What is openHAB?
openHAB is a comprehensive open-source home automation platform that seamlessly integrates a wide range of smart home systems and technologies into a single, unified solution. Providing support for over 200 different add-ons, openHAB allows users to connect and control a diverse array of devices and services, including popular brands like Z-Wave, Philips Hue, Amazon Echo, and Sonos. This vendor and technology-agnostic platform offers a versatile abstraction layer that enables centralized automation, rule engines, and user interfaces to manage a broad spectrum of home automation functionalities. From lighting and heating to home entertainment and security, openHAB offers a flexible and extensible framework to create a truly smart and connected home environment. Driven by a vibrant open-source community with over 13,000 registered users, openHAB is further supported by the nonprofit openHAB Foundation, which is dedicated to educating the public about the benefits of free and open smart home solutions
Highlights
- Vendor and technology agnostic integration of over 200 different smart home devices and services
- Unified abstraction layer enabling centralized automation, rule engines, and user interfaces
- Wide range of supported home automation functionalities, including lighting, heating, home entertainment, and security
- Flexible and extensible framework for creating a connected smart home environment
- Strong open-source community and support from the nonprofit openHAB Foundation
Features
Support for Multiple protocols
Google Home integration
Home Automation
Z-Wave
Alexa integration
Support for multiple vendors
Chromecast Support
Support for KNX
IFTTT Integration
Privacy focused
Java based
HomeKit integration
Support for Xiaomi MiHome
Nest integration
Smart Home
Broadlink
Support for ZigBee
MQTT
Community-based
Philips Hue
Modular System