Thanks, really appreciate the support! Agreed – the Home app is way too heavy for quick device control. If you run into anything or have feature requests, feel free to open an issue on GitHub.
Glad you found it! The webhook server + SSE stream is where it gets really fun – pipe your whole home's state into whatever you want. (SSE is coming in the next update along with Doorbell notifications)
Honestly most smart home devices support HomeKit these days – lights (Philips Hue, IKEA), thermostats (Ecobee), locks (Yale, Schlage), blinds, cameras, sensors. And anything that doesn't can usually be bridged through Homebridge or Home Assistant. It adds up fast once you start – lights alone can be 50+ if you do every room.
Every device compatible with the Matter standard[1] can be used with Apple Home (and with every other solution that supports Matter, like Google and Amazon ones), so almost everything is compatible with everything out there.
148 Home Assistant (bridged) accessories checking in... sign me up for the beta!
On the accessory count, call it a 2-story house, ~5 rooms per floor, plus an outdoor zone:
2x thermostat, 2x speakers (HomePod), 2x door, garage door, 2 lamps per room, pool "accessories" (filter, cleaner, heater, lights), 2x outdoor lights... that's 27 just off the bat!
Now adding Home Assistant and you start getting 2x Zigbee interior door sensors (privacy locks/detection for when we have a babysitter), 2x interior motion sensors (upstairs/downstairs stairwell), patio string lights, front throw/spot lights, 3x decorator bulbs for the hanging entrance lamp (bridges three bulbs as one since they're individually controllable bulbs instead of a smart fixture or switch), an AirPlay compatible TV, fridge and freezer temp/humidity sensors, the outdoor AirPlay speaker, outdoor gate open/close sensors (front and back), outdoor motion sensor...
...and then the random other "every HomePod technically has an in-built temp and humidity sensor", the Home Assistant integration for the router that reads the packets in/out, the printer thing that reads the ink status for all the ink cartridges, etc.
It's a lot, but start with a single reading lamp and night light per room. Make a "lights" and "mood" scene per room/floor. A few key motion/door sensors (turn on a downstairs mood light when opening the door after sunset, turn on the hallway mood light when motion is detected after 9pm, etc).
Home Control is a solid app and was actually one of the first in this space. The main differences are: Itsyhome is open source (MIT), has a built-in webhook server with SSE event streaming so you can integrate it into scripts and dashboards, supports deeplinks for Shortcuts/Raycast/Alfred, has a Stream Deck plugin, and a CLI tool. The base app is also completely free. Basically I built it for people who want to go beyond just toggling devices from the menu bar.
I'm probably going to stick with Home Control but I will download and pay for yours as well, mainly to show some support and possibly to switch!
I do use Home Control via my Stream Deck, weirdly with Keyboard Maestro in the middle to receive the Stream Deck keypress and call the URI for Home Control, but there's a lot to like from what you've built.
Thanks! Give a try to Itsyhome Stream Deck plugin, it's in their markletplace, quite straightforward, just make sure to enable web server in Itsyhome settings.
Unfortunately no – HomeKit pairing requires an iPhone or iPad. Apple doesn't support adding devices from macOS. Once they're added though, Itsyhome can control everything from your Mac.
Nope, but I love it too! :) I'm the author of Itsyhome, Itsypad – https://itsypad.app (a tiny scratchpad & clipboard manager for macOS) and Itsytv - https://itsytv.app (the missing Apple TV remote for macOS).
Could you clarify on this a bit? I am building iOS companion for Itsypad that would also sync scratch notes via iCloud sync, but keyboard idea seems interesting too – just not clear what's the desired outcome?
The idea would be to share the clipboard between mac and iOS, and have a "clipboard keyboard" on iOS, so in an app, I can easily access my favorite clips and paste them (at least for text ones)
Obviously, this would be even better if you could have different "paste lists" where I can "pin" some of my clips to a given list, and select which list I want in the keyboard
That's how other "shared clipboard" apps work (at least Copy'Em, etc)
This is so wonderfully done! Great icon choices & use of fill to indicate active devices. I love how you grouped accessories by category, and included temperature/humidity sensor readings next to thermostat controls. I instantly upgraded to Pro for the additional features!
This looks great! Question on the API/CLI - is there any provision for capturing frames (or even streams?) from Homekit cameras, or even triggering events or webhooks based on the cameras detecting motion?
The camera streams are HLS via AVFoundation – Apple doesn't expose raw frames, so no programmatic capture there. But motion detection events do flow through the SSE endpoint (/events), so you can use those to trigger webhooks or automations. For HA cameras there's also a snapshot endpoint you can hit on demand, e.g. when motion fires.
SSE is in the upcoming 2.0.0 which is currently on TestFlight – happy to add you if you want to try it out.
This is really clean. Smart architecture and the convenience of having everything in the menu bar is top notch. My devices are in Alexa & Hue ecosystem right now. Any plans for integrating them in the future?
Thanks! Hue actually works with HomeKit natively – you can pair your Hue bridge in the Home app and then all your Hue lights show up in Itsyhome automatically. For Alexa-only devices, the Home Assistant integration (currently in beta) would cover most of them since HA supports pretty much everything.
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FranklinJabar | 10 hours ago
This is insane. I couldn't name a single homekit device if you put a gun to my head. Where do you find these things?
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galad87 | 9 hours ago
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter_(standard)
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On the accessory count, call it a 2-story house, ~5 rooms per floor, plus an outdoor zone:
2x thermostat, 2x speakers (HomePod), 2x door, garage door, 2 lamps per room, pool "accessories" (filter, cleaner, heater, lights), 2x outdoor lights... that's 27 just off the bat!
Now adding Home Assistant and you start getting 2x Zigbee interior door sensors (privacy locks/detection for when we have a babysitter), 2x interior motion sensors (upstairs/downstairs stairwell), patio string lights, front throw/spot lights, 3x decorator bulbs for the hanging entrance lamp (bridges three bulbs as one since they're individually controllable bulbs instead of a smart fixture or switch), an AirPlay compatible TV, fridge and freezer temp/humidity sensors, the outdoor AirPlay speaker, outdoor gate open/close sensors (front and back), outdoor motion sensor...
...and then the random other "every HomePod technically has an in-built temp and humidity sensor", the Home Assistant integration for the router that reads the packets in/out, the printer thing that reads the ink status for all the ink cartridges, etc.
It's a lot, but start with a single reading lamp and night light per room. Make a "lights" and "mood" scene per room/floor. A few key motion/door sensors (turn on a downstairs mood light when opening the door after sunset, turn on the hallway mood light when motion is detected after 9pm, etc).
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blokey | 10 hours ago
What's the difference between your app and Home Control: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/homecontrol-menu-for-homekit/i... HomeControl Menu for HomeKit
other than this ones yours!
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blokey | 9 hours ago
I'm probably going to stick with Home Control but I will download and pay for yours as well, mainly to show some support and possibly to switch!
I do use Home Control via my Stream Deck, weirdly with Keyboard Maestro in the middle to receive the Stream Deck keypress and call the URI for Home Control, but there's a lot to like from what you've built.
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Obviously, this would be even better if you could have different "paste lists" where I can "pin" some of my clips to a given list, and select which list I want in the keyboard
That's how other "shared clipboard" apps work (at least Copy'Em, etc)
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SSE is in the upcoming 2.0.0 which is currently on TestFlight – happy to add you if you want to try it out.
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There is update 1.3.1 pending review at Apple which introduces doorbell support – it opens camera feed when someone rings.
sputge | 5 hours ago
Recently I created a KOReader plugin that let's your control Home Assistant entities from an ebook reader and I am still missing something for my Mac.
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