Control Philips Hue Lights on Ubuntu with this GNOME Extension
In 2016 we wrote about a GTK app for managing Phillips Hue lights on the Linux desktop. Though very handy that tool hasn’t been updated for a while. But no worries: now there’s something better.
If you use Ubuntu (or any distro with GNOME Shell) and your Hue bulbs are connected to a Hue Bridge you can turn lights on or off, control their brightness, and even change their colour — directly from your desktop PC.
The brightly named “Hue Lights” GNOME Shell extension is able to discover Hue Bridges (or connect directly by IP). It lets you manage individual bulbs or groups of lights in “zones” (e.g., ‘bedroom lights’, ec).
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Control Philips Hue lights in Ubuntu 20.04, 20.10 via Gnome Ext
Control Philips Hue lights in Ubuntu 20.04, 20.10 via Gnome Extension