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12 Best Free and Open Source Solutions for Home Automation

Home automation software lets you control and monitor common home and office appliances using a computer.

Butler is a hybrid native and web app for Home Assistant. Butler is designed and developed on and for GNOME.

Gladys Assistant is a PWA (Progressive Web App) that lets users craft a smart home experience.

X10 is an open standard for controlling home electrical equipment remotely. It works across home power lines and is extremely low-bandwidth.

HEYU is a text-based console program that allows your computer to control devices by transmitting information over your house’s power lines.

Minerva is a complete, easy to use, home automation suite. Using Minerva you can make your home easier and cheaper to run and more secure.

MisterHouse is a cross platform home automation application. It supports X10, voice recognition and several serial devices.

BottleRocket is a command-line utility to interact with the Firecracker version of X10’s home control devices.

BlueLava allows users to control x10-compliant electronics and x10 modules from within a web browser or a WAP/WML-enabled device.

Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform running on Python 3. Track and control all devices at home and automate control.

The open Home Automation Bus (openHAB) is an award winning open source solution for smart homes and the Internet of Things.

Homebridge allows you to integrate with smart home devices that do not natively support HomeKit.

Domoticz is an open source home automation system designed to control various devices and receive input from various sensors.

Freedomotic is an open source, flexible, secure Internet of Things (IoT) development framework, useful to build and manage modern smart spaces.

Calaos is a powerful free and open source home automation software. It features a complete set of parts to automate your house.