Hi Product Hunt!

I'm Su, a dad and solo developer in China. I built KiddoRemote for my own living room.

Our TV is connected to a Windows PC that holds the videos we already have: family clips, shows we bought, lessons. The problem was the remote. A mouse on the sofa is awkward, remote-desktop apps are too fiddly for a small child, and handing over a tablet with a video app means endless recommendations.

So KiddoRemote shows your own video folders as a wall of covers in the tablet's browser. Tap a cover and it plays full screen on the TV. Every series remembers where it stopped, and the next episode starts by itself. On the PC, parents set minutes per day and allowed hours; when time is up the TV pauses, and the tablet can't restart it.

A few things I cared about:

Nothing to install on the tablet: scan a QR code or type a 6-digit code (iPad and Android).

Everything stays on your PC: the library, watch history and screen time.

It contains no videos and never recommends anything; it only plays files you already have.

Playback is the free VLC player, installed in one click from the settings page.

It's Windows 10/11 only for now, with a 30-day free trial and then a one-time US$2.99 license per PC. No subscription, no ads.

Much of the code was written with an AI assistant; I designed it, tested it in my own living room and reviewed the changes.

I'd love feedback, especially from parents: what would you want the remote to do that it doesn't yet?