⚙️ TotalControl

A blazing-fast Windows productivity tool that brings Mac Spotlight-like power to your keyboard.

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🚀 What is TotalControl?

TotalControl is a modern, Rust-based desktop app that enables global hotkey-triggered search and command execution on Windows.

Press Ctrl + Space to launch a slick, semi-transparent search bar with autocomplete, where you can run:

• 🖥️ Desktop applications
• 🐚 Scripts or terminal commands
• 🌐 Websites
• 🔧 Your own custom workflows

Built to boost productivity by letting you control your system without touching the mouse.

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✨ Features

• ⌨️ Global Hotkey Activation (Ctrl + Space)
• 🔍 Search Bar with Autocomplete (Slint-powered UI)
• 💻 Run Apps, Scripts, URLs via commands
• 💾 JSON-based Config File for user-defined commands
• 🌈 UI Customization (themes, hotkey editing) (upcoming)
• 🪟 Windows-Acrylic Blur (upcoming)

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📦 Project Structure

totalcontrol/
├── src/
│   ├── main.rs         # App entrypoint
│   ├── hotkey.rs       # Global hotkey listener
│   ├── ui.slint        # Slint-based UI layout
│   ├── commands.rs     # (Planned) Run apps/scripts/URLs
│   ├── autocomplete.rs # (Planned) Search & suggestions
│   ├── config.rs       # (Planned) Command storage via JSON
├── build.rs            # Slint UI build script
├── Cargo.toml          # Rust dependencies

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📈 Current Progress

✅ Hotkey Listener ✅ Basic Search UI 🔄 Command Execution (in progress) 🔄 Autocomplete Engine 🔄 Config System (commands.json) 🔄 Acrylic Blur & UI Polish

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🔧 Getting Started

🛠 Prerequisites

• Rust (stable)
• Windows 10 or 11

📥 Clone & Run

git clone https://github.com/ExPl0iT-29/totalcontrol.git
cd totalcontrol
cargo run

Press Ctrl + Space to trigger the launcher and type your command!

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🛣️ Roadmap

• Add Acrylic Blur & dark/light mode UI toggle
• Autocomplete via Trie/Tantivy
• Command Execution (open apps, shell scripts, websites)
• commands.json for configuration
• Global hotkey customization
• Performance & background mode optimization
• Cross-platform support (long-term goal)

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🧠 Why TotalControl?

Most OSes don’t make automation and keyboard-first actions easy. TotalControl solves that.

• Run anything from your keyboard
• No more Start menu or shortcuts
• Make your own command launcher
• Fully customizable, no vendor lock-in

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🤝 Contributing

This project is part of HashSlap Summer of Code (HSSoC) — an open source initiative to help developers build real-world tools.

We welcome contributions in:

• Rust development (hotkey, autocomplete, async handling)
• UX/UI design improvements
• Command runners and integrations

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📜 License

Licensed under the MIT License

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🙌 Built with ❤️ for the Developer Community

TotalControl is proudly maintained under the HashSlap Summer of Code (HSSoC) banner.

Let’s make Windows automation seamless — one shortcut at a time. 🌐 GitHub • 🔗 HSSoC Website

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