# Essentials Library (EssentialsLib)

With an Integrated Updater, Dictionary and List Utilities, Global Variables, vCard Generation and more, the Essentials Collection will bring your shortcut development to the next level!

Essentials Library is meticulously crafted to empower your shortcuts with an expedited method for implementing essential functionalities and facilitating seamless integration.

Functioning as a foundational resource, it is replete with invaluable features that elevate your shortcuts. Furthermore, it provides a comprehensive set of tools to streamline your automations, all accessible through APIs, all encapsulated within a single shortcut.

It aims to replace most of the functionality of apps such as Actions to reduce the need for outside apps other than the base iOS / Apple apps preinstalled. Such actions that have been replaced include: The vCard Actions, In Dictionary, Global Variables, IsOnline and Invert Dictionary.

**Essentials is under active development. New beta versions might break existing tools and may need fixing. All bug reports go to the [Docs](https://essentialslibrary.fibery.io/@public/)**

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### ✨ Features:

- ✅ **Optimised**: Only runs what the actions it needs to. We’re continually working to optimise it.

- 📥 **Integrated Updater**: This powerful feature not only keeps Essentials Library automatically up-to-date with the latest enhancements but also offers utility for integrating update checks into your shortcuts.

- 🧰 **Dictionary and List Utilities**: Manipulate and manage your data with ease. Powerful actions for dictionaries and lists allow for complex data handling within your shortcuts.

- 🔌 **Improved RoutineHub API**: Retrieve Complex information from Other Shortcuts, such as Description, Download Count, Creator, and more!

- 🌎 **Global Variables**: Implement persistent data across multiple shortcuts and multiple runs. Store and retrieve information globally, making your shortcuts more dynamic and interconnected.

- 📇 **vCard Menu Generation**: Create and manage Icon Menus on the fly. Generate vCards for a more useful and informative way to display your options in a menu!

- 🎴 **Markdown Support**: Create and show Markdown and Information Cards, without breaking a sweat!

- 📚 **Run JavaScript**: Use JS to automate complex features that are too time-consuming in Native Shortcuts!

- **…and much more!** Run the shortcut or scroll to access the documentation.

### 🚀 Why You Should Consider Essentials Library:

- ✅ **Boost Your Productivity**: Automate repetitive tasks and manage data more efficiently.

- ✅ **Simplify Complex Workflows**: Break down intricate processes into manageable, reusable components.

- ✅ **Learn and Explore**: A great resource for both beginners and advanced users to understand powerful shortcut concepts.

- ✅ **Always Updated**: The integrated updater ensures you're always running the most optimised and feature-rich version.

- ✅ **Backwards Compatible**: Essentials is designed to be extremely backwards compatible, and you can guarantee that your Essentials Implementation won't break! 

- ✅ **Modern**: Unlike some libraries or utilities, Essentials is built for the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Always!

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## How to Use

Install Latest Version → [Read the Docs](https://essentialslibrary.fibery.io/@public/) → Implement  

Issues & Suggestions go to the Docs

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## License

**EssentialsLib** is licensed under the MIT License:

```

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2025 @__nnn__

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

```

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### Consider adding Essentials Library to your Shortcut Toolkit today and unlock the full potential of your Shortcuts!

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## Attributions & Credits

Graphics made with [MediaKit](https://routinehub.co/shortcut/1911).  

RoutineHub Fetch Inspired by [HubFetch](https://routinehub.co/shortcut/17695/).  

Some Tools are from the JS1 Set by [@atnbueno](https://routinehub.co/user/atnbueno).  

Partially inspired by [Cyclone 2](https://routinehub.co/shortcut/19577/).  

Partially Motivated by Integrating [Actions](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/actions/id1586435171).