Corluma For Linux

It's quite remarkable what effect a few color-changing Philips Hue (or any other new-age lighting systems of the sorts) can have on a household in terms of creating the right ambience or mood.

However, if you're a Linux user, your choices are somewhat limited, as there are next to no official apps for Philips Hue, or most other similar systems, for that matter.

Enter Corluma, a free, sleek-looking application that provides you with the ability to control your Philips Hue, Nanoleaf, LIFX (and even Arduinos running ArduCor) lighting systems from under a single roof.

The whole point of Corluma is to provide Linux, Android, as well as macOS and iOS users with a consistent interface for all the lights it supports. Speaking of which, these include Philips Hue, LIFX, most Nanoleaf products (Shapes, Lines, elements, Canvas, and Panels), as well as Arduino (Neopixel, Rainbowduino and RGB LEDs).

Clearly, Corluma is not the stylish app out there, but don't let that fool you, as it provides all the features one needs to control all smart light systems at once.

For starters, we have to point out that the app doesn't require any account to be used. There are also no external servers involved (and no additional permissions are required), since all communications between your smart light systems and the app are done via local Wi-Fi.

The app provides you with complete control over how you want to customize your lights. Corluma can also help you if you have light systems that support routines such as color fading and morphing.

You're provided with multiple color pickers, palettes, and even with the ability to group lights by physical rooms and custom groups. All settings can also be saved, so you can access them at a later date with ease.

There you have it, a powerful and useful, free application that allows you to control a wide range of smart light devices from one place. The application can be installed on most 64-bit Linux systems directly from Flathub.