Linux · Android · iPhone · In your browserApache-2.0Replaces partly
Home Assistant is free software that runs smart home devices and automations from one place, with control kept on your own hardware. It is for people who want to manage their home devices locally and privately, often on a Raspberry Pi or local server.
Has 1 of 6
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
r/TrueOpenSource mods checked it: an open-source license, still looked after, and it really does the job.
Does part of the job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
LGTV Companion is a Windows program that turns LG WebOS TVs on and off automatically when your PC shuts down, restarts, sleeps, wakes or goes idle. It is for people who use an LG TV as a computer monitor and want it to follow the PC's power state.
Has 2 of 6 · Controls Samsung TVs ✗ +1
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does part of the job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
This is a set of tools for controlling LG smart TVs from a computer or script, such as turning them on or off, changing inputs, or adjusting picture settings. It is aimed at people who are comfortable with a command line or who write their own scripts.
Has 1 of 6 · Controls Samsung TVs ✗ +2
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does part of the job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
This is a programming library that lets software control an Android TV over the network, the same way the Google TV phone app does. It is for programmers and people building their own home automation tools.
Has 1 of 6 · No commands needed ✗ +1
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does part of the job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
None of these match. Try another device.
Help me choose
I want to pick an open-source replacement for Samsung SmartThings. Below is a list from Open Source Everything (CC BY-SA 4.0), in the order its website shows it. The order is a starting point, not a verdict.
- Home Assistant: Home Assistant is free software that runs smart home devices and automations from one place, with control kept on your own hardware. It is for people who want to manage their home devices locally and privately, often on a Raspberry Pi or local server. [Advanced setup; Linux · Android · iPhone · In your browser; replaces partly; Apache-2.0; Verified by r/TrueOpenSource mods; https://github.com/home-assistant/core]
- LGTV Companion: LGTV Companion is a Windows program that turns LG WebOS TVs on and off automatically when your PC shuts down, restarts, sleeps, wakes or goes idle. It is for people who use an LG TV as a computer monitor and want it to follow the PC's power state. [Easy setup; Windows; replaces partly; MIT; https://github.com/JPersson77/LGTVCompanion]
- bscpylgtv: This is a set of tools for controlling LG smart TVs from a computer or script, such as turning them on or off, changing inputs, or adjusting picture settings. It is aimed at people who are comfortable with a command line or who write their own scripts. [Advanced setup; Windows; replaces partly; MIT; https://github.com/chros73/bscpylgtv]
- androidtvremote2: This is a programming library that lets software control an Android TV over the network, the same way the Google TV phone app does. It is for programmers and people building their own home automation tools. [Advanced setup; Android; replaces partly; Apache-2.0; https://github.com/tronikos/androidtvremote2]
Setup rating: "Easy setup" means you can install it like a normal app, use it in a browser. "Advanced setup" means you must run it on your own server or use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Full details: https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/tv-remotes.json
Before recommending anything, ask me these three questions (one at a time, in plain words): 1) Which device or devices will I use it on (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone)? 2) How comfortable am I with technical setup: only installing apps from a store, happy to follow a step-by-step guide, or comfortable with servers and the command line? 3) What is my budget: free only, or willing to pay for hosting or support? Then recommend one to three projects from this list only, and for each say why, using how fully it replaces the app, its setup rating, and the devices it runs on. If nothing on the list fits me, say so plainly instead of stretching.
Want an open Samsung SmartThings?
Before you build
Read the list of open-source projects at https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/tv-remotes.json. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
My project or idea:
