Show HN: Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X

I tried this last night, and it&#x27;s definitely a step in the right direction. It seemed to be missing custom presets, though, and I&#x27;m not always at my computer, so I end up using an app on my phone to control the lights more.<p>Sadly, the first-party mobile app still seems to be the best bet overall, and it&#x27;s a complete piece of garbage quality-wise, but it provides everything I seem to need.

Very nice, was wishing aloud just last night for something this straightforward. I expect I&#x27;ll be using this a lot.<p>I&#x27;d love to see it have a menu bar item option. And I note that the interface would work nearly as-is on iOS. (And I&#x27;d jump on paying $0.99 for it, on either platform, if you decide you&#x27;re so inclined.)<p>Does it work with the new Lux white-only lights?

Could I hijack the comments to talk about the hardware itself? I&#x27;ve been looking into remote-controllable lightbulbs, but Hue seems to both cost more than I like and have features I don&#x27;t need (RGB for example). What are the alternatives, and what&#x27;s your experience with them?

The &quot;presets&quot; are less than pleasant overall. They are missing a nice warm color for reading. Colors are either too prison-like or too red.

very cool! I&#x27;ve been thinking of going down the automated home path. Seems like this would be a good way to dip my toes into the water without investing tons of money.

Is this open source?<p>I would love to play with this