Is it possible to control AppleTV from a Macbook?

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  • atv-desktop-remote

    A simple app to allow you to control an Apple TV from your desktop

  • It installs the dependencies at the beginning using Python, and that can take a minute or two depending on your setup. This only happens once. Did you download v1.0 beta? The first comment I made (but quickly edited) pointed to an older version which isn't compatible with the latest tvOS versions.

  • pyatv

    A client library for Apple TV and AirPlay devices

  • I love Python, but I really wish I didn't have to use it here. The reason I do is that tvOS changed the way network remote control works, and the only library that could do that was / is a fantastic Python library called pyatv: https://pyatv.dev/.

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