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Indigo for Mac

Home control server with X10 and INSTEON integration.

$199.95
In English
4.1
Based on 17 user rates

Indigo overview

Indigo is an intelligent home automation server for Mac OS X that integrates an assortment of hardware modules to provide complex automation and control of your home in one easy to use environment. Home automation is more than just another way to directly control your environment. You can save money, conserve water, help secure your home and reduce electrical usage by automating your home with Indigo's unlimited scheduling and control logic.

Indigo provides its own internal Web server (no cloud reliance here!) that gives you remote access to control your house from anywhere via Web browser. Also available is Indigo Touch, our iOS application, for native iPhone and iPad remote control. Indigo is the complete solution for your home automation needs with unparalleled ease of use.

Indigo provides you with the tools to create, manage, automate, and control your home:

  • Incorporate motion detectors to turn on lights or other devices
  • Automatically send emails based on events, like leaving your garage door open or when motion is detected after dark
  • Automatically turn on landscape or holiday lighting at sunset and off at sunrise or some other preset time or duration
  • Create complex conditions using an easy and intuitive rule builder - no need to water the yard if it's raining outside
  • Create different lighting scenes, for example "Party," "Movie," "Sleeping," "Away," for perfect multi-room lighting at the touch of a button
  • Control your whole-house audio via iTunes or your home theater system - pause the movie if your doorbell rings
  • Save money and energy by automating your thermostat usage - change set points based on occupation
  • Incredible flexibility for thousands of other uses -- use your imagination!

What's new in version 2025.2.0

Python 3.13 Upgrade
  • Important: Update all of your 3rd party plugins to the latest version before upgrading to Indigo 2025.2. This will help with the Python 3.13 upgrade as some developers have updated their plugins to support 2025.2 where there were issues (most won't require an update). Not all 3rd party plugins have been tested, so if you are risk adverse, please contact the plugin developer(s) to see if the plugins have been tested. Also note, you can easily switch back to Indigo 2025.1 if you need to by shutting down the Indigo 2025.2 server, quitting the client, then relaunching Indigo 2025.1.
Additional Z-Wave Device Support and Changes
  • Lots of new devices have been added to the Z-Wave definitions, along with new features and bug fixes.
New Devices Definitions
  • Aeotec Door/Window Sensor 8 (ZWA055) — door/window sensor with tamper, temperature, humidity, dew point, and acceleration subs; also includes a mold alarm sub.
  • Aeotec Home Energy Meter 8 (ZWA046) — 2-phase US whole-home energy monitor with three metering subs (total, Phase A, Phase B); includes parameter ordering note to prevent broadcast storms on first configuration.
  • Danfoss Keemple Smart Radiator — battery-powered TRV with temperature sensor.
  • EUROtronic Comet Z Radiator Thermostat (700-series) — FLiRS TRV with dual subs (thermostat + valve dimmer), operation mode support.
  • Fibaro Walli Controller (FGWCEU-201) — 2-channel mains-powered scene controller with Central Scene event mapping and LED frame configuration.
  • Inovelli mmWave Presence Dimmer (VZW32-SN) — dimmer with mmWave presence sub (CC 71 Home Security), illuminance sub (CC 31), and energy metering; Central Scene paddle/config button mapping.
  • Jasco In-Wall Smart Switch (800S) — single-endpoint relay switch.
  • Kwikset Home Connect 620 (HC620) — Z-Wave smart lock with status LED, buzzer, secure screen, and lock direction configuration.
  • MCOHome Occupancy Sensor (MH-OS11) — motion sensor with controllable relay output sub.
  • Minoston Outdoor Smart Plug 2-Outlet (MP24Z 800S) — dual-outlet outdoor plug with per-outlet endpoint routing; LED indicator, power-failure state, and LED brightness configuration.
  • NEO Coolcam Door Sensor (DS07Z) — door/window sensor with temperature, humidity, and tamper subs.
  • Remotec Thermostat (ZTS-500) — full HVAC wall thermostat with heat/cool setpoints, operation mode support, and temperature sensor; parameters for temp scale, swing, differential, dead band, and sensor calibration.
  • Ring Alarm Contact Sensor Gen2 (4SD2SZ) — door/window sensor with tamper sub; maps both Access Control and Home Security notification streams for armed/unarmed operation.
  • Ring Alarm Motion Sensor Gen1 (4SP1S7) — motion sensor with tamper sub; maps motion detection and intrusion notification streams with configurable dwell time and pet immunity.
  • Ring Alarm Motion Sensor Gen2 (4SP1SZ) — motion sensor with tamper sub; separate occupancy and intrusion clear delays, adjustable sensitivity.
  • Ring Alarm Smoke/CO Listener (4SS1S8) — acoustic listener that detects existing smoke and CO detector sirens via CC 71; CO listening enabled via parameter.
  • Schlage Connect Smart Deadbolt (BE468ZP) — Z-Wave Plus deadbolt with beeper, vacation mode, lock & leave, auto lock, and PIN length configuration.
  • Schneider Electric Z-Wave Plus Receptacle (SQR44102) — single-endpoint outlet with power-failure state restore and indicator LED configuration.
  • Shelly Wave Dimmer (QLDM-0A101) — single-channel dimmer with SW1/SW2 switch inputs.
  • Shelly Wave Pro 3 (QPSW-0A3X16) — three-channel relay with per-output power metering subs.
  • GE/Jasco Enbrighten Direct Wire 40A Outdoor Switch (14285 / ZW4007) — 500S direct-wire relay for high-power outdoor loads; includes energy metering and power-failure state, energy report mode/frequency, and alternate exclusion configuration.
  • Zooz RGBW Dimmer (ZEN56) — single-endpoint Color Dimmer with S1/S2 switch inputs, color cross-fade transition, per-input ramp rates, color animation presets, and Central Scene mapping for S1 and S2 (1–5 taps, hold, release).
  • Springs Window Fashions Motorized Blinds (CRZB) — battery-powered blind controller using SWITCH_MULTILEVEL for position control.
  • Vision Security Lamp Dimmer (Z-BRDG-433) — Z-Wave to 433 MHz bridge lamp dimmer; no configuration parameters.
  • Zipato Micromodule Single Switch (PH-PAN03) — single-endpoint relay with energy metering.
Updated Devices
  • Fibaro CO Sensor (FGCD001) — added additional model variant.
Interface Updates
  • Home Assistant Connect (ZWA-2) — added this Z-Wave 800 USB interface.
  • Added extra logic to determine firmware version of unknown interfaces. This should allow many of them to be more functional before we add official support.

Full list of changes available here

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Indigo for Mac

$199.95
In English
Version 2025.2.0
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4.1

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suds
suds
Apr 10, 2021
7.5.0
1.0
Apr 10, 2021
1.0
Version: 7.5.0
Oh forgot another crucial issue: Uses the outdated, unsupported, sun-setted Python 2.7. (the death of Python 2.7 was know about for *years*, but they ignored it and continue to.) Please take your head out of the sand and join the 21st century!
suds
suds
Apr 10, 2021
7.5.0
1.0
Apr 10, 2021
1.0
Version: 7.5.0
Its not 1999 anymore. This program really hasn't been updated to current times since v2. It will not run as a daemon. You have to run it from a logged in userland account. makes for a secure headless system impossible. The web interface does not support TLS, so it is all clear text. They REFUSE to add it and push you to use their closed source un-audited reflector service. (If they can't incorporate TLS into their product I have SERIOUS doubts that their reflector service is configured correctly. So ZERO trust) Removing Applescript was a dumb and unneeded move. Its overpriced with the Raspberry pi/Linux offerings. It works well, for all it's short-commings. But if you want something secure this is NOT it! I can NOT recommend this way behind the times program. Its just more of the whole ****-show of IoT crap out there. Indigo; the 'S' is for security.
rjsef6
rjsef6
Oct 16, 2018
7.2.0
5.0
Oct 16, 2018
5.0
Version: 7.2.0
Dedicated developer
MacDefender
MacDefender
Oct 15, 2018
7.2.0
5.0
Oct 15, 2018
5.0
Version: 7.2.0
Indigo is simply the best home automation software you can get. Not only does it support several protocols (I use Z-Wave) but you can also enhance it with Python in every way you wish. GUI is 'simple' but great and support for new devices is good.
Col123
Col123
Dec 8, 2013
6.0.7
5.0
Dec 8, 2013
5.0
Version: 6.0.7
The best home automation software just got better with Indigo 6, the team have added support for Z-Wave and python and many more features. what I love about this software is the constant development and fantastic support from the guys at Perceptive Automation. Try it, you will love it.
rjsef6
rjsef6
Oct 16, 2018
5.0
Oct 16, 2018
5.0
Version: null
MacDefender
MacDefender
Oct 15, 2018
5.0
Oct 15, 2018
5.0
Version: null
ncoscia
ncoscia
Nov 28, 2014
2.5
Nov 28, 2014
2.5
Version: null
Col123
Col123
Dec 8, 2013
5.0
Dec 8, 2013
5.0
Version: null
sragalev
sragalev
Oct 8, 2013
4.5
Oct 8, 2013
4.5
Version: null
PauloACRibeiro
PauloACRibeiro
Jun 8, 2013
4.0
Jun 8, 2013
4.0
Version: null
junlam
junlam
Sep 14, 2012
5.0
Sep 14, 2012
5.0
Version: null
neil456
neil456
Jul 18, 2012
5.0
Jul 18, 2012
5.0
Version: null
Steve-Frawley
Steve-Frawley
Sep 24, 2011
4.5
Sep 24, 2011
4.5
Version: null
Shawn1234
Shawn1234
Jul 20, 2011
5.0
Jul 20, 2011
5.0
Version: null
Georgew
Georgew
Jul 20, 2011
2.5
Jul 20, 2011
2.5
Version: null
Harveyfl
Harveyfl
May 29, 2011
5.0
May 29, 2011
5.0
Version: null
Diablo943
Diablo943
Sep 17, 2006
4.5
Sep 17, 2006
4.5
Version: null
Ynot
Ynot
Sep 17, 2006
3.5
Sep 17, 2006
3.5
Version: null
Guest
Guest
May 24, 2004
3.8
May 24, 2004
3.8
Version: null
Tezla
Tezla
May 13, 2004
4.8
May 13, 2004
4.8
Version: null
suds
suds
Nov 30, 2
7.5.0
1.0
Nov 30, 2
1.0
Version: 7.5.0