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

(241)

1 new ratings

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

Creation date: 2018-02-05

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Size: 1.53M

Full description: See detailed description

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# 6,555 ▲ 75

Other rankings

#10377 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 125 #73 in firefox keyword 46 ▲ 1 #265 in color picker keyword 17 ▼ 12 #288 in update keyword 12 ▼ 15

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Works well for basic control of Hue lights after manual IP entry
Simple and clean user interface
Provides color picker and saturation controls
Great functionality when configured correctly
Useful for controlling Hue lights from a computer rather than a mobile device

Cons

Cannot automatically find the Hue bridge in many cases
Requires manual reauthorization after IP change or router reboot
Stagnant development with no updates since 2017
Lack of temperature control for white lights
Slow to open and can take several seconds

Most mentioned

Does not find the bridge automatically
Manual IP entry is often required for setup
No updates or support for a long time
Works effectively once configured correctly
Requires frequent re-authorization if the bridge's IP changes

User reviews

Changelog stagnant from 8 years ago but first time installing works like a charm. Shame Google is threatening the Chromium engine API changes to make this obsolete, hopefully the author has not abandoned the project at this point 😬

d]-_ * _-[b, 2025-03-05

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.

SiRe S, 2023-06-15

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ChromeHue for Philips Hue does not require any sensitive permissions.

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