We preserve old video games as ROM dumps so they're never lost. I finally did the same thing for remotes
How many times have you torn the house apart for the original remote just to reprogram one button? Now multiply that by the Harmony shutdown, where a whole community lost their setups when the cloud went dark. Gamers don't accept that — they dump a game once and it's preserved forever. Our remotes deserve the same.
That's the idea I built around. The web tools are free and need no account:
Signal Transporter moves your codes from an old remote file onto a new layout — click-pair or auto-match, no re-learning. Built specifically for people migrating off Harmony.
A signal editor/converter that eats 11 formats (Flipper Zero, LIRC, Pronto, BroadLink, etc.) and an online remote builder.
The largest remote database online — 700,000+ codes, 7,800+ brands — for when the original remote is long gone.
Everything saves as a small .irc file you actually own — back it up, share it, trade it. No cloud, no lock-in. Works with a cheap $7 USB-C blaster, your phone's IR, or a BroadLink.
There's a paid companion app too (one-time, no ads, no subscription), but the preservation tools above are free — start there.
Heads up that I made this, so I'd love honest feedback more than anything: what would you want before you trusted it with your whole remote setup?
Heads up that I made this, so I'd love honest feedback more than anything: where does the .irc standard fall short for your setup, and what would make the HA side actually useful to you?