If you’re anything like me, your iPhone is like your second brain. Over the years, I’ve seen how our devices have evolved into tools that capture ideas, inspiration, and entire workflows.
But one small frustration always lingered: finding something amazing online and struggling to save it properly without clunky workarounds, like taking screenshots or using third-party apps.
That’s why discovering the “Download All Images or PDFs” shortcut felt like unlocking a cheat code.
New to Shortcuts? Here’s a beginner’s guide to help you get started and create your first shortcut.
Yesterday, while browsing an old photography blog on Safari, I stumbled across a stunning gallery of Paris street scenes.
Normally, I’d either bookmark the page (and forget about it) or painstakingly save each photo one by one, a task I’d inevitably abandon halfway through.
But with this shortcut? I tapped once, and like magic, every single image neatly saved to my Photos app. It felt fast, seamless, and elegant.
It’s not just for pretty pictures either. If you find a webpage filled with PDFs, say, manuals, sheet music, study guides, you can pull everything down in one clean swoop.
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Setting it up is surprisingly easy, too. Once you install the shortcut (it’s free), you simply share a page from Safari and choose the shortcut option from the share sheet.
The shortcut scans the webpage, grabs every downloadable image or PDF, and saves them directly to your device.
The first time you run it, it’ll ask for a few permissions — access to your Photos, or Files, Safari’s content, basic stuff. You allow it, and after that, it’s one tap. No weird workarounds, no messy apps cluttering your screen. Just pure efficiency.
For Apple fans who love smooth, intuitive tools, this is one of those “why didn’t they build this directly into iOS already?” moments.
Give it a try, and trust me – once you start using it, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.
