Snapcast
snapcast
The Snapcast integration allows you to control Snapcast from Home Assistant.
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
Snapcast clients work locally; removal of group entities upset users who controlled whole-house volume.
- Works2
- Not working1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behringer UFO202 DAC | Works Local | Cheap RCA output DAC used with Raspberry Pi zonesSaved copythanks! At the moment I am using Behringer UFO202's. Cheap and has RCA outputs and works well with the PIs. Likely replace a few of them in the rooms that have the "nicer" set ups where something higher quality would be appreciably better but that's a little further down the line. Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit comment · 2026-04 | |
| Snapcast multiroom audio | Works Local | HA integration available for synchronous whole-house audioSaved copyI use SnapCast to pipe and sync my whole house audio, there is also a HA integration available (in HACS I think). GitHub - badaix/snapcast: Synchronous multiroom audio player Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit comment · 2024-05 | |
| Snapcast groups | Not working Local | Group volume and mute control removed; users ask for group entitiesSaved copyThe problem Since the merging of this PR, I am no longer able to control Snapcast Group specific actions, including muting / unmuting the group, changing the volume etc. I have a Snapcast Group called 'Home' that devices are joined to, allowing me to easily control the house volume rather than having to do it per client. Similarly it also allows the quick muting of the House Audio. There is some context within here: https://github.com/home-assistant/core/pull/146855 around the actual removal of Snapcast Group entites, since they're dynamic. As these PRs are locked. ### What version of Home … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #164814 · 2026-03 |
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 push
Talks to the device on your network, and the device tells Home Assistant the moment something changes.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 604 (0.09%) |
|---|---|
| Added in | Home Assistant 0.13 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @luar123 |
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.
