HTPCRemote is an application meant to control various home theater devices and a home theater PC running Windows. Device control is mostly done via IP control and/or direct control of the Windows PC that HTPCRemote is running on itself.
As a primary method of control, HTPCRemote helps you create simple web pages with buttons and then assign commands to the buttons to control your devices. You then open these web pages on your phone or tablet to conveniently send the commands.
Included in the web page mode of operation is a simple file browser interface which lets you add folders from your HTPC and then browse them to easily select media to play on your HTPC.
Also included in the web page mode of operation is a YouTube browser and video launching feature. You can copy and paste a YouTube link or browse YouTube by search phrase and easily send the YouTube video to play on your HTPC in a browser or even send the YouTube video to your media player such as MPC-HC/BE or VLC.
HTPCRemote also offers a command line mode of operation that lets you send commands to your devices by running HTPCRemote from the command line and passing in a few parameters to tell it which command to send to which device.
Finally, HTPCRemote includes a sort of API which lets you send commands from other network devices simply by crafting a URL with a few query strings that again tell it which command to send to which device.
- Windows PC (open and close programs, etc)
- Keyboard Hotkeys (Control any program that supports hotkeys like most media players)
- MPC-HC and MPC-BE
- WinLIRC and LIRC
- Belkin Wemo Smart Plug
- Denon / Marantz AVRs
- Yamaha AVRs
- Emotiva AVRs
- StormAudio ISP AVRs
- JVC Projectors
- BenQ Projectors
- Oppo Disc Player
- D-BOX HEMC
Support for more devices is subject to community requests and their ability to run tests for me as I try to add the support for their device.
I also welcome others to contribute additional device support here on GitHub if they are able to.
No installation or prerequisites are necessary.
Simply download the latest build from the releases page, extract the archive, and copy the files to your preferred folder location on your HTPC.
See the documentation within the program for detailed operation instructions.
Visit the forum thread here.