Control your movies with your voice — from bed.
Offline. Private. Fully Automated.
Smart Home Cinema transforms your Windows PC into a private, voice-controlled home cinema system — fully hands-free.
Choose the new Local Voice Edition for microphone-based control, or use the Voice Assistant Edition with Alexa / Google Assistant and TRIGGERcmd.
Download it. Install it. Say a command. Your movie responds.
Playback and automation run locally on your PC. No media streaming, no tracking, no hidden background data collection in the app.
✔ No credit card required
✔ Instant download
✔ Full functionality
✔ Includes both control modes
✔ Windows ZIP download (~200 MB)
Featured on
OpenSubtitles Blog — OpenSubtitles API v2 integration for Smart Home Cinema
HackerNoon — I Built a Voice-Controlled Home Cinema for Windows
KrispiTech — Control Movies from Bed with Your Voice: A Deep Dive into Smart Home Cinema for VLC and PotPlayer
Choose your control mode
The Smart Home Cinema package for VLC and PotPlayer includes two editions. Install the one that fits your setup best.
Local Voice Edition
Recommended for most users — a simple, plug-and-play style setup with only a PC microphone.
Use a microphone connected to your Windows PC and control your movies directly with local voice commands. After setup, normal movie playback control can work without an internet connection.
- Offline voice control for normal playback
- No Alexa required
- No Google Assistant required
- No TRIGGERcmd required
- No smart speaker required
- Ideal for fast setup and everyday use
Voice Assistant Edition
For users who prefer Alexa or Google Assistant.
Use your existing smart assistant setup to send voice commands to your Windows PC through TRIGGERcmd.
- Works with Alexa
- Works with Google Assistant
- Uses TRIGGERcmd as the bridge
- Ideal for smart home users
- Same local playback automation
JELLYFIN PACKAGE
Smart Home Cinema for Jellyfin
Control Jellyfin on your TV with your voice.
Smart Home Cinema for Jellyfin adds hands-free voice control to your own Jellyfin setup.
Pause or resume playback. Skip forward. Rewind. Open your numbered Movie List. Start one of your selected movies by number. Use one selected TV, or choose Multi-Zone for separate rooms, Jellyfin users, TVs and playlists.
Local Voice Edition
Speak into your Windows PC microphone with offline local voice recognition.
- No Alexa required
- No Google Assistant required
- No TRIGGERcmd required
Voice Assistant Edition
Use Alexa or Google Assistant through TRIGGERcmd.
- Use voice commands instead of the TV remote
- Use your existing smart assistant setup
- Send commands to your selected TV
Multi-Zone Edition
Use Alexa or Google Assistant through TRIGGERcmd for separate Jellyfin zones.
- Control up to four independent TV zones
- Each zone can use its own Jellyfin user, TV/device and Movie List playlist
- Use commands like TV One Play Movie Five or TV Two Pause Movie
Two download packages. One Smart Home Cinema license.
Your Smart Home Cinema license gives you access to both the VLC / PotPlayer
package and the Jellyfin package on your licensed PC.
Install only one Smart Home Cinema edition on a Windows PC at a time, regardless of package. To switch editions, uninstall the current edition before installing another one.
Tested on LG WebOS, Samsung Tizen, Android TV / Google TV and Amazon Fire TV.
Explore Smart Home Cinema for Jellyfin Check TV Compatibility
Watch Smart Home Cinema in action
Real demo showing Smart Home Cinema voice-controlled movie playback on Windows.
What is Smart Home Cinema?
Smart Home Cinema – Voice Control lets you control local movie playback on Windows using only your voice — without touching the keyboard or mouse.
It works with VLC Media Player and PotPlayer, and it can be used either through the new Local Voice Edition or through the Voice Assistant Edition with Alexa / Google Assistant.
Your movies stay on your own computer. Playback and automation run locally, with no media streaming, no app tracking and no hidden background data collection.
Why Smart Home Cinema?
It's not streaming and it's not another media player. It simply automates the movies you already own into a comfortable, hands-free home cinema experience — now with either local microphone control or Alexa / Google Assistant control.
- No recurring Smart Home Cinema subscription. Buy it once — use it forever.
- Your movies stay local. Nothing leaves your PC.
- Private by design. No app analytics, no media tracking, no hidden background data collection.
- Voice-controlled. 25 voice commands for playback, subtitles and system actions — including play, pause, next movie and more.
- Works with your collection. Choose your own movie folders on any fixed drive.
- Smart subtitles. Download and sync when available.
- Offline-first by design. Playback and automation run locally. Choose local microphone control or Alexa / Google Assistant control.
How it works
- 1️⃣ Choose your movie folders
SHC detects your movies automatically. - 2️⃣ Control playback by voice
Play, pause, next, subtitles. - 3️⃣ Uses VLC or PotPlayer
SHC controls the player — it does not replace it. - 4️⃣ Fully local
No internet required for playback. - 5️⃣ No data collected
Nothing is uploaded or scanned.
Who is it perfect for?
- ✔ People who want control over their movie collection
- ✔ Users who prefer a one-time Smart Home Cinema license
- ✔ Anyone tired of ads and recommendations
- ✔ Families who want a distraction-free experience
- ✔ People with reduced mobility — full control without keyboard, mouse or remote
- ✔ People who already watch movies on PC & TV
- ✔ Tech enthusiasts who love automation
Complete Voice Control for Your Movies
Smart Home Cinema includes a complete set of voice commands designed for a full movie experience without touching the keyboard or mouse.
From playback control to subtitles and system automation, everything can be triggered with simple voice commands.
With Smart Home Cinema you can control your entire movie experience using only your voice — playback, subtitles and even system actions.
The Smart Home Cinema Command Center shows all available voice commands for controlling movies, subtitles and system actions.
Voice Control for Media Players on Windows
Smart Home Cinema adds offline, local voice control to supported media players on Windows, allowing you to control movies hands-free using voice commands.
Playback and automation run locally on your PC. Media players are not modified or replaced — they are simply controlled.
- VLC Media Player — Learn how VLC voice control works →
- PotPlayer — Learn how PotPlayer voice control works →
Why this is different
- ✔ Your movies stay local — no media files are uploaded or streamed
- ✔ Designed for comfort — full control from bed or sofa
- ✔ Also ideal when physical controls are difficult to use
- ✔ Safer for kids — no ads, no distractions
- ✔ No lock-in — you choose what and when to watch
- ✔ Your library stays exactly as you organize it
- ✔ Works with the movies you already own
- ✔ Same comfort as streaming — without a recurring Smart Home Cinema subscription