HotkeyAutomation

HotkeyAutomation is a nice and extremely ingenious application that can help you automate certain tasks from your Raspberry Pi's remote control system.

Using this open-source application is helpful for users who have a Raspberry Pi that they want to remotely control (from your Windows machine). It is not a VNC and it surely does not aim to be one. However, if you are using your Raspberry Pi for controlling different devices from your smart home or remotely accessing smart devices (including smartphones), then HotkeyAutomation can help you create, generate, and execute controller commands.

This tool is built mainly in C#. As a consequence, it integrates well with your Windows OS, the installation process is quick, and the installer's file size is small. After installing HotkeyAutomation in Windows, you should go to your Raspberry Pi and install the tool's packages there as well. Using just a couple of simple commands that you can copy and paste from the HotkeyAutomation's GitHub page, you will be set in no time.

In Raspberry Pi, go to your Bash terminal and write wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bp2008/HotkeyAutomation/master/HotkeyAutomation/HotkeyAutomation_Install.sh; after that, execute this command chmod u+x HotkeyAutomation_Install.sh (for bypassing user-permission issues). Finally, execute the last command in the terminal, restart the system, and go to a web browser. There, you must add http://(your Raspberry Pi's IP address). Now, you can access, from Windows or Raspbian, HotkeyAutomation's interface.

After the installation and configuration processes are completed, you can browse the app's interface and check the available options. In the 'Hotkeys' tab, you can add a multitude of Raspbian hotkeys with different effects (HttpGet, BoardLink, iTach, or Vera). In the next three tabs, suggestively named 'iTach Controllers,' 'Vera Controllers,' and 'BroadLink Controllers,' you can add separate, individual events that get triggered programmatically and execute actions upon specified criteria.

All things considered, HotkeyAutomation is a smart application that connects perfectly to both your Windows and Raspbian machines. Also, the tool is suitable for users who want to trigger certain actions from their Raspberry Pi's remotely connected devices. As a consequence, whether you are curious or looking for an app like HotkeyAutomation, it is worth testing it, regardless of your needs. The program is well built, versatile, and perfect for those who like to customize their setups.