Presenter app

An android app with which you can control your power-point presentation via volume up/down buttons. For the server-side application, python is used.

Requirements

• python version 3.5 or newer
• Package pynput (can easily installed by pip install pynput)
• Android smartphone
• PC and smartphone must be in the same local network

Installation

1. You have to get the IP address of your PC by typing ipconfig in a command line and extract the local IP address like the following picture shows:
2. Now you can start the server python script by typing python presenterServer.py ip-addr in a command line. ip-addr must be replaced by the IP from the command before. You should see something like this:
   
   
3. Install now the presenter.apk on your android smartphone if not already done and start it. It looks like this:
   
   Here you have to enter the IP address from your pc which you picked on step 1. Enter it and click OK. It should look like this:
   
   
4. Now focus the PowerPoint presentation on your PC and let the python program run in the background. You are now able to control the presentation with your volume buttons on your smartphone: volume up to go forward and volume down to go backward in the foils.

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright © 2021 Eliah Vogel