Big Red Button

A Windows desktop utility that listens for a USB button press and triggers customizable actions, such as sending keypress shortcuts or running PowerShell scripts. Designed for automation, accessibility, and fun!

Features

• Detects button press from supported USB device
• Triggers either a keypress shortcut or a PowerShell script
• Option to launch app at Windows startup
• Option to start app minimised to tray
• Simple Windows Forms UI

Setup

1. Requirements:
   • Windows 10/11
   • .NET 8.0 Runtime
   • Supported USB button (default: Silicon Labs CP210x)
2. Build & Run:
   • Open in Visual Studio 2022+
   • Build and run the project
   • Or use dotnet build and dotnet run from the command line

Usage

• Select the action type: Keypress or PowerShell Script
• For keypress, record or enter the shortcut (e.g. CTRL + ALT + F)
• For PowerShell, browse and select a .ps1 script
• Use the checkboxes to enable launch at startup and/or start minimised
• When the USB button is pressed, the selected action is triggered
• The app can be minimised to the tray and restored by clicking the tray icon

Contributing

This is a personal project and I am not accepting pull requests for it. Feel free to fork it if you find it useful though.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Credits

• System.IO.Ports
• System.Management

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This project is not affiliated with Silicon Labs or any hardware vendor.