ChromeHue for Philips Hue

Full-featured Philips Hue remote for Chrome

ChromeHue for Philips Hue: Smart Bulb Control Extension

'ChromeHue for Philips Hue' is a comprehensive Chrome extension designed to provide an interactive and intuitive platform for controlling Philips Hue bulbs. The extension offers advanced features such as switching bulbs on/off, changing brightness, enabling color loops, and managing multiple Philips Hue bridges. The user-friendly UI makes configuration and usage a breeze, even for beginners. Despite being robust, it only functions within the same local network as the Philips Hue bridge.

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By: Nicolas VARROT

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.25

(240)

Version: 2.1.4 (Last updated: 2018-02-05)

Creation date: 2018-02-05

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage

Size: 1.53M

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# 7,440 ▲ 49

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#11092 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 12 #95 in firefox keyword 44 ▲ 2 #250 in update keyword 11 ▲ 4

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Extension summary

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ChromeHue allows you to control the Philips Hue bulbs from your browser by using a nice user-friendly UI.

NEW: I made an experimental ChromeHue version for Firefox, you can download it here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chromehue/

UPDATE NOTE 2.1.4 BETA (December 21, 2017)

Important bugs fixed

UPDATE NOTE 2.1.3 BETA (March 24, 2017)

The Color Picker has been fully reworked to handle 2 of the 3 methods offered by PhilipsHue: "Hue/Sat"" and "CIE Color Space". The third method "Color temperature" will arrive soon. Note: CIE Color Space method is much more accurate (mostly for Green, Cyan and Orange).
Minor bugs fixed

UPDATE NOTE 2.0.2 BETA (March 15, 2017)

User reviews

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Pros

Works fine for basic control when the local IP of the bridge is entered.
Smoother than the official app on the phone.
Awesome concept, especially for those who prefer using a laptop over a phone.
Pretty good and works on Linux.
Great for controlling Hue lights without using a mobile device.

Cons

Often fails to find the Hue bridge automatically.
Takes a long time to open (around 6 seconds or more).
Requires reauthorization if the bridge's IP address changes.
Scrolling issues in the lamp/room list preventing full control.
No longer seems to be actively supported.

Most mentioned

Doesn't work or fails to find the bridge.
Needs manual IP entry for functionality.
Takes a long time to open.
No option to change the IP for an existing bridge.
Missing features like changing white temperature.

User reviews

Wonderful app for controling your Hue lights!

David Combe, 2024-05-01

Re-adds fine. Deauthorize, Remove the old hub setting, Enter IP and authorize the new one. press on the hub when it asks and you're good to go. There's a couple sections that mention add & remove so just try both if need be.