An Applescript to connect bluetooth devices, such as Airpods. Nice when paired with an alfred trigger.

Connect Airpods.applescript

# Taken from https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/i4czgu/big_sur_airpods_script/gck3gz3/
# by https://github.com/smithumble

use framework "IOBluetooth"
use scripting additions

set AirPodsName to "AirPods"

on getFirstMatchingDevice(deviceName)
	repeat with device in (current application's IOBluetoothDevice's pairedDevices() as list)
		if (device's nameOrAddress as string) contains deviceName then return device
	end repeat
end getFirstMatchingDevice

on toggleDevice(device)
	if not (device's isConnected as boolean) then
		device's openConnection()
		return "Connecting " & (device's nameOrAddress as string)
	else
		device's closeConnection()
		return "Disconnecting " & (device's nameOrAddress as string)
	end if
end toggleDevice

return toggleDevice(getFirstMatchingDevice(AirPodsName))

Connect + Change the audio output device to Airpords

There is a popular problem when AirPods: when they switch from MacBook to iPhone, sometimes they don't connect back.
Even if they get reconnected, the audio output still does not get changed back to AirPods.

I've adjusted @ieatfood implementation:

1. Always try to connect, never try to disconnect.
2. Use switchaudio-osx (brew install switchaudio-osx or port install switchaudio-osx) to change the audio output device to AirPods
3. Add to Automator as a Quick Action (see screenshot below) + Apple manual
4. Add the Quick Actions button to the Touch Bar

Now I have a TouchBar button that instantly gives my sound back.

use framework "IOBluetooth"
use scripting additions

set AirPodsName to "AirPods Pro (Дмитрий)"

on getFirstMatchingDevice(deviceName)
	repeat with device in (current application's IOBluetoothDevice's pairedDevices() as list)
		if (device's nameOrAddress as string) contains deviceName then return device
	end repeat
end getFirstMatchingDevice

on toggleDevice(device)
	set quotedDeviceName to quoted form of (device's nameOrAddress as string)
	
	if not (device's isConnected as boolean) then
		device's openConnection()
	end if
	
	do shell script "/usr/local/bin/SwitchAudioSource -s " & quotedDeviceName
	return "Connecting " & (device's nameOrAddress as string)
end toggleDevice

return toggleDevice(getFirstMatchingDevice(AirPodsName))

This is dope! using it for my productivity repo :) (scripting a keyboard shortcut to do this)

Hey guys ! Made a little update on the script as I faced some issues regarding the audio output which didn't want to be properly set with @SilverFire script.

For some reasons the AirPods were showing up after a few seconds in my output list and not directly after the connection therefore: /usr/local/bin/SwitchAudioSource was returning an error because it couldn't find the AirPods in the device list.

Just for info I'm using Ventura beta with AirPods Pro (2nd gen)

use framework "IOBluetooth"
use scripting additions

set AirPodsName to "AirPods Pro"

on getFirstMatchingDevice(deviceName)
	repeat with device in (current application's IOBluetoothDevice's pairedDevices() as list)
		if (device's nameOrAddress as string) contains deviceName then return device
	end repeat
end getFirstMatchingDevice

on toggleDevice(device)
	set quotedDeviceName to quoted form of (device's nameOrAddress as string)
	
	if not (device's isConnected as boolean) then
		device's openConnection()
	end if
	
	with timeout of 30 seconds
		set deviceValueInAudioSource to ""
		repeat while deviceValueInAudioSource = ""
			set deviceValueInAudioSource to do shell script "/usr/local/bin/SwitchAudioSource -a | grep -m1 " & quotedDeviceName
		end repeat
		
		do shell script "/usr/local/bin/SwitchAudioSource -s " & quotedDeviceName
		return "Connecting " & (device's nameOrAddress as string)
	end timeout
end toggleDevice

return toggleDevice(getFirstMatchingDevice(AirPodsName))

@bryanrmq Any chance you could help me set this up? I've been trying for 2 days and can't figure out for the life of me what I'm doing wrong.

Hi there @here4dahelp, I simply made a Shortcut out of this script.
I can't share my shortcut unfortunately because GitHub prohibits that to be shared.

But here is how I did it:

Note: I added a keyboard shortcut (fn-shift-f12) to run the shortcut whenever I would like my AirPods to be connected on the MacBook. It works almost instantly on my side.

Hope this helps you out. Good luck !

@bryanrmq Thank you so much!!! Cheers mate.

@bryanrmq This is awsome!
Is there a way to have the reverse happen? I.E. I want to create a shortcut on my mac to have my AirPods connect to my iPhone.

Hi @bphirsh !
I don't see a possibility to do that out of the blue... Maybe with the help of an app and some remote push or something which could trigger something on your iPhone... But beside that I'm sorry, can't see a better possibility as of now.
All the best, if you find anything, feel free to share it ;-)
Cheers !

@bryanrmq Thanks for the reply! Anyways most of the time the airpods switch back to my phone quickly, your original shortcut is fantastic and solves my main issue! Cheers!

It keeps giving me this error "The device parameter is missing for toggleDevice." What am I doing wrong?

It keeps giving me this error "The device parameter is missing for toggleDevice." What am I doing wrong?

Hi mate, have you properly set the AirpodsName variable with the correct name matching your AirPods ?

yes. Here is my code

Great! I can connect to my specific Bluetooth headset. And to disconnect one specific Bluetooth device, you can use the script:

use framework "IOBluetooth"
use scripting additions

set AirPodsName to "HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro"

on getFirstMatchingDevice(deviceName)
	repeat with device in (current application's IOBluetoothDevice's pairedDevices() as list)
		if (device's nameOrAddress as string) contains deviceName then return device
	end repeat
end getFirstMatchingDevice

on disconnectDevice(device)
	set quotedDeviceName to quoted form of (device's nameOrAddress as string)
	if (device's isConnected as boolean) then
		with timeout of 30 seconds
			set deviceValueInAudioSource to ""
			repeat while deviceValueInAudioSource = ""
				set deviceValueInAudioSource to do shell script "/usr/local/bin/SwitchAudioSource -a | grep -m1 " & quotedDeviceName
			end repeat
			
			set currentDeviceName to do shell script "/usr/local/bin/SwitchAudioSource -c"
			if currentDeviceName contains quotedDeviceName then
				do shell script "/usr/local/bin/SwitchAudioSource -n"
			end if
			
			device's closeConnection()
			return "Disconnecting " & (device's nameOrAddress as string)
		end timeout
	end if
end disconnectDevice

set matchingDevice to getFirstMatchingDevice(AirPodsName)
if matchingDevice is not equal to missing value then
	return disconnectDevice(matchingDevice)
else
	return "Device not found"
end if

I've tested it on my Mac osx 13.3.1, it's working well.

yes. Here is my code

got the same error info here, and it turns out my device name is wrong. After I corrected the device name, the shortcut worked well

What a beauty @penn201500 ! Thanks !

On Ventura 13.4, the installation folder of SwitchAudioSource is /opt/homebrew/Cellar/switchaudio-osx/1.2.2/bin/SwitchAudioSource, so adjust that path

Nice one, thanks!

I want to run the applescript code @penn201500 posted from the dock as a shortcut but I get an error:

Any idea how to fix this?