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The hardware is great. The provided software was terrible. It looked like a Windows 98 app, flagged my antivirus, and could not switch profiles automatically based on the active window.\n\nI reverse-engineered the HID protocol and built **VMacropad** to fix these issues. It is written in Python, fully transparent, and includes the features these devices should have had out of the box.\n\n## Supported Hardware\nThis software is designed for generic macropads using the **CH57x/CH55x** chips.\n\n**Default Hardware IDs:**\n*   **Vendor ID:** `0x1189`\n*   **Product ID:** `0x8890`\n\n**Replaces software for:**\n*   SayoDevice / SimPad (Generic Clones)\n*   \"RSoft\" MacroPad\n*   Generic \"3-Key Mini Keyboard\" listings on Amazon/AliExpress\n*   Devices that identify as \"Keypad\" or \"USB Input Device\" with the IDs above\n\n*Note: If your device uses different IDs, you can change them directly in the app Settings menu.*\n\n## Features\n*   **Auto-Profile Switching:** Automatically changes key mappings based on which app you are using. Use Photoshop shortcuts when Photoshop is open, then switch to Media keys when Spotify is focused.\n*   **App Audio Control:** Bind keys to change the volume of *specific* applications (e.g., lower Discord volume without lowering the game volume). Includes \"Fuzzy Matching\" so `tidal` finds `TIDALPlayer.exe`.\n*   **Automatic Updates:** Checks GitHub on startup and notifies you when a new version is available, ensuring you always have the latest features and bug fixes.\n*   **Smart Fallback:** If the specific app you are trying to control isn't open, the knob automatically falls back to controlling the Master Volume.\n*   **Modern UI:** Clean, Dark Mode interface using CustomTkinter.\n*   **System Tray Integration:** Minimizes silently to the background with very low resource usage (~0% CPU).\n*   **Visual Config:** Interactive visualizer to see exactly what you are programming.\n*   **Instant Save:** No \"Apply\" button required. Changes upload to the device memory instantly.\n*   **Portable:** Single `.exe` file. No installation required.\n\n## Installation\n\n### For Users (Recommended)\n1.  Go to the [**Releases**](https://github.com/visiuun/VMacropad/releases) page on the right.\n2.  Download `VMacropad.exe`.\n3.  Run it.\n\n### For Developers (Running from Source)\nIf you want to inspect the code or run it via Python:\n\n```bash\n# Clone the repository\ngit clone https://github.com/visiuun/VMacropad.git\n\n# Install dependencies (Updated for v1.0.4)\npip install customtkinter hidapi pywin32 psutil pystray pillow keyboard pycaw comtypes requests\n\n# Run the app\npython vmacropad.py\n```\n\n## How to use Auto-Switching\n1.  Create a new preset (e.g. \"Photoshop\").\n2.  Click the **\"Link to App\"** button.\n3.  You have 3 seconds to click on your target application window.\n4.  Done. Whenever that app is in focus, the macropad will switch to that preset automatically.\n\n## How to use App Audio Control\n1.  Select a key or knob direction.\n2.  Go to the **\"App Audio\"** tab.\n3.  Click **\"Grab Active App\"** and click on the window you want to control (e.g., Spotify), OR manually type the process name (e.g., `spotify`).\n4.  Select the action (Volume Up, Down, or Mute).\n5.  Now that key will only change Spotify's volume. If Spotify is closed, it will change the system volume instead.\n\n## Building the EXE\nIf you want to compile it yourself, use the following PyInstaller command. This ensures the icon, theme files, and new audio libraries are bundled correctly.\n\n```powershell\npyinstaller --noconsole --onefile --icon=\"vmacropad.ico\" --add-data \"vmacropad.ico;.\" --collect-all customtkinter vmacropad.py\n```\n\n## Credits\nCreated by [Visiuun](https://github.com/visiuun).\nLicensed under the MIT License.\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fvisiuun%2Fvmacropad","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fvisiuun%2Fvmacropad","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fvisiuun%2Fvmacropad/lists"}