# a-funk/open-appleremote

> A pure-Python tool for using the first-gen Apple Siri Remote (A1513/A1962) on Linux: unlocks it via BlueZ, decodes touch, buttons and tvOS-style gestures, and can emulate a keyboard.

- Magnitude: 4.6 out of 10 — Early signal
- Stars: 142 total · +17 stars measured 2026-10-10, 15:39–17:46 UTC, ≈ 26 by evening
- Star trust: star growth looks organic
- Category: Hardware, IoT & robotics · Language: Python · License: MIT · Created: 2026-10-09 · Last push: 2026-10-09
- GitHub: https://github.com/a-funk/open-appleremote · Page: https://gitnova.dev/en/r/a-funk/open-appleremote

## Useful for

- Set the remote up as a keyboard for Kodi, Jellyfin or mpv on a media box
- Use it as a presentation clicker: swipe for the next slide, click to start a video
- Pipe gestures into a script that controls smart-home lights or scenes

## Why it’s here

- Star-counter measurements on 2026-10-10 (UTC), 15:39–17:46: 125 → 142 stars (+17). This is the change over that interval.
- Estimated end-of-day forecast: about +26 stars, using observed gains and the previous day.
- The repository is 1 day old and already has 142 stars. With less than two weeks of history, there's no usual pace to compare the spike against yet.
- Top new repositories this week: #166.
- About 11 forks a day — people are taking the code.

## Star trust

Star growth looks organic.

Star-trust labels are heuristics based on the repository’s behavior, not a check of every stargazer.

## Numbers

- Forks: 5
- Issues and pull requests: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Average over the last week: 53 per day
- Usual pace: too little history (under two weeks)
- Stars in the last hour (measured): 6
- Latest release: v0.1.0 (2026-10-09)

## Stars per day, last 2 days (oldest → newest, today is partial)

2026-10-09 … 2026-10-10: 80, 17

## Spotted in now

- Top new repositories this week: #166

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Data as of 2026-10-10 17:56 UTC, updated every 30 minutes.