You’re signing up for yet another account and the password field is just sitting there, waiting for something better than a birthday and an exclamation point. Most generators mean opening a browser tab first and typing your requirements into a form. FastPass skips that: run it from the Shortcuts app, or pull it up from a webpage’s Share Sheet, and it builds a strong password on your device in seconds.

How it works

FastPass is a password and passphrase generator that runs entirely on your device. There’s no server call for randomness and no account to create, so nothing about what it generates ever leaves your phone. You work through a short set of parameters, and the shortcut hands back a password or a word-based passphrase ready to copy.

It can be launched two ways: as its own entry in the Shortcuts app, or from the Share Sheet while you’re sitting on a signup form in your browser. Both routes land you at the same menu-driven generator, so pick whichever fits the moment.

Getting it set up

Tap Add Shortcut on this page to open FastPass in the Shortcuts app.
Scroll the preview to the bottom and tap Add Shortcut again to confirm.
Run it once from your Shortcuts library so the main menu loads and any permissions get approved.
Optional: enable it under Share Sheet actions in Settings so it shows up while you’re browsing.

Running the shortcut

Open FastPass and answer the handful of prompts it walks you through, choosing between a plain password and a word-based passphrase along the way. Confirm your settings and the shortcut generates the result immediately, on-device, ready to paste into whatever field is waiting. If a menu ever looks off after an update, version 5.3.0 specifically patched a bug where the main screen failed to display, so an old cached run shouldn’t be the cause anymore.

Would rather not switch apps mid-signup? Trigger FastPass from the Share Sheet in your browser instead. It opens the same generator menu, so the process doesn’t change, only the entry point does.

Where FastPass fits

Setting up a new account and wanting something stronger than a phrase you already use elsewhere.
Finally replacing an old, weak password on an account you’ve been putting off securing.
Needing a passphrase that’s easier to type on a smart TV remote or game console login screen than a string of symbols.
Generating a one-off password for a shared login you plan to rotate later anyway.

What FastPass won’t do

FastPass generates on the spot; it doesn’t remember what it made. There’s no history to scroll back through, so copy the result into your password manager or straight into the account field before you move on. And because the Share Sheet route depends on where iOS actually shows share actions, it’s most reliable inside a browser rather than every app that happens to ask for a password.

Common questions

Does FastPass keep a record of the passwords it makes?

No storage happens inside the shortcut itself. It generates, hands you the result, and forgets it, so save the output somewhere before you close the app.

Can I use this without Wi-Fi or cell service?

You can, and that’s really the point of it. Generation runs locally on your device, so there’s no network call to fail or wait on, only the Shortcuts app doing the work.

Why would I pick a passphrase over a random password?

Word-based passphrases are easier to type on a phone keyboard or read aloud to someone, and FastPass offers both formats from the same menu, so you’re not reaching for a second tool to get one or the other.