Rootless

Automate iOS, iPadOS, and macOS using plain JavaScript. Build custom widgets and interact directly with native APIs.

Supports ES6. Scripts are stored as plain .js files on your disk.

Integrate directly with iOS native APIs. Fully documented, available offline.

Trigger scripts via Siri. Present tables, websites, and custom HTML natively.

Run from the Share Sheet, process inputs, and manage local files via Files.app.

Communicate seamlessly and trigger workflows with other apps on your device.

Tailor the code editor to your liking. Includes several example scripts to start immediately.

Documentation

Also inside the app, or as rootless.json.

Persistent key-value storage

Persistent key-value storage, scoped per script. Holds any JSON-serialisable value and survives between runs.

Storage.get(key)Any

Get a stored value by key. Returns null if not found.

Storage.set(key, value)

Store a value with the given key.

key String required
Scoped to the script that wrote it.
value Any required
Anything JSON can represent. A value it cannot, a Date or a function, is not stored.

Storage.delete(key)

Delete a stored value by key.

Storage.has(key)Boolean

Check if a key exists in storage.

Counting script runs

let count = Storage.get("runCount") ?? 0;
count++;
Storage.set("runCount", count);

Text(`Run #${count}`);