# Home Assistant | ![img \|150](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Home_Assistant_logo_%282023%29.svg/320px-Home_Assistant_logo_%282023%29.svg.png) | **Home Assistant** is free and open-source software for home automation designed to be a central control system for smart home devices with a focus on local control and privacy. It can be accessed through a web-based user interface, by using companion apps for Android and iOS, or by voice commands via a supported virtual assistant such as Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa. | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [Home Assistant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Assistant) | [[Homebridge]] - [[Home Automation#Apple]] [[ESPHome]] [[OpenMQTTGateway]]