Open Source Linux Home Theater PC Software

iTunes-compatible DAAP server Firefly Media Server (formerly mt-daapd) is an open-source audio media server (or daemon) for the Roku SoundBridge and iTunes. It serves media files using Roku Server Protocol (RSP) and Digital Audio Access Protocol (DAAP). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_Media_Server For Debian users: https://packages.qa.debian.org/m/mt-daapd.html https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/mt-daapd For FreeBSD users: http://home.introweb.nl/d/dodger/itunesserver.html https://www.tnpi.net/wiki/FreeBSD_iTunes_Server cd /usr/ports/audio/firefly make install clean echo 'firefly_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf service mt-daapd start ==>> http://127.0.0.1:3689 Simple SSH forward e.g. thourgh the internet: ssh -L3689:iMac.Local:3689 MyDomain.TLD Please also note https://sourceforge.net/projects/mt-daapd/

PearlPi is a light weight very basic LXDE desktop with Kodi Media Center installed. Great distro for anyone to add your favorite raspberry pi software to. BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD THE README FILE (choose browse all files under download link) What sets PearlPi apart from other releases is a self contained OS with both a Linux desktop for you basic computer tasks as well as Kodi Media Center for all your entertainment desires. Kodi streams perfect 1080i HD Video Streams from your home Internet Connection. This Linux OS does not run on i386, amd64 etc computers it is specifically made for the Raspberry Pi 2. see www.raspberrypi.org for more details on this complete system under 40$. TO PLAY VIDEO FILES ON DESKTOP .... Most likely you will want to play all your multimedia through your Kodi Interface however if you would like to easily be able to play video as well as audio on the desktop, simply install banshee. To do this in your terminal type: " sudo apt-get install banshee "

Arcan is a portable and fully scriptable frontend for launching games, emulators and other full-screen applications in a visual appealing way, as seamlessly as possible. The API is sufficiently complete for other projects as well, e.g. rapid game prototyping (both 2D and 3D). Note that we have left sourceforge (thanks for all the spam). The source is hosted on github ( http://www.github.com/letoram/arcan ) and the downloads on bintray https://bintray.com/letoram/arcan-main/

Multi-platform Delphi based application to provide a Nintendo Wii-like front-end to the PC. It lets the users launch multimedia files and external applications. Particularly thought as Home-Theatre PC (HTPC) front-end.

The Advanced Launcher add-on is able to launch any Linux and Windows applications that support command line instructions directly from the XBMC GUI. This Add-on also provide the possibility, to download from several Internet databases and manage meta-data informations and images linked to these applications.

Small linux application for the Delock IR to USB adapter 61574. It detects IR commands from a (universal) IR remote control and creates x windows events. Used to control xbmc when keyboard commands for up, down, etc. are created from IR commands.

This is an open-hardware Infrared Remote Controlled USB keyboard, without keys, implemented using a PIC micro-controller and MikroC. IRK! enables you to use your LEARNING remote control to control any system that you can plug a USB keyboard into (Windows, Linux, Mac). Great for controlling a home theatre system such as MythTV, XBMC or Media Center. No drivers are required. You can program *any* USB keyboard function (with or without Control, Alt, Shift and GUI modifiers) to a button on your infrared remote control and when you press that button IRK! will send the corresponding USB keystroke to the host computer. You can program *any* USB Consumer Device control code too...for example, Play, Pause, Mute, Volume up, Volume down, and many others.

LinuxMCE is a powerful system that will revolutionise your home. A fantastic expandable media centre and PVR is just the beginning. The system can also manage your network, security, lighting and phone calls and you can control it all from anywhere.

Mystery Netbook Theater is a home theater and general multimedia linux distro based on Linux Mint and aimed at netbooks and home theater PC's. Paradoxically it is designed for both very large (27 - 40"+) and very small (7 - 10") screens.

Disables screen saver of the operating system (desktop) while Kodi is running or during playback. Supports various Linux desktop screen savers and control interfaces. Namely: xdg-screensaver command, freedesktop.org D-Bus interface and XScreenSaver. Additionally it allows to specify custom commands.

Simple graphical browser to launch multimedia files using only the remote control, comfortably sat in your coach. Ideal to be used on your TV. It uses the LIRC client library to be able to use many remotes.

SnapRAID is a backup program for disk arrays. It stores parity information of your data and it recovers from up to six disk failures.

A collection of applications that allow seamless, configurable and powerful integration of the Sony PS3 Remote with Linux through LIRC.

airboard-ir has been rehosted at github -- please visit https://github.com/foxharp/avrlirc -- thanks! -pgf airboard-ir replaces the IR receiver supplied with a LiteOn SK-7100 Airboard cordless keyboard with an LIRC-compatible receiver. Keyboard/mouse reports are translated to /dev/input events. Full remapping of keyboard and button functions is easy.

This FUSE based file system allows you to browse the Apple Trailers page like a directory structure on your computer. appletrailerfs will be optimized for use with the Western Digital TV HD but does work with any OS supported by FUSE.

Shared library and associated tools for DMX-512 communication via USB-to-RS-485 adapters, using standard UNIX and Linux serial interfaces (patches to remove dependence on linux/serial.h welcome).

lysis is working on a features rich home automation system that ranges from CAN-bus, 1-wire and RF up to a HTPC; both hardware and software are addressed to make the really smart home; the domotics will provide energy saving, comfort, flexibility, safety

Web interfaced music juke box for Raspberry Pi Features set auto scan local and remote storage for music file and store them in database with separated type, quality, year, genre, album, artist, composer, song, duration, tags, and original location Manually adding directories or songs in the database above Create playlists (static) Create playlist ad hoc by query or wizard driven Add songs to static playlists Navigate over file system with filtering Play playlist in modes sequential, random, repeat Edit song tags with corresponding DB record update Support formats MP3, WAV, WV(ISO), FLAC, APE, AAC. OGG, DSD Break down album FLAC/APE/WV upon CUE sheet Support search back, forward, skip in individual or list playback Displaying playback progress Show song/album artwork Research on net for song, album, artist details Adding new songs by uploading and other ways

The QBoxHD and derivatives are HD digital receivers made by Duolabs. This project provides the official software components that run in these Linux-based devices: boot-loader, kernel, drivers and applications.

This is a community driven port of Plex Home Theater for the raspberry pi. The port is lead by Dale Hamel, with help from various members of the plex community. Plex has also been helpful in the creation of rasplex, and has supported the effort.

Linux driver for the Philips SRM 7500 remote control. This remote control uses a USB dongle implementing IEEE 802.15.4 MAC layer for bidirectional RF communication which also allows controlling the remote's small display.

MythTV, the Unix way: everything is a file. MythFS is a Fuse Python based filesystem to browse your MythTV recordings as a normal filesystem.