This morning, Unorderly released version 3.3 of Structured, the day planner app that’s been my go-to for nearly two years now. The headlining feature of this update is the introduction of Shortcuts actions, which give users the ability to make the app work for them in all-new ways.

For those unfamiliar, Shortcuts is an app made by Apple that lets you create automations on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. App developers create actions that can be customized and combined to make your device do all kinds of things for you automatically.

Structured 3.3 comes with some prebuilt shortcuts you can use right out of the box. These include Today’s Schedule, which will instantly bring up an overview of your day plan, and Focus Now, an action for starting a focus timer in the app as well as a live activity for the current task. I’ve already added Focus Now to my iPhone’s action button.

I’m glad the app’s development team included these premade options, but I’m even more excited about the possibilities of creating my own shortcuts using the great set of actions Structured offers. Here are all the actions included in today’s update:

Check Schedule
Delete Tasks
Duplicate Tasks
Edit Tasks
Find Tasks
New Task
Open Day
Open Inbox
Open Task
Show Inbox
Show Tasks
Start Focus Timer

This is a fantastic set of building blocks that unlocks a whole new level of functionality and customizability for the app. I’ve already used a couple of these actions to create a custom shortcut that clears my day plan for tomorrow in case I want to start fresh. And I have lots of other ideas for Structured shortcuts that I can’t wait to try.

These actions can be used in combination with other apps as well. People often ask if Structured is compatible with third-party task managers and calendar apps. Until today, the answer was no; now, it’s yes! With the power of Shortcuts, anyone can combine their favorite apps with Structured’s excellent day-planning tools.

Shortcuts actions are a huge boost to a productivity app, and when they’re done this well, they unlock unlimited possibilities. It’s an exciting day to be a Structured user. My thanks and congratulations to the team for a great release.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have some work-in-progress shortcuts to attend to.