Create shortcuts to folders and files in iOS & iPadOS

Marian König
2 min readNov 4, 2021
Create links to files and folders on your iOS desktop.
Create links to files and folders on your iOS desktop.

Mobile operating systems in the Apple ecosystem are highly intuitive, user-focused and advanced, but as a daily user of macOS I am still missing some desktop features. One of the most wanted was the possibility to add links and shortcuts to my Homescreen. Fortunately Apple introduced widgets in their latest iOS releases and so I decided to create an app which tackles the mentioned issue.

Folder Shortcuts @ Homescreen offers a shortcut widget for the iOS & iPadOS desktop. Users can add links to folders and files, which are stored in iCloud Drive or locally, and access them easily from the Homescreen of their Apple device. The application supports widgets in three different sizes.

Create shortcuts to your iCloud files directly on your iPhone desktop.
Create shortcuts to your iCloud files directly on your iPhone desktop.
It is easy to add links to PDF files and folders on your iPad.
It is easy to add links to PDF and document files on your iPad.

Check out the app in the Apple App Store or read more about the supported locations here.

Your feedback is highly appreciated.

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