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NEW APP ALERT 👀 For the last 15+ months, I’ve been working on and off on Canvases, an iPhone, iPad, and Mac app that lets you build widgets in a visual editor and update them with data from Shortcuts. Want to help me test it before launch? Join TestFlight: testflight.apple.com/join/n4DzganM

testflight.apple.comJoin the Canvases betaAvailable on iOS

Simon B. Støvring

@simonbs.dev

18 Aug

I’m starting out with builds for iPhone and iPad. A Mac build is coming to TestFlight soon. Any feedback on how it feels to use would be much appreciated 🫶 You can learn more about Canvases and find the full user guide, including how to build widgets and update them with Shortcuts, at canvases.app

canvases.appCanvases - Build your own widgets in a visual editorCanvases gives you the pieces to build custom widgets in a visual editor, then keep them up to date automatically with Shortcuts.

Simon B. Støvring

@simonbs.dev

A new Canvases build is out on TestFlight 🧪 - Example widgets now work across iOS 26 and iOS 27. - New canvases are discarded if no changes were made. - Fixed an issue where canvases could not be selected when adding a widget. - Clarified message shown for unsupported prompts in intelligence.

19/8/26, 6:20 pm1 repost3 likes

Simon B. Støvring

@simonbs.dev

20 Aug

Here’s a Canvases widget I use every day. My local gym has a gate that you open through their app when entering and leaving. The app is ugly and slow. So I made a widget that shows how many people are currently at the gym. Tapping it runs a shortcut that lets me check in or out and opens the gate.