Welcome
Huenicorn is a free Philips Hue™ bias lighting driver for Gnu/Linux.
It allows you to extend your screen's colorful atmosphere through your Hue light bulbs in real-time and provides a simple web interface to assign specific portions of screen to the light you desire and save the settings for a further entertainment session.
News
2026-06-07 | Huenicorn 1.0.12 is here !
Hello there !
I am finally coming with some good news !
After 10 months of sporadic work, I am happy to announce that Huenicorn 1.0.12 just landed.
So what's new ?
Less dependencies, easier setup
Indeed, I have read from you here and there that the manual installation was "Not that straightforward". So, with this update, I removed some extra system-side library requirements. From now on, these dependencies are handled during the build process, since they are only required at that stage.
Grabbers were reworked
A precious contribution fixed the Pipewire-Grabber compatibility issue for Hyprland sessions and improved memory-ownership over frame captures.
Further old mistakes were also removed, hopefully fixing the Pipewire-Grabber for good.
Code structure was reshaped
The whole code architecture was reworked in order to un-spaghettify the workflow and bring consistent responsibility over each component involved.
Library-specific implementations were hidden behind PImpl design in order to facilitate future replacements.
Preparing port for other platforms
Ability to build for MacOS and Windows was added. Huenicorn can run on both of these platforms but will only display a rainbow as no grabber was implemented for them yet.
This update was a long and necessary effort. Even though it is not bringing new features, I hope it will smoothen your experience.
OpenJowel
Disclaimer
Please be advised that due to the possibility of rapid and frequent changes in color and brightness, bias lighting systems may not be suitable for individuals prone to photosensitive epilepsy.
Huenicorn disclaims any responsibility for any adverse effects resulting from the use of such systems.