Just a quick update on SiriMote, as I’ve been putting out a few updates for it over the last few weeks.
The app now has improved support for controlling the following apps with the Apple TV Siri Remote:
– Boinx Software’s FotoMagico
– Kodi
– Apple’s Keynote
– Apple’s TV App
– Infuse 7
SiriMote is freeware, and you can download it here.
Enjoy 🤗
Control your Mac with your Siri Remote – with SiriMote (for free)!
If you connect a new Siri Remote to your Mac, you’ll be greeted by this new drawing:
There’s not much more to tell about this update, except that SiriMote is Freeware – as it has been from the beginning.
However, if you’d like to support my work, please do check out my other apps – it’d mean a lot to me!
Enjoy!
Today, I’ve updated SiriMote to version 1.3.9.
With SiriMote, you can control your Mac with your Apple TV Siri Remote.
A few examples:
– Re-establishes compatibility with macOS 10.12
– Improves the connectivity to your Apple TV Siri Remote
– Now asks for access to your Mac’s accessibility features (which the app requires to operate) if not already granted
– Fixes a few minor annoyances
– Ensures compatibility with macOS 11.0 Big Sur
– Built to run natively on Apple Silicon
SiriMote is a freeware app, which means you can download and use it – without limitations – completely for free. If you like it, please consider taking a look at my other apps – thank you!
The app is available for download from SiriMote’s website (direct download).
SiriMote requires OS X Sierra 10.12 or newer and an Apple TV Siri Remote.
If you’re interested in writing about SiriMote, you can download the press kit here, which contains screenshots and further information.
Today, I’ve updated SiriMote to version 1.2.
With SiriMote, you can control your Mac with your Apple TV Siri Remote:
Most notably, SiriMote 1.2 lets you put your Mac (or its display) to sleep using your remote.
Press and hold the remote’s Home button for a second, and the following bezel will appear:
It’s a little larger than usual, because I figured you’d like to be able to read it from afar. It then lets you choose between putting only your Mac’s display to sleep or the entire system.
You can wake your Mac’s display again with any button of the remote – waking from system sleep currently only works with a keyboard or mouse/trackpad, not the remote.
SiriMote is now localized in German, Sparkle (used for the update mechanism) has been updated to version 1.14.0.
I’ve also switched to Auto-Layout instead of NSView’s autoresizing mechanism, which you can read about in this  What I… blog post.
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Siri Remote is now not a graphic anymore, but drawn entirely in code, allowing for absolutely free resizing (which you can read about a bit here). The code for it will be open sourced soon.
SiriMote is a freeware application, which means you can download and use it without limitations for free. If you like it, please consider taking a look at my other apps – thank you!
The app is available for download from SiriMote’s website (direct download).
SiriMote requires OS X El Capitan 10.11 or newer and an Apple TV Siri Remote.
If you’re interested in writing about SiriMote, you can download the press kit here, which contains screenshots and further information.
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