RemoteBar

Every TV and speaker.
One menu.

Your Mac is already open. Your remote is somewhere else. RemoteBar puts every Apple TV, HomePod and Sonos in your menu bar — playback, volume, the full clickpad, and your actual keyboard for search.

RemoteBar Sonos, HomePod & Apple TV Get macOS 13 or later · free for three devices

It lives in your menu bar

No app to launch, no phone to hunt for. One click from whatever you're already doing.

Every room, in one list

Apple TVs, HomePods and Sonos together — a grouped pair shown as one room — and every row is a volume slider.

A real remote

The full clickpad, Back, Screen, play, pause and volume. Your arrow keys and Return drive it too.

Type instead of hunting

Search boxes on the TV take your Mac keyboard, so you stop spelling things out one arrow key at a time.

Sonos, in full

Open a speaker and you get transport, artwork and a live scrubber — not just a volume slider.

Move the music. Tell it when to stop.

Group and ungroup rooms from a tick list, set a sleep timer, switch a soundbar back to the TV, tune the sound.

What's playing, and what's next

The live queue and your saved favourites, at the foot of the panel. Tap any track to jump straight to it.

Ask, and the room responds

Sixteen actions in Shortcuts and Siri, plus a local MCP server so assistants like Claude can drive your devices directly.

Everything the remote does. And more than it can.

One list, three ecosystems

Control Centre won't touch Sonos. The Sonos app won't touch an Apple TV. RemoteBar shows them together.

See what's playing

Artwork, titles and live progress from every room, without opening anything.

Open apps by name

Jump straight into an app on your Apple TV — no scrolling the home screen.

Sonos, properly

Favourites, the live queue, grouping, sleep timer, Night Sound, TV input, shuffle and repeat.

Stays connected

Reconnects itself after sleep and Wi-Fi changes. No relaunching, no fiddling.

Native and small

Written in Swift for macOS. No Electron, no background services, no account.

Everything stays on your Mac

No account, no cloud service, no telemetry. RemoteBar talks straight to the devices on your network, and pairing credentials live in your Keychain.

The automation endpoint that Siri, Shortcuts and AI assistants use is off until you switch it on, listens only on your Mac, and needs a token that lives in the app.

Common questions

Which devices does RemoteBar control?

Apple TV, HomePod and HomePod mini, and Sonos speakers — together in one list in your Mac's menu bar. A stereo pair or a grouped set of speakers shows as a single room.

Is RemoteBar free?

Yes, for up to three devices. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks control of every Apple TV, HomePod and Sonos on your network.

Which Macs does it run on?

Any Mac running macOS 13 or later. It's a native Swift app — no Electron, no background services.

Can I type on my Apple TV from my Mac?

Yes. When a search box is on screen, your Mac keyboard types into it, and your arrow keys and Return drive the clickpad.

Does it need an account or send anything to the cloud?

No. There's no account, no cloud service and no telemetry. RemoteBar talks directly to the devices on your local network, and pairing credentials stay in your macOS Keychain.

Can Siri, Shortcuts or an AI assistant control my devices?

Yes — sixteen actions for Shortcuts and Siri, plus a local MCP server so assistants like Claude can control your devices. The automation endpoint is off until you turn it on, listens only on your Mac, and needs a token from the app.

Put the remote where your hands already are.

RemoteBar Sonos, HomePod & Apple TV Get

Free to control three devices. A one-time purchase unlocks every device on your network.