HomeBe•at for Home Assistant

Watch Home Assistant cameras live on Apple TV with smooth multi-camera layouts. Pro unlock enables unlimited streams across Mac and tvOS on the same Apple ID.

HomeBeat is a fast macOS menu bar app for monitoring your Home Assistant cameras, with a tvOS companion app for big-screen viewing.

See live camera feeds directly from your menu bar, get instant motion previews, and open customizable multi-camera viewport windows when you need a bigger view. On Apple TV, monitor the same cameras in a TV- optimized interface.

Features:

• macOS menu bar monitoring + tvOS companion experience
• Connects securely to Home Assistant
• Automatic local/remote URL switching based on your network
• Live streaming with WebRTC and fallback methods (MJPEG/HLS)
• Motion alerts with preview popovers
• Multi-camera viewport windows with flexible grid layouts
• Per-camera settings, aliases, and custom camera URLs
• Optional PTZ controls for supported cameras
• Stream quality and audio output controls

Free includes up to 2 live camera streams (snapshots are available for all cameras). HomeBeat Pro unlocks unlimited camera streams.

One Pro purchase covers both macOS and tvOS apps when using the same Apple ID.

Requires:

• A Home Assistant instance
• Configured camera entities in Home Assistant
• macOS 14.0+ and/or tvOS compatible device

HomeBeat is an independent app and is not affiliated with Home Assistant.