Itsyhome
Shares rank 3 of 10 Mac utilities by recommenders
People recommend it as a fast menu bar alternative to the Home app for controlling HomeKit devices, with open source code and webhook integration.
People recommend it as a fast menu bar alternative to the Home app for controlling HomeKit devices, with open source code and webhook integration.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Faster than the Home app
“I wanted quick access to my HomeKit devices without opening the Home app or reaching for my phone.”
Comment from 2 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Itsyhome – Control HomeKit from your Mac menu bar (open source)” “the Home app is way too heavy for quick device control”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Itsyhome – Control HomeKit from your Mac menu bar (open source)” “So much more usable than the risible Home app”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Itsyhome – Control HomeKit from your Mac menu bar (open source)” Controls all devices from menu bar
“Once they're added though, Itsyhome can control everything from your Mac.”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Itsyhome – Control HomeKit from your Mac menu bar (open source)” “the convenience of having everything in the menu bar is top notch”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Itsyhome – Control HomeKit from your Mac menu bar (open source)” Open source with webhooks and integrations
“Itsyhome is open source (MIT), has a built-in webhook server with SSE event streaming”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Itsyhome – Control HomeKit from your Mac menu bar (open source)” “This looks amazing, I'd love to try the Home Assistant version!”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Itsyhome – Control HomeKit from your Mac menu bar (open source)” “pipe your whole home's state into whatever you want”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Itsyhome – Control HomeKit from your Mac menu bar (open source)” - Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Itsyhome – Control HomeKit from your Mac menu bar (open source)”
Well-designed icons and interface
“This is so wonderfully done! Great icon choices & use of fill to indicate active devices.”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Itsyhome – Control HomeKit from your Mac menu bar (open source)” “there's a lot to like from what you've built”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Itsyhome – Control HomeKit from your Mac menu bar (open source)”
Other Mac utilities people recommend
The four most recommended other Mac utilities, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude usage menu bar app | 15 | 3 | 83% | 4 | — | Approved |
| noTunes by tombonez | 15 | 1 | 94% | 2 | — | — |
| ItsyhomeThis page | 12 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| PanicLock | 12 | 4 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| CodexBar | 11 | 4 | 73% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
15 of the 19 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“on just the idea of being able to integrate into HA”
“This looks like an insta-buy.”
“This looks amazing, I'd love to try the Home Assistant version!”
“This looks like a great use case.”
“the convenience of having everything in the menu bar is top notch”
“there's a lot to like from what you've built”
“This is so wonderfully done! Great icon choices & use of fill to indicate active devices.”
“Once they're added though, Itsyhome can control everything from your Mac.”
“My first thought when spotting that was to also put it on my always-on Mac Studio.”
“Itsyhome is open source (MIT), has a built-in webhook server with SSE event streaming”
“pipe your whole home's state into whatever you want”
“That IAP price is a real bargain.”
“the Home app is way too heavy for quick device control”
“So much more usable than the risible Home app”
“I wanted quick access to my HomeKit devices without opening the Home app or reaching for my phone.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.