HomeBot for HomeKit vs QuickReminders

HomeBot for HomeKit lets you automate your home with Shortcuts and the command line. It includes two powerful actions to manage your HomeKit setup: • Run Home Action: Control scenes and devices in bulk, adjust device properties, or set your primary home. • Get Home Items: Find and filter scenes, devices, device groups, rooms, and homes by name, item type, service type, room, home, activation status, or supported actions and properties. Results include item details, device properties such as light brightness and thermostat target temperature, and sensor readings such as temperature, humidity, and air quality. Action Types: • Trigger Scene: Trigger one or more scenes. • Switch Scene Status: Activate, deactivate, or toggle one or more scenes. • Switch Device Status: Activate, deactivate, or toggle one or more devices or device groups. • Change Device Property: Adjust supported device or device group properties, such as light brightness, thermostat target temperature, or the position of blinds. • Set Primary Home: Set the primary home shared with HomeControl. Setting your primary home propagates the change to all your devices. Explore the included example shortcuts to get started: • Trigger Scenes: Choose scenes in your primary home and trigger them together. • Switch Lightbulbs in Room: Toggle, activate, or deactivate all lightbulbs in a room. • Get Home Status: Export the status of all items in your primary home to a JSON file. • Get Temperature Measurements: Read each temperature sensor in your HomeKit setup. • Set Thermostats Temperature: Set the target temperature of one or more thermostats. • Set Light Brightness in Room: Set the light brightness of all lightbulbs in a room. • Change Lightbulb Colors: Cycle lightbulbs through the colors of the rainbow. • Set Primary Home: Choose which HomeKit home to use as your primary home. Automation Systems: • Shortcuts: Build advanced HomeKit workflows by combining HomeBot’s powerful actions with the built-in Shortcuts actions and automation triggers. • Command-Line Automation on Mac: Automate HomeKit from Terminal, scripts, or AI agents with the included "homebot-cli" tool. Export HomeKit data as JSON for use in your scripts. HomeBot supports macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. Notes: • HomeBot can detect and control the following types of devices: outlets, lightbulbs, switches, thermostats, fans, air purifiers, heaters, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, windows, window coverings, faucets, valves, irrigation systems, doors, garage door openers, and locks. • HomeBot also supports reading measurements or detections from the following types of sensors: temperature, humidity, air quality, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, contact (doors, windows, and window coverings), smoke, leak, motion, light, and occupancy sensors. • HomeBot supports changing and reading light brightness and color, thermostat and heating/cooling modes, target temperatures and thresholds, humidity targets and thresholds, fan and air purifier modes, rotation speed and direction, swing, physical controls lock, and the position of doors, windows, blinds, or shades. • HomeBot also reads detailed air-quality measurements, battery levels, and filter status when available. • HomeBot Command-Line Automation requires macOS 26 or later. Privacy by Design: HomeBot works completely on-device and does not store or send any information outside of the protected app sandbox.

QuickReminders: The Fastest Way to Create Reminders Transform how you capture tasks and reminders with QuickReminders - the fastest, most intuitive reminder app for macOS and iOS. Simply type or speak naturally, and watch your thoughts become perfectly organized reminders in Apple's Reminders (plus Google Calendar & Tasks on iOS). Advanced Voice Commands with Smart Auto-Send Revolutionary voice input with intelligent trigger word system. Say "pick up groceries tomorrow 3PM send" and QuickReminders automatically processes your command without touching a button. Customize your own trigger words like "done," "go," "submit," or "sent" in settings. The app recognizes variations and handles speech recognition restart seamlessly. Lightning-Fast Natural Language Processing No more fumbling with date pickers, time selectors, or complex forms. Just type or speak naturally: • "Coffee with Shanel next Monday 2PM" • "Doctor appointment tomorrow at 9:30AM" • "Project deadline next Friday" • "Meeting tomorrow afternoon" Key Features: What's New! • Today Tab & Daily Brief • Evening Close the Day • Integrated Calendar Events • Smart Filter & Insights Hub • Long-Press Quick Actions — reschedule, set priority, or move between lists in seconds. • Smarter Natural Language — keeps prices, percentages, and words like money or HTML completely safe Universal Access Across All Apps • macOS: Access QuickReminders from anywhere with a customizable keyboard shortcut. The floating window appears instantly, lets you create your reminder, then disappears. • iOS: Custom keyboard extension provides QuickReminders functionality system-wide from any app, plus a beautiful native iOS app. Recurring Reminders Set up repeating tasks with natural language: • "Pay rent 10/10 every month" • "Dentist appointment on Friday every 6 months" • "Team sync Monday every 2 weeks" • "Workout tomorrow 7am every day" Voice Recognition & Microphone Management Full speech-to-text functionality with proper system permission handling. Works seamlessly with privacy settings on both macOS and iOS. Intelligent Duplicate Detection Smart algorithms detect duplicate reminders and offer resolution options, preventing clutter. Move and Remove Commands Manage existing reminders with natural language: • "Move coffee meeting to next Tuesday" • "Remove dentist appointment" Perfect For: • Busy professionals needing rapid task capture • Students managing assignment schedules • Parents juggling family activities • Users preferring voice input over typing • People wanting seamless Apple ecosystem integration Customization & Settings: • macOS: Customizable global hotkey combinations and floating window behavior • iOS: Custom keyboard extension with QuickReminders functionality • Universal: Personalized voice trigger words, theme options, and time preferences • Accessibility features including high contrast support Privacy & Security: QuickReminders works directly with Apple's Reminders & Calendar apps (plus Google Calendar & Tasks on iOS) - your data remains in their secure ecosystems. Voice processing respects system privacy preferences. The app requests only essential permissions: Reminders access for core functionality, and optional microphone access for voice features. Smart Technology: Advanced natural language processing understands context, relative dates ("tomorrow," "next week"), and time formats. Handles various input styles gracefully with helpful feedback. Native Platform Integration • macOS: Full system integration with floating window design, automatic dark mode support, and native materials • iOS: Beautiful native interface with smooth animations and system keyboard integration Experience Natural Reminder Creation Whether you're capturing a quick grocery item, scheduling an important meeting, or setting up monthly recurring tasks, QuickReminders adapts to how you naturally think and speak. No learning curve - just type or speak as you would to another person.