Afterglow

My own Mac app

I designed and built Afterglow as my own replacement for Hue Sync, and it runs on my lights at home.

Short recording of Afterglow: lights that follow the colours on screen, and scenes like a fireplace and northern lights

The question

I have Philips Hue lights and wanted them to follow what I watch, play and listen to. I wanted my own app that does it nicer and smarter, with lights I can place on the screen myself.

What I built

  • Every light takes the colour of its own part of the screen, 50 times a second.
  • With music, the colours jump along on the beat.
  • 26 built-in scenes, from a fireplace to northern lights, or a scene from your own photo.
  • Set where each light sits and how bright it is, plus routines, an evening mode and a sleep timer.

Where it stands

  • Runs on my own lights at home.
  • There is no download: I built it for myself.

Built with

SwiftUIScreenCaptureKitHue EntertainmentNetwork.framework

Something like this for your business?

I first build a free demo of your homepage, within 48 hours. If you like it, you get a fixed price and a delivery date on paper. No sales call.