar
Now that you’ve turned the Automator action into an app, you can add it to the Finder’s toolbar for easy access. To do this, all you have to do is drag the application to the toolbar while holding down the command + option keys. Once added here, you can double-click the icon to launch it.
Convert Automator Actions as Apps on Mac
So you can convert Automator workflows as applications and add them to the Finder’s toolbar. For those using a Mac with macOS High Sierra or earlier, it can be quite helpful in speeding up certain actions. Did you find this cheat helpful? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Also check out other guides like changing the file location of the music app, deauthorizing Mac from iTunes in macOS Catalina, and hiding Apple Music in the stock Music app if you haven’t been able to keep up in the past.
