Apple TV Apps

Open Plex TV

Opens the Plex app for Apple TV on a device of your choosing.

Actions

Apple TV Remote, Apps

Wake Apple TV

Wakes the specified Apple TV.

Apple TV Remote, Apps

Open App on Apple TV

Launches an app on the specified Apple TV.

Apple TV Remote, Apps

Switch User Account

Switches user account on the specified Apple TV.

Custom Shortcuts

New in the Shortcuts Library: Apple TV Apps shortcuts

While updating my Apple TV Remote shortcuts for multiple devices, I cleaned up my Apple TV apps and built out a new set of shortcuts to open them all.

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Open Unsplash TV

Opens the Unsplash app for Apple TV, then shows the Remote so you can select a set of photos to display.

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Open Fin TV

Opens the app Fin for Apple TV, which lets you select timers and display them in a huge format.

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Open Play TV

Opens the app Play for YouTube on an Apple TV of your choice so you can select videos you’ve saved for later to open in the YouTube app.

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Open Letterboxd TV

Opens the Letterboxd app on the selected Apple TV, then shows the Remote so you can navigate

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Open YouTube TV

Opens the YouTube app on a selected Apple TV, then shows the Remote so you can select a video.

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Open PCalc TV

Opens the PCalc app for Apple TV and shows the remote so you can perform calculations on the big screen.

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Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Plex%20TV

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Plex%20TV

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Open Plex TV” end tell

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Screen Capture with Perplexity

Simulates the keyboard shortcut for Command + Shift + 0, which activates the Perplexity screen capture and prompts whether to capture an Area, Window, or Fullscreen.

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