Itsyhome

Organize rooms, devices, and scenes for direct access

Auto groups fold similar devices into All lights, All blinds, and other master controls at both home and room level. Alongside favourites, custom groups, and multiple HomeKit homes, a room, device, scene, or group can be pinned as its own menu-bar item and assigned a keyboard shortcut. The interface is localized into 12 languages, including Japanese.

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Connect cameras, sensors, and automation to outside tools

Pro adds a multi-camera live grid, doorbell notifications, 30-day sensor history, and iCloud synchronization. Deeplinks let Shortcuts, Raycast, and Alfred control devices directly, while the built-in HTTP server and CLI expose state queries, actions, and an SSE event stream. Virtual HomeKit sensors can turn conditions such as a device holding one state for a period into Apple Home triggers.

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For larger homes that need immediate control without leaving the Mac

It fits people who want to adjust lighting, climate, or scenes without repeatedly opening Apple Home or Home Assistant. Homes using both ecosystems gain a consistent menu, while webhooks, Stream Deck, Even Realities G2, and OpenClaw provide automation entry points. Contributors can build and test the Home Assistant mode without an Apple Developer entitlement, including against a local Docker demo server.

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Define the paid boundary and protect tokens and network control

The app requires macOS 14 or later. Home Assistant needs a server URL and long-lived access token, while a source build of HomeKit mode needs an Apple Developer account with the HomeKit entitlement. Development requires Xcode 15 or newer and XcodeGen. Cameras, deeplinks, webhooks and CLI, SSE, virtual sensors, and history are Pro features, so verify that the free tier covers the intended workflow.

The webhook server is an HTTP control surface on port 8423 by default. The README documents binding it to a selected interface such as a private Tailscale address, but does not document authentication for public-network exposure. Keep it on localhost or a trusted private network and protect it like Home Assistant tokens or HomeKit access. Home Assistant live video needs the stream integration, and sensor history records gaps while the app is closed or the Mac is asleep.

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