controku 1.0.0

Control Roku devices from the comfort of your own desktop

Controku allows you to control Roku devices from your own desktop with a slick GTK3 interface, written in Python.

Dependencies

• PyGObject
• requests
• appdirs
• SSDPy

Note for Windows users

SSDPy, the library used to discover Roku devices on the local network, has problems on Windows that make device discovery impossible on the platform. Windows users will need to place the Roku's IP address in the command line arguments, or manually add the device to the cache at C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\benthetechguy\controku\Cache\devices.json with the syntax [{'name': 'device name here', 'id': 'http://ip-here:8060'}].

Keyboard Control

Instead of just using the mouse, you also can press the following keys:

Key on keyboard	Key sent to Roku device
Backspace	Back
I	Info
Escape or H	Home
Up arrow	Up
Down arrow	Down
Left arrow	Left
Right arrow	Right
Enter, Space, O, or S	Select/OK
R	Rewind
F	Fast Forward
P	Play/Pause
U or ]	Volume Up
D or [	Volume Down
M or \	Mute

Note: The arrow keys highlight different buttons in the GUI, and pressing enter or space can activate one of them. To prevent the activation of an unintended button like power or home, it's recommended to use O or S for Select/OK instead of enter or space.