pengchujin/MacTV

MacTV · 电视遥控 — 让电视更好用作 Mac 显示器。通过 HDMI-CEC，在 Mac 上调节电视音量、切换输入源、操作菜单。

AppsSwift#apple-silicon#hdmi-cec#macos#menu-bar#swiftui

3.6 Early signal Magnitude out of 10. Star growth looks organic. Data as of September 18, 2026.

About the project

A macOS menu bar app that uses HDMI-CEC to control a TV from the Mac (volume, power, inputs, menu) and lets the TV remote control the Mac. Aimed at people using a TV as a Mac display.

Useful for

Map Mac volume keys to control TV volume over HDMI audio output.
Switch the TV's HDMI input back to the Mac from the menu bar.
Control Mac playback and cursor using the TV remote.

README summarized by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Details may be inaccurate.

Why it’s trending

1 star so far today, about 3 expected by the end of the day.
The repository is 1 day old and already has 70 stars.
Top new repositories this week: #185.

Stars per day

Bars are daily stars, the line is the usual pace. Red marks spike days.

Numbers

Total stars: 70
Stars in a day: 3
Forks: 2
Issues and pull requests: 1
Watchers: 0
Language: Swift
License: MIT
Latest release: v0.1.2 · September 17, 2026
Created: September 17, 2026
Last push: September 17, 2026

Star trust

Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.

These are heuristics, not a verdict: we judge by the repository’s behavior, not by a list of stargazers.

Spotted in

September 18, 2026Top new repositories this week: #140
September 17, 2026Top new repositories this week: #197

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