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Hyperion.ng

Hyperion.ng is an open-source ambient lighting controller for TV and display owners that captures video output and drives LED strips to create matching bias…

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Hyperion.ng is an open-source ambient lighting controller for TV and display owners that captures video output and drives LED strips to create matching bias or ambient lighting.

Platform availability

Available on 3 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

80/100 Excellent

Maintained
100last commit 14 days ago
Popular
723,888 GitHub stars
Easy to install
553 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data
Security check
74no serious findings, CI, tests, OpenSSF Scorecard 4.2/10

Based on 4 of 5 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 4 days ago

GitHub stars
3,888
Open issues
68
Last commit
2026-10-08
Latest release
2.2.1
License
MIT
Activity
declining

Checked 2 days ago - source: GitHub (hyperion-project/hyperion.ng)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is not supported.

Checked 23 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Install the Hyperion SDK first Run pnpm i @hyperionxyz/sdk in the folder where you are setting up Hyperion. pnpm is a tool that installs JavaScript libraries, and if you skip this, the SDK will be missing and your setup will error out. source
  • Add your Aptos API key and network When initializing the SDK, enter your Aptos API key and choose Network.MAINNET (real network) or testnet (practice). If the key is missing or wrong, Hyperion cannot access public services and your requests will fail. source
  • Install from official releases Download the latest release build for your operating system from the Hyperion.ng releases page, then follow the project documentation to configure a video grabber and LED controller. source

Fetched 8 days ago - each note links to its source

Alternatives

No alternatives collected yet.

Common questions

Can Hyperion.ng control lights that are already in Home Assistant?

An adapter can be used to connect Home Assistant lights to Hyperion. It supports controlling both RGB and non-RGB lights from Home Assistant and Hyperion.

How can I fix an anti-clockwise LED strip in Hyperion.ng?

A user set the LEDs to reverse direction because the strip was anti-clockwise.

Are there limitations when using an Android or Chromecast grabber with Hyperion.ng?

A community thread reports grabber limitations on Android and Chromecast with Google TV. It also describes using a Chromecast with Google TV plus an HDMI splitter.

Where should I ask for Hyperion.ng help?

The Hyperion Project forum is the support channel. It asks users to search the forum and check the documentation first.

Answers sourced from community.home-assistant.io, hyperion-project.org, www.reddit.com, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected yesterday - public community threads