Automating Your Photo Management

Managing photos and screenshots on your phone can be overwhelming. Jellycuts automates these tasks easily! Here’s a simple Jellycuts script to organize your screenshots in your Photo Gallery.

Timothy Jackson

Jul 15, 2024 • 2 min read

Automatically organize and manage your photos without needing to do it yourself.

A Shortcut for Sanity: Organizing Screenshots Effortlessly

Everyday, I take multiple screenshots! Whether I find a good scripture on the Bible App, a funny meme on Instagram, or even funny moments on FaceTime with my friends. One day, I was trying to post some embarrassing photos for my best friend’s birthday, however, having over thousands of photos in my gallery makes it very inefficient and time consuming to find. I wanted a solution that would automatically sort and organize my screenshots without any extra effort on my part.

Creating this shortcut has made my life significantly easier by saving time and reducing stress of the endless scrolling through my entire photo library. With just a tap, my screenshots are neatly organized in a dedicated album.

Getting Started

Here's the script we’re going to break down:

import Shortcuts  
# Color: red, #Icon: shortcuts 

# Get the last 100 screenshots from the device
getLastScreenshot(count: 100) >> getLastScreenshot  

# Create a new album named "Ask" and add the retrieved screenshots to this album
createAlbum(photos: getLastScreenshot, name: Ask)

Breaking It Down

Import the Shortcuts Library

import Shortcuts

This line imports the tools we need to use shortcuts on your phone.

Customize Your Jellycut

# Color: red, #Icon: shortcuts

This line makes our Jellycut icon red and uses a specific icon so we can easily find it later.

Get the Last 100 Screenshots

getLastScreenshot(count: 100) >> getLastScreenshot

For this example, this command grabs the last 100 screenshots you took on your phone. However, you are able to customize this number in whatever way you want!

Create a New Photo Album

createAlbum(photos: getLastScreenshot, name: Ask)

Finally, this command creates a new photo album in which the user can customize and adds those 100 screenshots to it.

Conclusion

Creating this shortcut has made my life significantly easier. No more endless scrolling through my entire photo library. With just a tap, my screenshots are neatly organized in a dedicated album.

Using Jellycuts to automate tasks on your phone can make your life easier and more organized. This simple script shows how you can quickly manage your screenshots, leaving you more time for other things. Give it a try and see how much time you can save!