MiRemoteBridge
a $5 build that lets a Bluetooth remote run your PC
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Turn almost any Bluetooth remote into a driverless keyboard and media controller for your PC with a $5 ESP32-C3. No apps, drivers, admin rights, or system modifications. Flash, configure Wi-Fi, and remap every key directly from the browser. Supports Xiaomi RC003 and standard BLE remotes, with live key feedback and fully local processing.
PH · launched Sep 18, 2026 · 56 upvotes (top 3%) · 1 view
Niche: open-source hardware and maker electronics · 181 launches, 4 in the last 7 days ▼ -64% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Hardware & robotics
- Prosumer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
- Developer Tools
- GitHub
- Tech
- OpenAI Day
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Could you build this?
No This is a hardware and embedded firmware project that requires physical microcontrollers, low-level Bluetooth LE protocol handling, and USB HID emulation.
What it would actually take: The project requires an ESP32-C3 microcontroller running embedded C/C++ firmware built on ESP-IDF or Arduino. The core challenges involve implementing a dual-mode stack that handles BLE central role/GATT profile parsing for proprietary remotes while simultaneously acting as a USB HID device (keyboard/consumer control) toward the host operating system, complemented by WebSerial for in-browser flashing and EEPROM configuration.
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 197 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #12 of 198 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 311 days after the earliest competitor.
- PC Bluetooth Keyboard & Mouse · ph · 2026-10-09 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- I wrote a small lib to turn a USB gamepad into a Bluetooth one · hn · 2025-12-17 · 26 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- ClickDrift - Bluetooth Mouse & Keyboard · ph · 2026-10-19 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- Vibote · ph · 2026-10-01 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.50
- co-Link · ph · 2026-10-20 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.50
- Remot · ph · 2026-10-08 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.48
- dualsense-bridge · github · 2026-10-19 · 13 upvotes · similarity 0.47
- ZerkSense5 · github · 2026-10-31 · 23 upvotes · similarity 0.46
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