can i control apple tv from my macbook? -- verification needed!

I don't understand this attitude of "I don't see why you'd want that, so here's some other, completely pedestrian suggestion, along with a little sarcasm." I'm sure that's what people were saying to guys like Ford, Edison and Jobs.

Oh. hells yes. Maybe there'd be more voices asking for the same thing if the first few voices weren't shouted down by "Why do you want that (with the implied, "you moron")?!!"

In addition to every reason mentioned so far, my Apple TV runs my background music system for my house. I sit at my computer in the office and listen to iTunes off my computer speakers because it's less hassle than getting the old iPhone 3g I keep on my desk only for this purpose, waiting for the Remote app to connect to the Apple TV, and then navigating the Remote menus.

Serious, this is exactly the kind of usability that Apple normally provides. It would also seem to be a pretty trivial extension of the existing functionality. No brainer.

No such implications or sarcasm were put forth. we are all users here. Provide feedback to Apple.

Interesting.

Vazandrew, you are right. As I re-read the thread carefully with your comment in mind I see that you have been the consistent responder and that you were neither sarcastic nor dismissive.

What's interesting is that I now see your comments as those of an hard-core engineer: factual, logical, and seemingly blind to the rising emotional tension of the dialogue. People don't like to be told that they don't need what they want. It may be true, it may not be true, but it is rarely received well. That's why several of us apparently saw you as sarcastic and/or dismissive tho you were only being factual, as you saw it.

As it happens, I learned a lot from this thread. I am now controling my Apple TV for BGM from my computer, I d/l-ed 1keyboard, tho it doesn't seem to fit my current needs, and I will shortly go see if I can (finally) hook up a bt keyboard to my Apple TV.

Thanks vazandrew and all!

I too would like a remote option for Mac OSX. I often surf the net while watching a show and would prefer not to stop and hunt for the remote (which often fell down somewhere). My hands are already on a computer device so why not use the Mac?

Chalk up another coming to this thread from google looking for a solution. My iPad's in the other room charging, I've got the Mac, it's all Apple, so why can't they talk to each other? Sure, I can use Airplay, but that won't hit the sound quality of going from the AppleTV itself.

I agree, this makes so much sense, I really cannot quite understand why Apple don't offer it. The closest thing is to play iTunes content through your Airplay target to Apple TV. I want a similar app to what is available on the iOS devices, so it is seamless to control, no matter whether I use my iPad, my iPhone or my Macbook. Considering they add all those apps nobody asked for like Maps and iBooks, this seems a bit rich. Has everybody on here requested it as I have? There is already an Airport app, Apple please let us control our Apple TV's from OS X.

Another 'me too' here. Lying on the sofa, typing this out on my Macbook Pro. Apple TV has fnished playing what it was playing and I don't have the remote instantly to hand, it's just gone on to screen saver slideshow. iPhone is upstairs charging, and it would be so much easier to flip up an app and control the Apple TV from here without having to look for the remote or go upstairs to get the iPhone.

Echoing this request. Apple is not in the health and fitness industry.. don't make me get up to watch more brain-cell-killing television!

Funny, I just typed in on Google, "Can i control my apple tv from my MAC" and came to this thread. So yes, I'm in.

I do have a Google Chromecast and you can do this with music and youtube stuff.

It is just plain stupid not to have an Apple TV Remote app for OS X.

Don't need it? Do you need nachos? C'mon!

Type2phone works excellent for controlling an AppleTV. In the preferences, you should uncheck "Disconnect when sent to the background". This will eliminate any kind of latency when bringing Type2phone back to the foreground.

Here is the link :

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/type2phone/id472717129?mt=12

This is exactly what everyone in this post is looking for. Thanks Chrisjn for the great app...it costs $7 to go pro (which allows unlimited typing and devices) but I found out using only navagation keys has no effect on your daily usage %

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/1keyboard/id766939888?ls=1&mt=12

It's not what I was looking for. I want the 'Remote' app that I have on my iPad on my MacBook Pro. It's just silly that it doesn't exist.

I need this app too, but there is one simple explanation. Apple cannot make MONEY off of an app on my Mac, or they could have very easily developed one already. Instead, I have to either tear the house apart to find the little booger remote, or pay whatever they demand for a new one. This is economics 101.

They can if it's from the App store. If enough people provide feedback and it's clear there is enough of a need then i'm sure they would develop something.