Home Assistant
Open-source and privacy-first home automation with an emphasis on local control and backed by a worldwide community. Runs on Raspberry Pi or local server.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Apple Watch
- Android Auto
- Android Wear
- Python
- F-Droid
- Raspberry Pi
- Kodi
- Cloudron
Features
Properties
- Configurable
- Privacy focused
- Lightweight
- Customizable
Integrations
Google Home
IFTTT
Alexa- HomeKit
- Arlo cameras
Features
- Home Automation
- Smart Home
- Modular System
- MQTT
- Ad-free
- Voice Commands
- Dark Mode
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Support for Docker- Support for Xiaomi MiHome
- Works Offline
- No Tracking
- Two-factor Authentication
Home Assistant News & Activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about Home Assistant
Home Assistant 2026.1 brings home dashboard improvements & more purpose-specific triggersHome Assistant 2026.1 is now available as the latest version of the free, open source home automati...
- POX published news article about Home Assistant
Home Assistant 2025.12 brings Labs, purpose-specific triggers, improved dashboards & moreHome Assistant 2025.12 is now available, delivering key enhancements to this open source home autom...
- POX published news article about Home Assistant
Home Assistant 2025.10 brings improved automation editor, image generation, and much moreHome Assistant 2025.10 is now available, continuing the platform's push toward a more flexible and ...
Recent activities
- Abody liked Home Assistant
- botany_bulldog943 rated Home Assistant
- Natterjack565 updated Home Assistant
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What is Home Assistant?
Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform running on Python 3. Track and control all devices at home and automate control. Installation in less than a minute.
Home Assistant information
Developed by
Paulus Schoutsen Licensing
Open Source (Apache-2.0) and Free product.Written in
Rating
Average rating of 5Alternatives
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- English
- Catalan; Valencian
- Chinese
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- Estonian
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Greek
- Hebrew
- Hungarian
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Lithuanian
- Malayalam
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Slovak
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
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- 36,506 Forks
- 3268 Open Issues
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Comments and Reviews
The best life-automation system out there. Fully integrates to anything your hear desires, and if not, the community is very keep to help.
Home Assistant is an absolute masterpiece of modern technology. It is remarkably fast, delivering instant responses to commands without hesitation. Its stability is unmatched — it runs flawlessly day after day, with unwavering reliability that inspires complete confidence.
Above all, Home Assistant shines in its security. It has been crafted with great care to safeguard privacy and data, ensuring peace of mind while managing even the most sensitive tasks.
This platform is not only powerful and versatile but also trustworthy and refined. It represents the very pinnacle of smart home innovation, a tool that combines speed, stability, and safety in perfect harmony. Truly, Home Assistant is the ultimate choice for anyone seeking a seamless, secure, and dependable smart home experience.
A lot of integration, open source
The best home automation software. Supports more devices then any other
Open-source. Very flexible. Allow integrating a lot of various systems together nice and tidy (Zigbee, MQTT, Influxdb, Graphana, Android, etc). In short, awesome !
Super powerful home control software