Remotely

Remotely

Use a TV remote as a mouse for a Mac connected to a TV.

Remotely lets you use a TV remote to control the pointer on a Mac connected to a TV. The arrows move the cursor, the centre button clicks, and nothing else needs to be bought or paired.

How it works

Tapping an arrow moves the pointer a little. Holding it moves faster. Press Back twice to switch the arrows to scrolling. You can also rebind twenty actions, including keyboard shortcuts. Everything runs on the Mac with no account or network connection.

Stack

  • Swift and SwiftUI, targeting macOS 15+.
  • RemotelyKit core with no UI dependency, plus a menu bar app target.
  • CGEvent input synthesis and Accessibility permissions.
  • Swift Package Manager, with tests as a plain executable target.