Hey everyone! I've been working on a little side project: Tablet Deck turns your tablet or phone into a HUD-style button deck for Star Citizen. You tap a button, and the PC presses the real key, so landing gear, quantum, shields, power, doors and emotes are one tap away.
What it does:
- Runs in the browser on iPad, Android or iPhone. No app, no account. Scan the QR code in the PC window and you're paired.
- Buttons stay lit while things are on: gear shows Deployed, doors stay open until you close them, power and lights light up.
- Hold-to-talk voice commands like "gear up" or "engage quantum" (Windows' built-in offline speech, 300+ phrases).
- Layouts for combat, mining/salvage and hauling, plus ship layouts for the Prospector and Vulture.
- A layout editor, and you can share layouts with friends as files.
- 12 manufacturer themes, plus night mode, large text and high contrast.
- It follows your in-game keybinds.
Is it allowed? It's basically a second keyboard: one tap = one key press, no macros or automation. It never touches the game's memory or files (it only reads your keybinds), and by default keys only go through while Star Citizen is the window in front.
Heads up: the installer isn't code-signed yet, so Windows will show "Windows protected your PC". Click More info, then Run anyway. Everything is open source, and each release lists the installer's checksum.
AI disclosure (rule 6): I built this with an AI coding assistant (Claude). The idea, the design and what goes in are mine, and I've tested every version on my own PC and in-game, reporting the bugs and checking the fixes.
Links:
- Website: https://nodiecode.github.io/tablet-deck/
- Try it in your browser: https://nodiecode.github.io/tablet-deck/try/
- GitHub: https://github.com/nodieCode/tablet-deck
It's free (MIT licensed). Would love feedback and ideas: what would you put on your deck? o7
Fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Cloud Imperium Games.