What is IFTTT?
IFTTT is short for “If This Then That” and is the free way to do more with hundreds of the apps and devices you love, including Twitter, Dropbox, Evernote, Nest, Fitbit, Amazon Alexa, and Google Assistant.
On IFTTT, we call those services. To see all of the services on IFTTT, check out our services list.
We bring services together into Applets and connections. These are specific things that can happen when you connect services — things your apps can’t do on their own.
- For example, you could use IFTTT to sync Amazon Alexa to-dos with your Google Calendar. Or create events in your iPhone Calendar, via Google Assistant.
- IFTTT is pronounced like “Gift” without the “G.” It used to be called “if this, then that” because Applets would have one trigger, and one action. If this happens — then that happens.
- For example, when you come home, then turn on your Hue lights.
Now they just go by “IFTTT,” because there’s so much more you can do:
- Applets and connections can run when you tell them to, with a tap via widgets (That!).
- Applets and connections can have multiple actions (e.g. if this, then that…and that).
- And some Applets and connections even have filters that mean they only run when a specific condition is met (e.g. if this and that, then that).
You can turn on Applets and connections that already exist, or you can make something custom for yourself.
How does IFTTT work?
IFTTT helps you connect all of your different apps and devices. When you sign up for a free account, you can enable your apps and devices to work together to do specific things they couldn’t do otherwise. For example, you can back up your Instagram photos to Dropbox, have your lights turn on when you enter your home, or automatically remind a Slack channel about a meeting
Here’s how it works:
- Create a free account.
- Browse the IFTTT website or app to find something that interests you.
- Connect the services that are involved in the Applet or connection.
- Find more Applets and connections, and repeat!
Applets and connections can be built by services or users within the IFTTT Platform. But you also have the power to create something custom for yourself! Go to ifttt.com/create to combine two services and make your own Applet.
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