# DeskConnect/SBShortcutMenuSimulator

3D Touch shortcuts in the Simulator

Repository: https://github.com/DeskConnect/SBShortcutMenuSimulator
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sbshortcutmenusimulator
Language: Objective-C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2016-12-11T03:56:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4003, "days_push": 3552, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1732, forks 162 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:28.757642+00:00)

## What it is
A tweak for the iPhone Simulator that simulates the UIApplicationShortcutItem API for 3D Touch home screen quick actions. It lets developers trigger an app's shortcut menu in the Simulator without a physical 3D Touch device.

## Use cases
- test 3D Touch quick action menus in the iOS Simulator
- simulate UIApplicationShortcutItem home screen shortcuts without a physical device
- trigger an app's shortcut menu by sending its bundle ID over TCP
- develop and debug home screen quick actions on a Mac
- preview shortcut menus during iOS app development

## When to choose
- you need to test 3D Touch home screen shortcuts and lack a 3D Touch-capable device
- you want to iterate quickly on quick action menus using the Simulator

## When to avoid
- you target modern iOS where 3D Touch was replaced by context menus and long-press gestures
- you need testing on real hardware or newer Xcode/Simulator versions
- you want an actively maintained tool

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools, testing, gui
- domain: developer-tools, mobile-development
- platform: -
- tags: ios-simulator, 3d-touch, springboard-tweak, objective-c, xcode, macos, ios

## Member repositories
- DeskConnect/SBShortcutMenuSimulator (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:28.757642+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:31:29.392917+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/DeskConnect/SBShortcutMenuSimulator (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:28.757642+00:00, sha e400dd6d1bc8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.