Remote for Apple TV

Turn Stream Deck keys into Apple TV remote buttons. Navigate menus, select, go back or home, play and pause, skip, change the volume, and power your Apple TV on or off, without picking up the remote.

Features

One action, many buttons: choose Up, Down, Left, Right, Select, Back, Home, Control Center, Play/Pause, Skip, Previous/Next, Volume, Power (or separate Power On and Power Off), App Switcher, Select (hold), or Disconnect for each key.

Disconnect key: closes the connection to the Apple TV, for example before your computer sleeps. The next button press reconnects automatically.

Clear key icons that update to match the chosen button.

Hold arrow and volume keys to repeat.

Fast: the plugin keeps a connection open, so keys respond immediately.

Open apps, show what's playing (with artwork), type into search, and play links over AirPlay, each from a key.

Hold and double-press actions on any key, as on the Siri Remote: App Switcher, Control Center, context menus and more.

Several Apple TVs: pair them all and choose which one each key or dial controls.

Stream Deck + dials: turn to change the volume, move through menus, scrub or seek through what's playing, skip tracks with shuffle and repeat on the touch strip, or pick an app to open. The touch strip shows the volume, what's playing with a progress bar, or the app you're choosing.

Easy setup: pair from the button or dial settings with the PIN shown on your TV. No extra software to install.

Setup

Drag Remote Button onto a key.

In its settings, click Scan (or enter your Apple TV's IP address from Settings → Network), pick your Apple TV, and click Pair.

Enter the PIN shown on the TV. A second PIN follows for AirPlay.

Choose what the key does. Add more keys for other buttons; they all share the pairing.

On Stream Deck +, drag Remote Dial onto a dial and choose Volume, Navigate, Scrub, Seek, Music or Apps.

Have more than one Apple TV? Click Add Apple TV, then choose which one each key or dial controls.

Requirements

Windows 10 or later, or a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or later) running macOS 12 or later. Intel Macs are not supported.

Stream Deck 7.1 or later.

Apple TV (tvOS 15 or later) on the same network as the computer.

Marketplace page

https://marketplace.elgato.com/product/remote-for-apple-tv-f4c80b88-7b2c-46f3-a1c5-78cfe9dd0130 (linked from the support page).

Support

https://github.com/hjlee918/remote-for-apple-tv

Privacy policy

https://github.com/hjlee918/remote-for-apple-tv/blob/main/PRIVACY.md

New in this version:

- New keys: Open App, Now Playing (shows the artwork and title), Type Text, Play URL (AirPlay), Power On and Power Off, App Switcher, and Select (hold) for context menus.

- Hold and Double press: give any key a second and third command.

- Several Apple TVs: pair more than one and choose which one each key or dial controls.

- Stream Deck +: two new dial modes, Music (tracks, shuffle and repeat) and Seek (move through what's playing by a share of its length).

- The volume strip now says "Not available" when the Apple TV can't change the volume.

Your existing keys and pairing carry over.