SiriMote
SiriMote is a free macOS utility that lets you control media apps, presentations, and basic system functions with an Apple TV Siri Remote.
What is SiriMote?
SiriMote is a macOS utility for using an Apple TV Siri Remote as a controller for your Mac. It is designed for people who want simple remote control over media playback, presentations, and a few everyday system actions without reaching for a keyboard. The app works with software that responds to standard media keys and also includes custom support for selected apps and presentation tools. Common uses include controlling QuickTime, TV-style playback, slideshows, and adjusting system volume from across the room. SiriMote also supports actions such as putting the Mac or its display to sleep, which makes it useful in living-room, meeting-room, and demo setups. SiriMote is published by Matthias Gansrigler through Eternal Storms Software.
Key features
- Control compatible Mac apps with an Apple TV Siri Remote
- Play, pause, rewind, and fast-forward media in apps that support media keys
- Adjust your Mac's system volume from the remote
- Navigate presentation slides in supported slideshow apps
- Use custom controls for selected apps such as Keynote, PowerPoint, TV, Kodi, and QuickTime Player
- Put your Mac or its display to sleep from the remote
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
SiriMote is a legitimate remote-control utility for macOS. To do its job, it relies on Bluetooth pairing with an Apple TV Siri Remote and may need accessibility-related control so it can send playback or presentation commands to other apps. That kind of access is normal for a remote-control tool, but you should only grant permissions you expect and keep the app updated from the publisher's site.
Recommendation: Keep SiriMote if you use an Apple TV Siri Remote to control media, presentations, or basic Mac functions. If you no longer use that workflow, you can remove it without affecting macOS itself, though any remote-control features it provides will stop working.
Common paths
/Applications/SiriMote.app
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