Control HTPC with Flirc

[Ruediger]

The Flirc-Approach is great, due to its OS-independency - Just assign Key-Strokes to IR-Commands and it will smoothly behave like a connected keyboard. But ...
For using my HTPC I was looking for are more individual solution: IR-Codes should result in different Key-Strokes depending on the currently focused Windows-App.
This requirement is somewhat "off topic" for Flirc if you have really understood the Flirc-Approach - Nevertheless, I wanted to use Flirc for this setup, because I think Flirc is a high-quality IR-Receiver with good support and long-term availability.

So, I ended up in creating a simple Windows-App (Visual-Studio-based): It will read your customized INI-File and send Keystrokes depending on the app, that is currently focused. As follows you will find my INI-File (In this early version you will not find multiple focused apps, but this is to come):

; This file is expected to be placed at: %ProgramData%\FLIRC-HTPC\FLIRC-HTPC.ini
;
; SendKeys-Reference (see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/language/reference/user-interface-help/sendkeys-statement )
; BACKSPACE    {BACKSPACE}, {BS}, or {BKSP}
; BREAK        {BREAK}
; CAPS LOCK    {CAPSLOCK}
; DELETE       {DELETE} or {DEL}
; DOWN ARROW   {DOWN}
; UP ARROW     {UP}
; LEFT ARROW   {LEFT}
; RIGHT ARROW  {RIGHT}
; END          {END}
; ENTER        {ENTER} or ~
; ESC          {ESC}
; HELP         {HELP}
; HOME         {HOME}
; INSERT       {INSERT} or {INS}
; NUM LOCK     {NUMLOCK}
; PAGE DOWN    {PGDN}
; PAGE UP      {PGUP}
; PRINT SCREEN {PRTSC}
; SCROLL LOCK  {SCROLLLOCK}
; TAB          {TAB}
; F1           {F1}
;  :             :
; F16          {F16}
; Keypad +     {ADD}
; Keypad -     {SUBTRACT}
; Keypad *     {MULTIPLY}
; Keypad /     {DIVIDE}
;
; To specify keys combined with any combination of the SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT keys, precede the key code with one or more of the following codes:
;    Key    Code
;    SHIFT   +
;    CTRL    ^
;    ALT     %
;
; To specify that any combination of SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT should be held down while several other keys are pressed,
; enclose the code for those keys in parentheses. For example, to specify to hold down SHIFT while E and C are pressed, use
;    +(EC).
;
; To specify repeating keys, use the form {key number}. You must put a space between key and number.
; For example, {LEFT 42} means press the LEFT ARROW key 42 times; {h 10} means press H 10 times.
;
; Example for starting Windows-Explorer from Windows-Startmenu: "^{ESC}Explorer{ENTER}"
;

[General]
3994093319="0"
4211345159="1"
4194633479="2"
4177921799="3"
4144498439="4"
4127786759="5"
4111075079="6"
4077651719="7"
4060940039="8"
4044228359="9"
2540177159="{ENTER}"
2673870599="{UP}"
2657158919="{DOWN}"
2590312199="{LEFT}"
2640447239="{RIGHT}"
3526166279="{ESC}"
2473330439="%{F4}"
3943958279="%{TAB}"
1353647879="{POWERSHELL:\"& 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Scripts\Toggle-VPN.ps1'\"}"           ; "SAMSUNG Extra"
2490042119="{EXECUTE:\"C:\Program Files (x86)\Scripts\StartTV.bat\",\"\",\"\"}"           ; "SAMSUNG List" (mapped to Logitech-Harmony-Button "DVR")
1738016519="{EXECUTE:\"C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe\",\"c:\Windows\",\"/s /f /t 0\"}" ; "SAMSUNG PowerOff"

[dvbviewer]
1353647879=""                        ; Override "SAMSUNG Extra"
2490042119=""                        ; Override "SAMSUNG List" (mapped to Logitech-Harmony-Button "DVR")
3960669959="x"                       ; "SAMSUNG PrevChannel"
3760129799="{F6}"                    ; "SAMSUNG Info"
3927246599="{F7}"                    ; "SAMSUNG Yellow"
3843688199="{F8}"                    ; "SAMSUNG Menu"
3041527559=" "                       ; "SAMSUNG Pause"
2957969159="e"                       ; "SAMSUNG Guide"
3058239239="r"                       ; "SAMSUNG Record"
3125085959="+{LEFT}"                 ; "SAMSUNG Rewind"
3074950919="+{RIGHT}"                ; "SAMSUNG FastForward"
3977381639="{ADD}"                   ; "SAMSUNG ChannelUp"
4010804999="{SUBTRACT}"              ; "SAMSUNG ChannelDown"

If you like this approach, feel free to download source-code ( https://www.klimkeit.net/Flirc-HTPC/download.php?filename=Flirc-HTPC_(source-code).zip ) or the compiled-version ( https://www.klimkeit.net/Flirc-HTPC/download.php?filename=Flirc-HTPC_(compiled).zip ). The programm should be started like this: "Flirc-HTPC.exe -IRmethod=Flirc-Libs" - It will silently minimize to Windows-Systemtray.
Since I do not want to bother with any redistribution-/license-aspects, the download is missing the files "libflirc.dll" and "libir.dll". Get them from the SDK: https://github.com/flirc/sdk - Path: /libs/Win64

Sorry: No support or warranty for this - Just shared "as is".

Edited August 18, 2025 by Ruediger

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