Keyboard shortcuts in the Apple TV app on Mac
In the Apple TV app on your Mac, quickly accomplish many tasks using your keyboard.
Playback
Action | Shortcut |
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Play or pause the selected episode | Space bar |
Skip ahead (fast forward) or rewind the selected episode | Shift-Command-Right Arrow or Shift-Command-Left Arrow |
Increase the volume | Command-Up Arrow |
Decrease the volume | Command-Down Arrow |
Go back | Command-Left Bracket ( [ ) |
Go forward | Command-Right Bracket ( ] ) |
Reload the page | Command-R |
Create and manage playlists
Action | Shortcut |
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Create a new playlist | Command-N |
Create a playlist from a selection of songs | Shift-Command-N |
Create a new Smart Playlist | Option-Command-N |
Start Genius Shuffle | Option-Space bar |
Refresh a playlist (when the playlist is selected) | Command-R |
Import a video file | Command-O |
Delete the selected playlist without confirming that you want to delete it | Command-Delete |
Delete the selected playlist and all the songs it contains from your library | Option-Delete |
Delete the selected song from your library and all playlists | Option-Delete |
General
Action | Shortcut |
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Open TV preferences | Command-Comma (,) |
Hide TV | Command-H |
Hide everything except TV | Option-Command-H |
Quit TV | Command-Q |
View download activity | Shift-Command-L |
Open the TV window | Command-0 (zero) |
Close the TV window | Command-W |
Minimize a window | Command-M |
Change what you see
Action | Shortcut |
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Enter or exit full-screen view | Option-Command-F |
Switch between custom and maximum window sizes | Option-click the green button in the upper-left corner of the TV window |
See the TV window resize while you’re resizing it | Command-drag the resize control in the lower-right corner of the window |
Open the Info window for the selected item | Command-I |
In the Info window, see the info for the next or previous item in the list | Command-N or Command-P |
Open the View Options window for the selected item | Command-J |
Show filter field | Shift-Command-F |
Show or hide the status bar | Command-/ |