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Chroma for Hue is a macOS application that lets users control their Philips Hue smart bulbs directly from their computer. The software provides a convenient way to manage lighting settings without using the official… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Chroma for Hue, Control Your Philips Hue Bulbs from OS X launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Chroma for Hue 3.0▲168

   The best way to control your Philips Hue lights on macOS.

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Chroma for Hue▲1

   Control your Philips Hue bulbs right from OSX

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Brilliance▲260

   f.lux for Philips Hue bulbs

   2016 · brilliance.site · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hue Log▲162

   Philips Hue logging, monitoring and analytics for macOS

   2023 · huelog.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hue Widget▲93

   Control Philips Hue lights from notification center (iOS)

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sweet Hue▲68

   Manage Philips Hue in style

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hue Sentiment▲65

   Control lights with your mood

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   ChromaNova▲9

   Instant taskbar color picker: pick, generate, save hues.

   2025 · vesmirnykebab.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Chroma▲88

   Colors for everyone.

   2022 · chroma.dev · its alternatives →

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    Philips Bridge 2.0▲127

    Philips brings Siri & HomeKit to Hue

    2015 · philips-hue.com · its alternatives →

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    hue.tools – open-source toolbox for colors▲481

    hue.tools was created after spending way to much time trying to find the right tools when working with colors. It's an attempt to create a simple but useful toolbox for common color related tasks and problems. While it's in no way perfect or provides the tools for every use case, it has served me well in the last few months and I hope it will be useful for some of you as well.

    2022 · hue.tools · its alternatives →

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    Chroma▲210

    The definitive color picker

    2016 · chroma.spencerhamm.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hue - Tint Picker▲22

    Pick hues in your dock icon

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    hue.tools▲120

    Intuitive open source toolbox for colors

    2022 · hue.tools · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Happy Hues▲480

    Curated color palettes in action

    2019 · happyhues.co · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Huemint – Machine learning for color design▲335

    2022 · huemint.com · its alternatives →

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    Chromtuner ▲87

    A chromatic tuner for macOS. ±1¢ accuracy

    May 2026 · chromtuner.com · its alternatives →

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    Hue Widgets▲73

    Control your lights from your Home Screen

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    SwiftHue for iOS▲82

    Easily control your Hue lights, widget included

    2014 · swifthue.com · its alternatives →

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    Hue Light▲5

    Simple Android App for controlling your Philips Hue lights.

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Hues▲100

    The most lightweight color picker for Mac ever

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Lightsync▲67

    Sync your philips hue to your music

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Chroma▲6

    Identify colors from images and get a complementary palette.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pica▲214

    Fully native app for managing your fonts on MacOS

    Apr 2026 · pica.joshpuckett.me · its alternatives →

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