Grabio Blog
Updates, tutorials, and release notes for the iPhone utility Shortcut.
Convert a YouTube Video to MP3 on iPhone Without an App
What an iPhone can and cannot do here, why iOS has no MP3 encoder, and the honest routes for audio you are actually entitled to keep.
How to Convert iPhone Photo to JPG
Your iPhone shoots HEIC by default and half the internet cannot read it. Here are four ways to get a plain JPG, ranked by how annoying they are.
How to Combine Videos on iPhone
Photos has no merge button. Here is the free Apple route to join clips into one video, and what to do about the file size afterwards.
Threads Video Downloader for iPhone (Free)
Save a video from Threads on your iPhone using the share sheet, with an honest look at what works, what fails, and the native fallback.
How to Download an MP4 on iPhone (Free, No App)
Five different situations get called “download an MP4” and each has a different answer. Here is which one you are in and what to do about it.
How to Download an Instagram Carousel on iPhone, Free
Carousels are one link pointing at many slides, which is why most tools return only the first. Here is what actually works on an iPhone.
How to Download Audio from YouTube on iPhone (Free)
Save the audio from a YouTube video on iPhone, with the official offline option, the share sheet route, and a straight answer on what is allowed.
YouTube Shorts Downloader for iPhone (Free)
A free YouTube Shorts downloader for iPhone: why Shorts links break some tools, and how to save one with no app and no subscription.
How to Download a Reel on iPhone
The honest routes for saving a Reel on iPhone, starting with the download button Instagram gives you and what it does and does not cover.
How to Delete Shortcuts on iPhone
How to delete a shortcut on iPhone, remove it from the share sheet, clear automations, and get rid of one that keeps coming back.
How to Crop a PDF on iPhone
iOS has no crop-the-page tool for PDFs, even in the new Preview app. Here are three routes that actually work and what each one costs you.
How to Create a Shortcut on iPhone
Build your first working iPhone Shortcut in about three minutes, understand what actions and variables actually do, and avoid the four usual traps.