What is Homegear?
Homegear is an open-source home automation software that allows you to integrate devices and technologies from various manufacturers and ecosystems into one central system. Written in C++, it works as a gateway/hub between your smartphone/tablet/PC and all connected devices in your smart home.
With Homegear you can combine and control technologies like Z-Wave, EnOcean, Philips Hue, MQTT brokers like Mosquitto, Ikea Trådfri, wired and wireless sensors and switches, etc. from a single user interface. It translates wireless protocols and connects everything together via software.
The main features and strengths of Homegear include:
- Open-source platform that is community-driven.
- Works with many wireless smart home protocols and brands out-of-the-box.
- Allows integrating almost any device into one system.
- Very customizable via plugins, scripts, automation rules.
- Available for Linux, macOS, Windows, Raspberry Pi, ODROID, etc.
- Has mobile and desktop user interfaces.
- Secure communication with end-to-end encryption.
- Local network operation without cloud dependence.
If you want to connect devices that don't usually work together or build your own tailored smart home system, Homegear is a great choice to handle communication, integration, automation, security, remote access, and visualization.