Futaba

Project Overview

When you want to step away from the desk during champion select but cannot miss accepting a match or locking a pick, Futaba offers a desktop takeover plus remote control from a phone browser. It is a GUI companion client for League of Legends built with Tauri that takes over champion select, friends and match history once launched. The repository only ships installers and update information, not application source code.

Item	Value
Platform	Windows x64
Distribution	Installer and portable builds
Remote control	LAN mDNS broadcast of futaba.local
Version	v0.19.1
License	GPL-3.0

The desktop app handles the takeover, the phone browser handles the distance, and champion select no longer requires staying at the keyboard.

Key Features

• Auto accept: confirms a found match by itself, so leaving the desk does not drop you back in queue
• Mode selection: normal, ranked, ARAM and Hexakill ARAM are switchable from the panel
• Free champion swaps: in ARAM you can change champions at any time without waiting for the timer
• Match history: browse past games and single-match details by summoner
• Lineup comparison: the match detail view puts both lineups and key stats side by side for review
• Friend actions: chat, invites and scheduled invites all live on the main panel
• OP.GG integration: after entering champion select it applies current-patch items, runes and preferred summoner spells for the picked champion
• Counter calculation: classic modes show both favourable and unfavourable matchups
• Pick-ban panel: champion select lists bans and picks by role on both sides so the lineup is clear before the game
• Two AI views: separate panels for live situation analysis and post-game review
• Augment picks: lists the strong augments for your champion in Hexakill ARAM

Interface and Controls

• Main panel: once the official client is minimized, it takes over room creation, match details and the pick-ban list
• Settings page: the futaba.local domain is only broadcast after LAN data sharing is enabled
• QR code: the settings page shows a code that opens the mobile view directly
• Mobile view: friends, mode selection, item builds and augments are all usable from a phone

Target Audience

• Regular ranked and normal queue players
• People who need to step away but still accept matches
• Players who want builds visible during picks
• Veteran users comfortable with phone-based control
• Advanced players interested in AI situation analysis

Quick Start

1. Install Futaba_v0.19.1_x64_installer.exe, or unpack Futaba_v0.19.1_portable_x64.zip and run it directly
2. Launch the League of Legends client, sign in, then minimize its window
3. Open Futaba, confirm it connected to the client, and open room creation and champion select
4. Enable LAN data sharing on the settings page when you want phone control
5. Join the same Wi-Fi on your phone, then scan the QR code or open futaba.local

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
OS	Windows x64
Runtime	A signed-in League of Legends client
Remote access	Phone and PC on the same local network
Release assets	installer.exe, portable_x64.exe, portable_x64.zip and checksums.txt

Notes

• Client first: Futaba talks to the local game client, so nothing works while the client is closed
• LAN only: futaba.local is broadcast over mDNS and will not resolve across subnets or with AP isolation
• No source published: the repository only ships installers and update information, not application source code, so issues go through the tracker
• Close the old process before updating: the installer cannot terminate a running copy of the previous build and asks you to cancel and rerun it
• Portable leaves no registry entry: portable_x64 runs from the extracted folder without writing a system install record, so moving machines means unpacking again