Automate your home with Harmony
Harmony is a PC software system that allows you to control many different aspects of your home from a single, easy to use interface. As Europe’s leading home automation software, Harmony controls a wider range of products than any other home automation software product. It is an affordable PC based solution which is feature rich with a simple user interface.
Harmony Home Automation software has been designed to offer both ease of use for those wanting a simple point and click interface and also offers advanced functionality through the open HarmonyAPI.
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I am going to test this at my new pad, I will keep you posted.