R2D2
R2D2 is a self-hosted home screen, remote browser, and push-to-talk voice assistant for webOS TVs for people who are comfortable with root access and risky firmware modification.
What it is good for
- Controlling a webOS TV with spoken commands
- Browsing the web on a TV from a separate computer
- Running a home screen with voice input on an LG TV
- Modifying vendor system services on a TV
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Requires programming
Level 5 of 5. You need to write code to use it.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- webOS TVs, Chromium, Linux compute host
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 68
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
On Hacker News
- Show HN: Making a smart TV dumb and then smart 112 points, 81 comments, Oct 23, 2026
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is R2D2 free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use R2D2?
- Yes. You need to write code to use it.
- What does R2D2 work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with webOS TVs, Chromium, and Linux compute host.
- What is R2D2 good for?
- Controlling a webOS TV with spoken commands, browsing the web on a TV from a separate computer, running a home screen with voice input on an LG TV, and modifying vendor system services on a TV.
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