YouTube app

YouTube on TV

Opens the YouTube app on the chosen Apple TV, then opens the YouTube app on your mobile device – this lets you connect the two and manage your TV queue from your phone or iPad.

Scripting Actions

Control Flow, Scripting

Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.

Control Flow, Scripting

Choose from Menu

Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.

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.

Apps, Scripting

Open App

Opens the specified app.

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=YouTube%20on%20TV

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=YouTube%20on%20TV

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “YouTube on TV” end tell

Public

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Manage subscribed YouTube Channels

Opens the feed of channels you’ve subscribed to on YouTube – use this to directly access channels using Search, or clean up your subscriptions by removing some.

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Show my Liked videos

Opens the automatic playlist for Liked videos created for every YouTube account.

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Open my YouTube Clips

Opens your personal feed on Clips saved from YouTube videos. Use this feature to capture important ideas and give them custom titles, and have a feed of personalized clips to view again later.

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Search YouTube

Prompts you to enter a query and then opens it YouTube in Safari.

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Who’s live on YouTube?

Opens the Subscriptions feed sorted as a list so you can see who’s live at the top.

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YouTube TV

Turns on my living room TV, opens the YouTube app, and shows the remote control on the current device so I can navigate the interface. When run from Mac, opens YouTube in Safari in fullscreen.

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