Smart Home Automation Features

EffortlessHome is a next-generation Home Assistant integration designed to transform your property into an intelligent, automated smart home ecosystem. By combining the power of Home Assistant with industry best practices, professional-grade security, and simplified user experience, EffortlessHome delivers luxury, premium-level home automation that's accessible to everyone.

🛡️ Advanced Security & Safety

A professional-grade (with 24x7x365 professional monitoring available) alarm system integrated directly into Home Assistant:

Security Alarm Integration:Built-in support for motion, door/window, presence, vibration, noise and other security device monitoring
Multi-Mode Arming: Support for Home, Away modes
Monitoring Alert Integration:Built-in support for smoke, carbon monoxide, water leak, freeze, and other safety monitoring
Smart Triggering: Intelligent sensor grouping and notification logic to reduce false alarms

🛡️ Security

Security Alarm Trigger: Define which Door, Window, or Motion sensors trigger your security system
Monitoring Alarm Trigger: Separate logic for internal monitoring and safety alerts
Security Alarm Notifications: Get detailed alerts when the main security system is triggered
Monitoring Alarm Notifications: Receive notifications specifically for monitoring-level alerts
Disarm on Door Unlock: Automatically disarm the security alarm when an authorized door unlock is detected
Add Event to Active Alarm: Logs sensor events to the active alarm timeline for better post-event auditing

🚑 Safety Alerts

Smoke Alarm: Actions to take when a smoke detector is activated
Carbon Monoxide Alarm: Specific safety alerts and actions for CO detection
Water Leak Alarm: Immediate notifications and actions when water leaks are detected
Temperature Alarm: Get notified when areas reach extreme high or low temperatures
Humidity Alarm: Monitor for humidity levels that could lead to mold or discomfort

📍 Area-Aware Automation

EffortlessHome simplifies home automation and understands the context of your presence and home areas:

Dynamic Presence: Automatically manage lights, covers, and climate based on room occupancy
Sleep Mode: Intelligent area-specific sleep states for customized nighttime behavior
Privacy First: Built-in "Presence Lock" to maintain privacy when needed
Sunrise/Sunset Routines: Context-aware lighting and device control based on solar events
Home/Away Routines: Simplified presence detection to trigger home or away modes including using motion sensors to detect guests
Drag & Drop Area Management: Easy area configuration and device assignments
Drag & Drop Label Management: Simple label organization and assignments
Virtual Illuminance Sensor: Calculated illuminance based on sun position
Automated Sleep & Awake Modes: Intelligent home-wide mode transitions

📝 Automation Blueprints

EffortlessHome provides pre-configured blueprints to automate your home without the complexity.

🌅 Daily Routines & Presence

Goodmorning: Transitions home to "Awake" mode, opens covers, and disarms security
Goodnight: Transitions home to "Sleep" mode, locks doors, and arms security
Arrive Home: Set actions for the first person arriving, such as auto-disarming and unlocking
Leave Home: Automatically arm security and turn off lights when the last person leaves
Sunset/Sunrise: Light and blind control synchronized with the solar cycle
Wake Alarm Sunrise Lights: Gradually fade in lights before your scheduled wake time
Door Left Unlocked/Open: Notify and lock up if no one is home but a door is left open or unlocked

🧠 Intelligence & Convenience

Camera Flash Snapshots: Capture and notify with snapshots when motion is detected
Camera Video Recording: Capture video clips automatically during motion events
Illuminance-Aware Motion Lights: Motion-activated lighting that only triggers if the room is dark
Doors/Windows & Climate Sync: Automatically turn off climate control if windows or doors are left open
Weather-Based Climate: Adjust climate settings automatically based on outdoor conditions
Motion Notification Snooze: Quickly snooze motion alerts for specific areas from your phone
Calendar Event Reminders: Real-time announcements and notifications for upcoming calendar events
Set In Bed Status: Automatically update "In Bed" status based on weight or movement sensors
Climate Control Notification Actions: Handle "Turn Off" actions directly from climate notifications

🛠️ Device & System Maintenance

Auto-Update: Advanced management for Home Assistant Core, OS, and Add-on updates
Low Battery Monitoring: Centralized battery checks and notifications for all your devices
Offline Device Reports: Periodic reports of Zigbee or Z-Wave devices that have gone offline
Database Cleanup: Automated maintenance to optimize the Home Assistant database
Motion File Cleanup: Automatically delete old snapshots and videos to save space
System Startup Recovery: Ensure your home returns to a known state after a system restart

🔌 Smart Appliance Conversions

Smart Appliance Start: Detect and notify when a laundry cycle or generic appliance starts
Smart Appliance End: Get notified exactly when a generic appliance finishes its task
Oven Cycle Start: Specialized detection and alerts for oven preheating/starting
Oven Cycle End: Notifications for when your oven has finished its cycle

📱 Simplified Dashboard

The EffortlessHome Home Assistant Add-on provides cloud connectivity and advanced features:

Beautiful, Simplified, Improved Dashboard: Modern progressive web app for complete home control
Invite users easily: Invite family, friends, and guests with customizable permissions and access levels
Custom Home Assistant Theme: Polished UI designed specifically for EffortlessHome
Favorites and Device Visibility: Easily select favorites, hide devices, see device status at a glance
Dashboard Layout and Preferences: Stored with your login, see your preferred view on every device!
Simplified Sharing: Share your dashboard with guests, friends and family easily and securely
Mobile Apps: Access your smart home from anywhere with our iOS, Android, Windows, Apple TV/Google TV and Mac apps

Android Phone

Android Tablet

iPhone

iPad

Mac

Web App

Windows

🏠 Remote Access and Matter Integration