Building a Voice-Control Layer for Local Movie Playback on Windows
Smart Home Cinema is a Windows app that adds voice control to local movie playback using existing media players like VLC or PotPlayer, enabling hands-free operation from a distance without relying on a phone remote or cloud streaming. It integrates with Alexa or Google Assistant via TriggerCMD to execute voice commands for playback, subtitles, and system actions. The app focuses on simplifying the viewing workflow by treating the first file in a folder as the current movie and advancing sequentially. It supports a full session experience, including pausing, skipping, batch subtitle downloads, and shutting down the PC by voice.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3900808) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Marius Vomir Posted on Apr 28 Building a Voice-Control Layer for Local Movie Playback on Windows #windows #automation #productivity #indiehackers For a long time, watching local movies on a Windows PC has been technically easy, but not always comfortable.
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