Shion: Simple Home Automation for the Mac

Shion is a home automation application for the Mac platform. Using Shion, you can use your Mac to manage lights and appliances, create snapshots of oft-used environmental configurations, and control your environment from your desktop, other applications, or your iPhone (via the web).

Unlike other home automation applications on the Mac, Shion is a free open-source application that can be installed without the need for special kernel drivers or other software. Built especially for the Mac platform, Shion presents a simple (but powerful) user interface. Shion also supports Apple technologies (such as AppleScript and the Apple Remote) to smoothly integrate with other applications on the Mac.

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(Requires Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard")

Features

Screenshots

Screenshots of the application are included in the documentation below.

Documentation

1. Getting Started - How to download, install, and begin running Shion.

2. Snapshots - How to "record" your environment and "play" it back later.

3. AppleScript - How to control Shion from other applications.

4. Scheduling - How to set up Shion and iCal to create schedules that adapt your environment throughout the day.

5. Using the Apple Remote - How to use the Apple Remote to control your devices from across the room.

6. The Web Interface - How to set up the web interface to control your environment from other computers or from your phone.

7. FAQ (Coming Soon) - Frequently asked questions not answered in the docs above.

8. Source Code - How to download the source code for Shion.

Support

If you have any comments or questions, please let us know using either of these channels:

Shion Discussion Forum
E-Mail

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Source Code

The source code for Shion is released under the MIT license. To obtain the source code and other project files, visit Google Code.