---
show_title: false
sidebar: false
hero_unit: true
is_homepage: true
regenerate: true
feedback: false
---

{% assign recent_release_post = site.categories['Core'].first %}

<div class="frontpage">
  <div class="grid">
    <div class="grid__item one-third lap-one-third palm-one-whole">
      <div class="current-version material-card text">
        <h1>
          Current Version: {{ site.current_major_version }}.{{
          site.current_minor_version }}.{{ site.current_patch_version }}
        </h1>
        Released:
        <span class="release-date"
          >{{ site.date_released | date: "%B %e, %Y" }}</span
        >

        <div class="links">
          <a href="{{ recent_release_post.url }}{{ site.patch_version_notes }}"
            >Release notes</a
          >
        </div>
      </div>

      <div class="recent-posts material-card text">
        <h1>Recent Blog Posts</h1>

        {% for post in site.posts limit: 4 %}
        <li class="post" style="display: grid; font-size: 16px">
          <a href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.title }}</a>
          <small class="blog-date">{{ post.date_formatted }}</small>
        </li>
        {% endfor %}
      </div>

      <div class="join-community material-card text">
        <h1>Join The Community</h1>
        We love to help with &amp; talk about home automation.

        <div class="links">
          <a href="https://community.home-assistant.io">Forums</a>
          <a href="/join-chat/">Chat</a>
          <a href="/newsletter/">Newsletter</a>
        </div>
      </div>

      <a
        class="material-card highlight-blog-post"
        href="/blog/2016/01/19/perfect-home-automation/"
      >
        Read our founder's vision for the perfect home automation
        <i class="icon-arrow-right"></i>
      </a>

      <div class="material-card text">
        <h1>Alexa, turn on the lights</h1>
        Use Alexa to control Home Assistant.

        <div class="links">
          <a
            href="/cloud/"
            aria-label="Learn more about use Alexa to control Home Assistant"
            >LEARN MORE</a
          >
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="material-card text">
        <h1>Ok Google, turn on the AC</h1>
        Use Google Assistant to control Home Assistant.

        <div class="links">
          <a
            href="/cloud/"
            aria-label="Learn more about use Google Assistant to control Home Assistant"
            >LEARN MORE</a
          >
        </div>
      </div>

      <a
        class="material-card picture-promo"
        href="/blog/2019/08/06/home-assistant-cast/"
        style="background-image: url(/images/frontpage/cast-frontpage.png)"
      >
        <div class="caption">
          <div class="title">
            Take over all the screens
            <div class="subtitle">
              Home Assistant Cast makes every TV a display.
            </div>
          </div>
          <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24">
            <path
              d="M8.59,16.58L13.17,12L8.59,7.41L10,6L16,12L10,18L8.59,16.58Z"
            />
          </svg>
        </div>
      </a>
    </div>
    <div class="grid__item two-thirds lap-two-thirds palm-one-whole">
      <a
        class="material-card picture-promo"
        href="/voice_control/"
        style="
          background-image: url(/images/frontpage/assist_wake_word.png);
          background-size: cover;
          padding-top: 35%;
        "
      >
        <div class="caption">
          <div class="title">
            Control your home with Assist
            <div class="subtitle">
              Our private, insanely fast, voice assistant running on affordable
              hardware. Now supporting wake words.
            </div>
          </div>
          <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24">
            <path
              d="M8.59,16.58L13.17,12L8.59,7.41L10,6L16,12L10,18L8.59,16.58Z"
            />
          </svg>
        </div>
      </a>

      <!-- 10 YEAR HA -->
      <a
        href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmLV6lJLzSU"
        class="material-card picture-promo"
        style="
          background-image: url(/images/frontpage/HA10_-_Website_banner.png);
          background-size: cover;
          padding-top: 55%;
        "
      ></a>
      {% assign pages_by_date = site.pages | sort: "date" | reverse %} {% for
      page in pages_by_date %} {% if page.layout == "landingpage" and
      page.frontpage != false %}
      <a
        class="material-card picture-promo"
        href="{{page.url}}"
        style="
            background-image: url({{page.frontpage_image | default:page.og_image}});
            background-size: cover;
            background-color: #41bdf5;
          "
      >
        <div class="caption">
          <div class="title">
            {{page.title}}
            <div class="subtitle">{{page.description}}</div>
          </div>
          <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24">
            <path
              d="M8.59,16.58L13.17,12L8.59,7.41L10,6L16,12L10,18L8.59,16.58Z"
            />
          </svg>
        </div>
      </a>
      {% endif %} {% endfor %}
      <!-- Tutorial: setup private voice assistant over phone -->
      <a
        href="/voice_control/worlds-most-private-voice-assistant/"
        target="_blank"
        class="material-card picture-promo"
        style="
          background-image: url(/images/frontpage/promo-private-voice-assistant.png);
          background-size: cover;
          padding-top: 45%;
        "
      ></a>
      <a
        class="material-card picture-promo"
        href="/blog/2020/09/15/home-assistant-tags/"
        style="
          background-image: url(/images/blog/2020-09-15-home-assistant-tags/tag-reader.jpg);
        "
      >
        <div class="caption">
          <div class="title">
            Home Assistant Tags
            <div class="subtitle">
              Use NFC to bring music to your life or automate the mundane.
            </div>
          </div>
          <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24">
            <path
              d="M8.59,16.58L13.17,12L8.59,7.41L10,6L16,12L10,18L8.59,16.58Z"
            />
          </svg>
        </div>
      </a>

      <a
        class="material-card picture-promo"
        href="https://home-assistant-store.creator-spring.com/"
        style="background-image: url(/images/merchandise/shirt-frontpage.png)"
      >
        <div class="caption">
          <div class="title">
            Join the Home Assistant t-shirt revolution!
            <div class="subtitle">
              Look sharp in blue, black or gray. Wearing a HA t-shirt is okay.
            </div>
          </div>
          <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24">
            <path
              d="M8.59,16.58L13.17,12L8.59,7.41L10,6L16,12L10,18L8.59,16.58Z"
            />
          </svg>
        </div>
      </a>
    </div>

    <div class="sub-title">Features</div>
    {% include custom/features.html %}
    <div class="grid sponsors-and-press">
      <div class="sponsored-by grid__item one-half lap-one-half palm-one-whole">
        <div class="material-card">
          <h1>Home Assistant is sponsored by</h1>

          <a href="https://www.nabucasa.com"
            ><img alt="Nabu Casa logo" src="/images/sponsors/nabu_casa.svg"
          /></a>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="seen-press grid__item one-half lap-one-half palm-one-whole">
        <div class="material-card">
          <h1>Home Assistant in the press</h1>

          <a
            href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/16/22678088/home-assistant-amber-smart-home-hub-specs-release-date-price"
            target="_blank"
            rel="noopener"
            ><img alt="The Verge logo" src="/images/press/theverge.svg"
          /></a>

          <a
            href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/03/how-to-achieve-smart-home-nirvana-or-home-automation-without-subscription/"
            target="_blank"
            rel="noopener"
            ><img
              alt="ArsTechnica.com logo"
              src="/images/press/arstechnica.svg"
          /></a>

          <a
            href="https://tweakers.net/reviews/8704/paulus-schoutsen-home-assistant-concurreert-met-alles-wat-via-de-cloud-gaat.html"
            target="_blank"
            rel="noopener"
            ><img alt="Tweakers.net logo" src="/images/press/tweakers.png"
          /></a>

          <a
            href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7pSkVarixU"
            target="_blank"
            rel="noopener"
            ><img
              alt="Linus Tech Tips logo"
              class="square"
              src="/images/press/ltt.svg"
          /></a>

          <a
            href="https://www.troyhunt.com/iot-unravelled-part-1-its-a-mess-but-then-theres-home-assistant/"
            target="_blank"
            rel="noopener"
            ><img
              class="square round"
              alt="Troy Hunt logo"
              src="/images/press/troyhunt.jpg"
          /></a>

          <a
            href="https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-home-assistant-amber"
            target="_blank"
            rel="noopener"
            ><img
              alt="Tom's Hardware logo"
              src="/images/press/tomshardware.svg"
          /></a>

          <a
            href="https://www.producthunt.com/posts/home-assistant"
            target="_blank"
            rel="noopener"
            ><img
              alt="ProductHunt.com logo"
              src="/images/press/producthunt.com.png"
          /></a>

          <a
            href="https://www.linux.com/news/home-assistant-python-approach-home-automation-video"
            target="_blank"
            rel="noopener"
            ><img alt="Linux.com logo" src="/images/press/linux.com.png"
          /></a>

          <a
            href="https://opensource.com/article/17/7/home-automation-primer"
            target="_blank"
            rel="noopener"
            ><img
              alt="OpenSource.com logo"
              src="/images/press/opensource.com.svg"
          /></a>

          <a
            href="http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2017/203/Home-Assistant"
            target="_blank"
            rel="noopener"
            ><img
              alt="Linux Magazine logo"
              src="/images/press/LinuxMagazine.png"
          /></a>

          <a
            href="https://www.heise.de/ct/ausgabe/2017-26-Hausautomations-Schaltzentrale-Home-Assistant-3909532.html"
            target="_blank"
            rel="noopener"
            ><img alt="Ct logo" src="/images/press/ct.png"
          /></a>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>