Like Siri on your other Apple devices, Siri on Mac is your intelligent personal assistant, helping you multitask and get things done. For example, while you work on a document, you can ask Siri to send a message to your coworker saying that the document is on the way—without having to stop what you’re doing.
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Here are some of the many other things you can ask Siri to do. You can also ask Siri, ”What can you do?”
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A True Benchmark For Thoughtful Utility This app (and its companions) are truly an exercise in thoughtful ingenuity. Basically if you want something, anything really, done on your Mac, this remote app allows you to either do it from a premade function within the app or spend a few minutes “building” the feature you want to use to manipulate your Mac with scripts and Siri commands (and I.
- 'Show the PDFs in my Downloads folder.”
- “How much free space do I have on my Mac?”
- “Play the top 40 jazz songs.”
- “What’s the weather in Lake Tahoe?”
- “Find tweets from José Bautista.”
- “Search the web for images of the Eiffel Tower.”
- “Show me all of the files I shared with Cecilia last week.”
- “FaceTime Victoria.”
- 'Add Laura to my 10 AM meeting.”
- “Show my photos from yesterday.”
- “What time is it in Monterrey, Mexico?”
- ”Find coffee near me.”
- Starting with macOS Mojave, you can use Siri to play a sound on a device to help you find it. For example, if you turn on Find My iPhone for your devices, you can ask ”Where's my iPhone?' or ”Where's my Watch?”
Ask Siri
To ask Siri, take any of these actions, then just say what you need:
- Click in the menu bar, Dock, or Touch Bar.
- If Siri is already open, click or in the Siri window.
- Press and hold the Command (⌘) key and Space bar until Siri responds.
- Say ”Hey Siri” on a Mac that supports 'Hey Siri.' On notebook computers that support this feature, the lid must be open.
If Siri doesn't close automatically, click or swipe right to close.
If Siri doesn't hear or understand you
- Make sure that you're using macOS Sierra or later.
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then check your microphone selection in Sound preferences or Siri preferences. Or test with a different mic, such as the mic in your AirPods or Apple Earphones. If you're using a Mac mini or Mac Pro, you must connect a mic for Siri to hear you.
- If Siri seems to hear you but not understand you, make sure that your language and dialect are selected in Siri preferences.
- If Siri can't connect to the network or asks you to try again in a little while, check your Internet connection.
Ask Siri to find files on your Mac
Siri makes it easy to find files on your Mac, using various criteria. For example, you can ask Siri to ”search for all the documents I opened this month.” Then show ”just the ones titled lesson.”
Keep Siri results where you can find them
You can keep important information provided by Siri right in Notification Center . So you can easily access sports schedules, Twitter feeds, files that are related to your big project, and much more.
Just click at the top of your Siri results. Your information will stay up to date, so you always know where to find game times, trending topics, or important documents.
Drag Siri results
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You can drag some types of information found by Siri into a window or application on your desktop. For example, after asking Siri to find an image on the web, you can drag an image from the results into a Pages document:
Edit your Siri request
To edit your request instead of making a new request, double-click your words in the Siri window, then enter your changes from the keyboard and press Return.
Change Siri preferences
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Siri. Or just ask Siri to open Siri Preferences. You can adjust settings such as the Siri keyboard shortcut, the gender and dialect Siri uses, and whether Siri gives voice feedback. And if you're using macOS Catalina or later, you can choose whether to delete Siri and dictation history.
Learn more about Siri preferences.
Learn more
- Learn how ”Hey Siri” works with multiple devices.
- Learn how to control your home with Siri.
Siri features might vary by country or region.
Follow these steps to use your Siri Remote or Apple TV Remote.*
The Siri Remote and Apple TV Remote* aren't compatible with Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation). Learn how to use the Apple Remote with Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation).
Learn some basics
- Touch surface: To move around the screen, swipe up, down, left, or right. To select an item, highlight it, then press to click the Touch surface. To scroll through lists, quickly swipe up or down multiple times. If an index is next to the list, swipe right, then highlight a letter to go to that place in the list.
- Menu: Press one time to wake your Apple TV if it's asleep. While browsing, press one time to return to the previous screen. Press and hold to go to the Home screen.
- Apple TV App/Home: Press one time to wake your Apple TV if it's asleep. To see your recently used apps, double press Apple TV App/Home. If your country or region supports the Apple TV App, press Apple TV App/Home to open the app, and again to go to the Home screen. If not, press Apple TV App/Home one time to go back to the Home screen.
Play content
To play or pause movies, shows, songs, and more, press to click the Touch surface of your remote or press Play/Pause . You can also fast-forward, rewind, find special features, and more.
Go forward
- Press Play/Pause or click the Touch surface to highlight the song or video timeline. Then swipe to the right on the Touch surface to go forward. Click the right side of the Touch surface to play the next song or video.
Go back
- Press Play/Pause or click the Touch surface to highlight the song or video timeline. Then swipe to the left on the Touch surface to go back. Click the left side of the Touch surface to play the previous song or video.
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With the latest version of tvOS, you can follow along as a song plays with time-synced lyrics. Use the Touch surface to scroll up or down to any verse in the song. Then click the Touch surface to begin playing the song from that spot.
You can fast-forward, rewind, and skip to certain parts of content from the iTunes Store and apps that support these features.
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See more settings and features
- Video: Swipe down during playback, then swipe right to browse available options. If available, you'll see settings like subtitles, closed captioning, video chapters, audio, and speaker settings.
- Audio: Choose a song and press Play/Pause to play it. Then press Menu to see all of the tracks on the album or playlist. From here you can shuffle your playlist, repeat a song, change your AirPlay device, and more. The options you see might vary.
Learn more
- If you need help with your remote, learn what to do.
- Charge your Siri Remote or Apple TV Remote.
- Use Siri to find content on your Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD.
- Control your television or receiver with your Siri Remote or Apple TV Remote.
- Move or delete apps.
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*Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD ships with the same remote everywhere. In countries and regions that support Siri, the remote is called Siri Remote. Elsewhere, it’s called Apple TV Remote. Siri works on either remote as long as your Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD is set up with a language and country or region that supports Siri.