Linn / OpenHome
openhome
The Linn / OpenHome integration allows you to connect an Openhome Compliant Renderer to Home Assistant such as a Linn Products Ltd HiFi streamer. It will allow you to control media playback, volume, source and see the current playing item.
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
media_player | Media player (as switches) | Only TVs and receivers get a TV tile; other players show as power and play switches; Needs its own HomeKit Bridge in accessory mode |
What people report
Linn and OpenHome players work over local discovery; a Linn firmware update broke discovery for a Majik Amp until a config-flow fix.
- Works2
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linn devices firmware update | Works Local | Update entity shows software and offers upgradesSaved copyProposed change New software on Linn devices offer Firmware update over the API. This PR adds an `UpdateEntity` for the `Openhome` integration which will show the currently running software and offer upgrade to the latest version if available. This requires a minor bump of the API Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #95217 · 2023-06 | |
| Linn Majik Amp | Works Local | Discovery broke after firmware update; fixed with SSDP config flowSaved copyThe problem I already posted on: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/openhome-linn-amp-not-getting-an-entity/579611 The integration is running but not adding the device. Seemed to happen after a firmware update of the Linn Majik Amp. After the update I deleted my media player entity and then rebooted. But I never got a new entity. I tried running netdisco on my laptop and it is gave me some zeroconf and sspd entries with openhome in them at the IP of the amp. I'm unsure how to debug this further, any suggestion would be welcome ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #94494 · 2023-06 |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Local polling
Talks to the device on your network, asking it for updates every so often.
Found automatically over
- SSDP/UPnP
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 1,011 (0.14%) |
|---|---|
| Added in | Home Assistant 0.39 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @bazwilliams |
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
