# Hyperion

The successor to Hyperion aka Hyperion Next Generation

Repository: https://github.com/hyperion-project/hyperion.ng
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hyperion
Homepage: https://hyperion-project.org/
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: hyperion, ambilight, hue, adalight, ws281x, effects, capture, rpi, raspberry, mood, hyperion-project, wled, cololight, nanoleaf, atmoorb, yeelight, h801, sk6812, apa102
Last push: 2026-08-16T10:06:05+00:00
Link (homepage): https://hyperion-project.org/
Link (site_page): https://docs.hyperion-project.org/
Link (site_page): https://hyperion-project.org/forum/index.php?thread%2F13754-install-update-hyperion-ng-on-libreelec%2F=&action=firstNew

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 54, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3731, "days_push": 17, "days_rel": 149, "gap_med": 147.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3839, forks 411 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:23.902263+00:00)

## What it is
Hyperion.NG is an open-source ambient lighting (Ambilight) application that captures screen or video content and drives LED strips and smart lights in real time. It supports many output devices including WS281x/SPI LEDs, WLED, Philips Hue, Nanoleaf, Yeelight, and Adalight, with a web UI and JSON-RPC API.

## Use cases
- build an Ambilight-style bias light behind my TV
- control WS2812B LED strips from a Raspberry Pi based on screen content
- sync Philips Hue lights with movies and games
- capture HDMI video and map colors to LEDs
- run ambient lighting effects on WLED or Nanoleaf
- control LED lighting from a web interface or JSON-RPC API

## When to choose
- you want self-hosted, cross-platform ambient lighting with broad LED and smart-bulb support
- you run a Raspberry Pi or media center (Kodi/LibreELEC) and want screen-bias lighting
- you need an API or web UI to automate and configure LED effects

## When to avoid
- you need simple static lighting scenes without screen capture
- you want a purely commercial plug-and-play product with vendor support
- your hardware lacks capture capability or supported LED interfaces

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, graphics, http-server, configuration-management
- domain: media, hardware, self-hosted, iot
- platform: windows, cross-platform, self-hosted, cpp
- tags: ambilight, led-strip, ws281x, wled, philips-hue, raspberry-pi, screen-capture, bias-lighting, hyperion, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- hyperion-project/hyperion.ng (main) score 83
- hyperion-project/hyperion (mirror) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:23.902263+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:26:14.478137+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hyperion-project/hyperion.ng (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:23.902263+00:00, sha 39d5717b3b3d)
  - homepage: https://hyperion-project.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:20:54.719991+00:00, sha 75b1512d6f04)
  - site_page: https://docs.hyperion-project.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:20:54.729168+00:00, sha 7a45c22dd5fc)
  - site_page: https://hyperion-project.org/forum/index.php?thread%2F13754-install-update-hyperion-ng-on-libreelec%2F=&action=firstNew (fetched 2026-08-29T09:20:54.731233+00:00, sha 363cd446b34e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.