How To Connect Your AirPods With a Keyboard Shortcut in MacOS

activate application "SystemUIServer" tell application "System Events" tell process "SystemUIServer" -- Working CONNECT Script. Goes through the following: -- Clicks on Bluetooth Menu (OSX Top Menu Bar) -- => Clicks on SX-991 Item -- => Clicks on Connect Item set btMenu to (menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 whose description contains "bluetooth") tell btMenu click tell (menu item "{{ The name of your airpods here }}" of menu 1) click if exists menu item "Connect" of menu 1 then click menu item "Connect" of menu 1 return "Connecting..." else click btMenu -- Close main BT drop down if Connect wasn't present return "Connect menu was not found, are you already connected?" end if end tell end tell end tell end tell

Thanks @erebusbat for this applescript!

Open Script Editor.

It lives in /Application/Utilities/, but just use spotlight (cmd + space).

Click New Document to get a blank editor.

Paste the code into the editor.

Find the name of your AirPods from your Bluetooth settings. Whatever shows up in the menu is the official name of your AirPods. This name is case sensitive and only allows curly quotes. A curly quote is ’, not '. A curly quote can be entered using shift + option + ]

Find the section that says {{ The name of your AirPods here }} and replace it with the name of your AirPods.

For me, “Dayne’s AirPods Pro” becomes “Dayne’s AirPods Pro”.

See the completed code below:

activate application "SystemUIServer" tell application "System Events" tell process "SystemUIServer" -- Working CONNECT Script. Goes through the following: -- Clicks on Bluetooth Menu (OSX Top Menu Bar) -- => Clicks on SX-991 Item -- => Clicks on Connect Item set btMenu to (menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 whose description contains "bluetooth") tell btMenu click tell (menu item "Dayne’s AirPods Pro" of menu 1) click if exists menu item "Connect" of menu 1 then click menu item "Connect" of menu 1 return "Connecting..." else click btMenu -- Close main BT drop down if Connect wasn't present return "Connect menu was not found, are you already connected?" end if end tell end tell end tell end tell

• Hit cmd + S to save.
• Select “Application.”
• Give your application a catchy, memorable name.

Go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy

If the settings are locked, click the lock at the bottom left and enter your password to unlock it.

• Select Accessibility on the left side.
• Click the + sign.
• Find the new Application you just created and select it.

• Open the Automator Application which can be found at /Applications/Automator, but again, just use spotlight (cmd + space).
• Click New Document.
• Select the cog that says “Quick Action” (it may be called “Service” on older MacOS versions).

In your new Automator action, under “Workflow receives”, select no input. Make sure it reads “Workflow receives no input in any application.”

On the left side, look for “Launch Application” and double click it.

• Click the dropdown, select Other,
• Find and select your new application.

Hit cmd + save and give your action a catchy name.

Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts

• Click Services on the left side and look for your new action under the “General” section. Mine was at the very bottom.
• Make sure the checkbox is enabled here.
• Click Add Shortcut next to it.

Think of a memorable keyboard shortcut and enter it. It will appear next to the action.

Hit your keyboard shortcut and, voila, things should happen! You may get a security alert the first time you run it, but other than that, you’re all set!