News Archive
September 14, 2016 - openHAB 2.0 beta4 has been released, with much improved startup behavior and reliability!
May 23, 2016 - openHAB 2.0 beta3 has been released - yet another major milestone towards a final release!
March 22, 2016 - The bugfix release 1.8.2 is now available! Read the Release Notes for all included fixes.
February 01, 2016 - openHAB 2.0 beta2 has been released, fixing many openHAB 1 add-on issues.
February 01, 2016 - The bugfix release 1.8.1 is now available! Read the Release Notes for all included fixes.
January 11, 2016 - openHAB 2.0 beta1 is now available to developers! Read this blog post for details. January 11, 2016 - openHAB 1.8 has been released! Read the Release Notes to learn more about the new features, enhancements and fixes!
December 08, 2015 - We are partnering with PINE64 for providing a cheap, but powerful hardware for openHAB to make it even easier to get started.
August 12, 2015 - A powerful new platform for community discussions has been launched as a replacement for the mailing lists.
July 31, 2015 - The bugfix release 1.7.1 is now available! Read the Release Notes for all included fixes.
July 2, 2015 - openHAB now integrates with IFTTT - try out the openHAB channel in your IFTTT recipes!
July 1, 2015 - my.openHAB has left the close beta phase and is now publicly available to all openHAB users.
June 13, 2015 - A first version of the Pebble app has been released!
May 25, 2015 - A second alpha release of openHAB 2 has been published as an early preview of the next major openHAB version!
May 25, 2015 - openHAB 1.7.0 has been released! Read the Release Notes to learn more about the new features, enhancements and fixes!
March 27, 2015 - openHAB is now available as a pre-installed service on the Tinkerforge RED Brick - see the press release (in german)
January 29, 2015 - The bugfix release 1.6.2 is now available! Read the Release Notes for all included fixes.
January 24, 2015 - openHAB is a People's Choice Winner at the Postscapes IoT Awards 2014/15!
November 30, 2014 - The bugfix release 1.6.1 is now available! Read the Release Notes for all included fixes.
November 24, 2014 - A first alpha release of openHAB 2.0 has been published - read details here.
November 23, 2014 - openHAB 1.6 has been released! Read the Release Notes to learn more about the new features, enhancements and fixes!
September 08, 2014 -- The bugfix release 1.5.1 is now available! See the Release Notes for all included fixes.
June 15, 2014 -- openHAB 1.5.0 has been released! Read the Release Notes to learn more about the new features, enhancements and fixes!
March 31, 2014 -- openHAB UG is now a member of the AllSeen Alliance.
February 9, 2014 -- openHAB 1.4 has been released! Read the Release Notes to learn more about the new features, enhancements and fixes!
November 07, 2013 - The Eclipse SmartHome project has been officially created by the Eclipse Foundation. We are looking forward for this huge development to become a new platform!
September 22, 2013 -- We are proud to announce that openHAB is a winner of the Duke's Choice Award 2013!
September 20, 2013 -- We have moved our sources from Google Code to GitHub - check out our new git repository!
August 22, 2013 -- We are happy to announce that we now have an official project proposal at Eclipse.
June 28, 2013 -- openHAB is the foundation of the research project IEM of the university of applied science in cologne (campus Gummersbach).
June 04, 2013 -- openHAB won the first IoT Challenge Award. Thanks to all contributors to make that possible!
May 28, 2013 -- Our talk "Home Automation for Geeks" at Devoxx 2012 is now publicly available on Parleys.
May 21, 2013 -- openHAB is now finalist of the IoT Challenge. Thanks to all of you for 226 votes.
April 25, 2013 -- The openHAB-Samples Wiki has been created. We'd love to grant access to all of you!
April 16, 2013 -- Read the press coverage about the openHAB 1.2 release: Heise Developer, Automated Home, The H-Open, HomeMatic INSIDE, JAXenter, Under Linux, [KV:](http://www.kv.by/content/324564-novosti-svobodnogo-po) (translated)
April 14, 2013 -- openHAB 1.2 has been released! Read the release notes to learn what cool new features it brings.
March 6, 2013 -- Pablo created a brief tutorial about domotics and openHAB which is published on FAQ-MAC (translated).
January 31, 2013 -- Finally our demo server found a new home. We'd like to say THANK YOU to innoQ for supporting opensource projects like us by providing new infrastructure.
December 16, 2012 -- openHAB 1.1 has been released! This release brings many new bindings and a huge number of further features and enhancements. Read all details in the release notes.
November 21, 2012 -- An article about openHAB has been published in the German Eclipse Magazin 1/2013.
October 14, 2012 -- An interview about openHAB is available at the Smarter Home Podcast.
August 20, 2012 -- Read the press coverage about the openHAB 1.0 release: Heise, JAXenter, Golem, Technology Ninja, Rick Centeo, The H Open, innoQ, Pro-Linux.de, NIXP, Sourceforge JP Magazin, Linux Magazin, iPadiPhoneWire, OpenNET, Open News, Usemos Linux, Computer Club 2, LinSoft.info, Digital Thinking Lab, OiO
August 19, 2012 -- openHAB 1.0.0 has been released! After 2.5 years we finally call it a 1.0 release - thanks to everybody who has contributed to this project to make this possible! Check out the release notes for all the cool new features and enhancements.
July 17, 2012 -- Just in time for the next release we have a new project logo!
May 11, 2012 -- The openHAB release 1.0.0 is scheduled for August 19, 2012.
February 26, 2012 -- The patch release 0.9.1 is available. It fixes some issues and provides a few enhancements for the 0.9.0 release. For details see the updated release notes.
January 22, 2012 -- openHAB 0.9.0 has been released! This is a major milestone towards the 1.0 version and it brings many improvements and new features. Check out the release notes for all the details.
November 23, 2011 -- Another presentation was done at the Eclipse DemoCamp Hamburg, which demoed the new scripting support for the first time.
November 12, 2011 -- openHAB was presented by Thomas at the KNX-Stammtisch NRW in Bochum. The slides are available on Slideshare.
November 03, 2011 -- A talk about openHAB was given at EclipseCon Europe 2011 in Ludwigsburg. The slides are available on Slideshare.
August 17, 2011 -- The recorded video and the slides of the TechTalk in Darmstadt is now available.
August 14, 2011 -- openHAB 0.8.0 has been released. Check out the release notes for the new features it includes.
August 08, 2011 -- A TechTalk about openHAB was held at Deutsche Telekom AG in Darmstadt. You can view the Slides on Slideshare.
July 26, 2011 -- openHAB is now continuously integrated using Jenkins on !CloudBees.com! You can watch the build status or directly download the latest snapshots.
July 9, 2011 -- openHAB was presented by Thomas at the Chaos BBQ in Dortmund; if you missed it, you can view the slides online.
May 31, 2011 -- The patch release 0.7.1 is available. This fixes four minor issues with the 0.7.0 release. For details see the updated release notes.
May 22, 2011 -- openHAB 0.7.0 has been released today! Check out the release notes to see the cool new features it brings.
March 25, 2011 -- An article about openHAB has been published in the German Eclipse Magazin 3/2011.
February 28, 2011 -- openHAB 0.6.0 has been released today! It brings many new features and important bug fixes - read the release notes for more details and visit the download section to download it right away!
ℹ Please find all documentation for openHAB 2 under http://docs.openhab.org.
The wiki pages here contain (outdated) documentation for the older openHAB 1.x version. Please be aware that a lot of core details changed with openHAB 2.0 and this wiki as well as all tutorials found for openHAB 1.x might be misleading. Check http://docs.openhab.org for more details and consult the community forum for all remaining questions.
- Classic UI
- iOS Client
- Android Client
- Windows Phone Client
- GreenT UI
- CometVisu
- Kodi
- Chrome Extension
- Alfred Workflow
- Cosm Persistence
- db4o Persistence
- Amazon DynamoDB Persistence
- Exec Persistence
- Google Calendar Presence Simulator
- InfluxDB Persistence
- JDBC Persistence
- JPA Persistence
- Logging Persistence
- mapdb Persistence
- MongoDB Persistence
- MQTT Persistence
- my.openHAB Persistence
- MySQL Persistence
- rrd4j Persistence
- Sen.Se Persistence
- SiteWhere Persistence
- AKM868 Binding
- AlarmDecoder Binding
- Anel Binding
- Arduino SmartHome Souliss Binding
- Asterisk Binding
- Astro Binding
- Autelis Pool Control Binding
- BenQ Projector Binding
- Bluetooth Binding
- Bticino Binding
- CalDAV Binding
- Chamberlain MyQ Binding
- Comfo Air Binding
- Config Admin Binding
- CUL Transport
- CUL Intertechno Binding
- CUPS Binding
- DAIKIN Binding
- Davis Binding
- DD-WRT Binding
- Denon Binding
- digitalSTROM Binding
- DIY on XBee Binding
- DMX512 Binding
- DSC Alarm Binding
- DSMR Binding
- eBUS Binding
- Ecobee Binding
- EDS OWSever Binding
- eKey Binding
- Energenie Binding
- EnOcean Binding
- Enphase Energy Binding
- Epson Projector Binding
- Exec Binding
- Expire Binding
- Fatek PLC Binding
- Freebox Binding
- Freeswitch Binding
- Frontier Silicon Radio Binding
- Fritz AHA Binding
- Fritz!Box Binding
- FritzBox-TR064-Binding
- FS20 Binding
- Garadget Binding
- Global Caché IR Binding
- GPIO Binding
- HAI/Leviton OmniLink Binding
- HDAnywhere Binding
- Heatmiser Binding
- Homematic / Homegear Binding
- Horizon Mediabox Binding
- HTTP Binding
- IEC 62056-21 Binding
- IHC / ELKO Binding
- ImperiHome Binding
- Insteon Hub Binding
- Insteon PLM Binding
- IPX800 Binding
- IRtrans Binding
- jointSPACE-Binding
- KM200 Binding
- KNX Binding
- Koubachi Binding
- LCN Binding
- LightwaveRF Binding
- Leviton/HAI Omnilink Binding
- Lg TV Binding
- Logitech Harmony Hub
- MailControl Binding
- MAX!Cube-Binding
- MAX! CUL Binding
- MCP23017 I/O Expander Binding
- MCP3424 ADC Binding
- MiLight Binding
- MiOS Binding
- Mochad X10 Binding
- Modbus Binding
- MPD Binding
- MQTT Binding
- MQTTitude binding
- MystromEcoPower Binding
- Neohub Binding
- Nest Binding
- Netatmo Binding
- Network Health Binding
- Network UPS Tools Binding
- Nibe Heatpump Binding
- Nikobus Binding
- Novelan/Luxtronic Heatpump Binding
- NTP Binding
- One-Wire Binding
- Onkyo AV Receiver Binding
- Open Energy Monitor Binding
- OpenPaths presence detection binding
- OpenSprinkler Binding
- OSGi Configuration Admin Binding
- Panasonic TV Binding
- panStamp Binding
- Philips Hue Binding
- Picnet Binding
- Piface Binding
- PiXtend Binding
- pilight Binding
- Pioneer-AVR-Binding
- Plex Binding
- Plugwise Binding
- PLCBus Binding
- PowerDog Local API Binding
- Powermax alarm Binding
- Primare Binding
- Pulseaudio Binding
- Raspberry Pi RC Switch Binding
- RFXCOM Binding
- RWE Smarthome Binding
- Sager WeatherCaster Binding
- Samsung AC Binding
- Samsung TV Binding
- Serial Binding
- Sallegra Binding
- Satel Alarm Binding
- Siemens Logo! Binding
- SimpleBinary Binding
- Sinthesi Sapp Binding
- Smarthomatic Binding
- Snmp Binding
- Somfy URTSI II Binding
- Sonance Binding
- Sonos Binding
- Souliss Binding
- Squeezebox Binding
- Stiebel Eltron Heatpump
- Swegon ventilation Binding
- System Info Binding
- TA CMI Binding
- TCP/UDP Binding
- Tellstick Binding
- TinkerForge Binding
- Tivo Binding
- UCProjects.eu Relay Board Binding
- UPB Binding
- VDR Binding
- Velleman-K8055-Binding
- Wago Binding
- Wake-on-LAN Binding
- Waterkotte EcoTouch Heatpump Binding
- Weather Binding
- Wemo Binding
- Withings Binding
- XBMC Binding
- xPL Binding
- Yamahareceiver Binding
- Zibase Binding
- Z-Wave Binding
- Asterisk
- DoorBird
- FIND
- Foscam IP Cameras
- LG Hombot
- Worx Landroid
- Heatmiser PRT Thermostat
- Google Calendar
- Linux Media Players
- Osram Lightify
- Rainforest EAGLE Energy Access Gateway
- Roku Integration
- ROS Robot Operating System
- Slack
- Telldus Tellstick
- Zoneminder
- Wink Hub (rooted)
- Wink Monitoring
- openHAB Cloud Connector
- Google Calendar Scheduler
- Transformations
- XSLT
- JSON
- REST-API
- Security
- Service Discovery
- Voice Control
- BritishGasHive-Using-Ruby
- Dropbox Bundle
A good source of inspiration and tips from users gathered over the years. Be aware that things may have changed since they were written and some examples might not work correctly.
Please update the wiki if you do come across any out of date information.
- Rollershutter Bindings
- Squeezebox
- WAC Binding
- WebSolarLog
- Alarm Clock
- Convert Fahrenheit to Celsius
- The mother of all lighting rules
- Reusable Rules via Functions
- Combining different Items
- Items, Rules and more Examples of a SmartHome
- Google Map
- Controlling openHAB with Android
- Usecase examples
- B-Control Manager
- Spell checking for foreign languages
- Flic via Tasker
- Chromecast via castnow
- Speedtest.net integration