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Shareware and Demos

The following list of Home Technology Software and Demos is continuously being updated as new offerings are discovered. If you know of software which should be added please send an email stating the program name and URL so it can be evaluated and added to the list.

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Windows Shareware & Demos

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Program Size (kb) Date Description Author
Rain8 Runtime Software N/A Current Run time software for scheduling your irrigation cycles for the desired day or day interval and time of day. Unlimited number of schedules can be set up for all possible applications. This free irrigation software will work with any X-10 controls (two versions:one way and two way X-10) and of course the Rain8, Rain8II and the Relay8.  
HomeZix N/A Current HomeZIX enables automation features from different technologies working together to achieve broader functionality for your home automation. (currently Zwave, Insteon, and X10)  
eHome Digital Tools N/A Current A complete AVOD (audio and video on demand) touch screen system for the home including Touch screen video, audio, games, contacts, calculator, TV. browser.  
CHAD N/A Current Use your existing PC and internet connection to automatically control your lights, sprinklers, thermostat, and more.  
IRCommand2 N/A Current IR (infrared) and X10 remote control software for the PC that enables you to control virtually any device that has a remote control.  
Promixis Girder N/A Current Promixis Girder is an advanced automation system. It provides flexible control over any application running on a Windows system and gives you full control over lighting and security systems.  
Adaptive Home Logic N/A Current New, easy-to-understand, highly adaptable Home Automation software to monitor / control many devices. Featuring 2-way Speech, Remote Control & Reporting (Internet / Amateur Radio), File / Serial Data, Digital I/O, Sunrise/Sunset, logging + more! No programming required.  
Doctor Aquarium N/A Current Control and monitor important aquarium parameters like temperature and pH using the inexpensive DrDAQ data acquisition board, and control your Pumps,Heaters,Lights remotely using standard X10 home automation modules.  
Timer 3900kb Current Timer is the perfect timing software to control hydroponics, relays, solenoids or lights from a computers printer port.  
INetAlertView N/A Current A high quality webcam security and surveillance program for the home or business. You can use INetAlertView Home to monitor your home, business, children, or pets from a remote location over the internet using a webcam.  
Easy Photo Grabber 982kb Current Easy Photo Grabber is an affordable (web)cam surveillance solution for windows computers. It keeps a watchful eye on your office, house, or shop - truly, any place you want to monitor.  
starCOM Various Current StarCOM offers powerful task-oriented Windows controls and built-in web servers so you can control your StarGate or TimeCommander from anywhere within your network without programming.  
NetZoomAV N/A Current Add-in solution for professionals designing and diagramming Audio, Video, and Residential Networks using Microsoft Visio, PowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Corel iGrafx, SmartDraw, TurboCAD and AutoCAD.  
Home Supervisor NE N/A Current Remotely control your household lights and appliances via your wireless LAN or other choice of Ethernet TCP/IP Connection. Includes PC application and Pocket PC application,  
Showshifter 16MB Current All-In-One Media Center  
Visual Home Commander 3.5 MB Current Windows software for the X10 FireCracker (CM17A)  
Housebot 7.4 MB Current Home Control solution that provides wireless control and status of many standard home automation and control devices.  
ECS N/A Current ECS is an all-purpose automation program suitable for virtually any tasks. Employing an object-oriented design, ECS is intuitive, powerful, robust, and expandable.  
FireServe 3 MB Current FireServe is a freeware web server capable of controlling the X-10 FireCracker© with full advanced macro support.  
CellAutomate 1.3MB Current Allows users to control their home automation networks with a CellPhone or PDA.  
eHem Home N/A Current Windows-based home control software which can be remote controlled via Internet/Wap.  
PowerHome 18.1MB Current PowerHome is a home automation software package that controls your home's lighting and appliances via X-10 as well as your Home Theater's infrared devices over the web. Email
Web-Link N/A Current Demo of HAI's award winning internet home control software. Email
HomeSeer 16MB Current Internet enabled home automation system with voice recognition
MisterHouse Current Cross Platform HA (written in Perl) Email
X-10 Web 6 7/02/98 X-10 web interface Email
X10MSW30 202 10/30/94 Shareware version of Plato. CP290 Interface. (Ver 3.0) Email
X10WC   Current Windows version of X10EC. CP290 Interface. Email
WINX10SW 125 5/7/94 CP290 Interface. (Ver. 1.6)  
SMARTENW   4/4/96 CP290 Interface. (Ver. 1.0) Email
HOMATION   9/15/95 DEMO - PC Control of X10 via Powerline Modem Email
WINDEMO   9/12/94 DEMO - JDS Timecommander Software
HomeVision   Current HomeVision Software Email
XTENWIN 154   CP290 Interface  
LynX 303 1/28/96 DEMO - LynX Controller Software Email
CyberHouse 2909 1/20/97 DEMO - Cyberhouse Home Control Software Email
ActiveHome     Software for ActiveHome Controller from X10
X10 System Tray   Apr99 Win95 Task Bar Control of CM11A (Ver 1.2) Email
Light 200 Current Control modules with X10 FireCracker (CM17A) from the command prompt, from batch files, and using Windows Task Scheduler. Email

DOS Shareware & Demos

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Program Size (kb) Date Description Author
X10XT200 60 2/15/95 TSR Program for X10 Module Control (Ver 2.0) Email
X10FX100 24 11/11/93 Direct Control of X10 via TW523 (Ver 1.0) Email
X10EC   Current CP290 Scheduler Email
X10DC   Current Direct Control of X10 Email
AUTOHOME 162 2/18/92 Home Control Interface (Ver 3.0)  
CONTROL 105 Current PL513 control programs Email
X10UP 61 10/14/95 Simple CP290 Event Uploader Email
EXTEN 149 9/24/96 Event Editor for CP290 Email

Mac/Apple Shareware & Demos

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Program Size (kb) Date Description Author
Heyu   Current HEYU is a text-based console program for remotely controlling lights and appliances in the home or office. It is made available under a free and open source license.
CP290 Director X N/A Current MacOS X software that controls the original X10 home automation computer controlled interface, model number CP290.
Indigo 800Kb Current Mac OS X application for X-10 home automation. Supports CM-11, LynX-PLC, PowerLinc, MR26a.
CellAutomate 1.3MB Current Allows users to control their home automation networks with a CellPhone or PDA.
Thinking Home 1000 Current Macintosh application for X-10 home automation Email
MOUSEHOUSE   June 98 DEMO - Version 2 with ActiveHome Support Email
XTension     DEMO - MAC Automation - LynX-10, CP290, CM11A Email

OS2 Shareware & Demos

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Program Size (kb) Date Description Author
Home2 - 1.0 56 7/9/97 PM app to set the X10 CP290 Home Control Interface Email
House2 - 1.2 967 4/5/98 Controls the CM11x/CM12x interface Email

Amiga Shareware & Demos

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Program Size (kb) Date Description Author
EZHome 90 Current Amiga Control of the CM11A Email

Linux Shareware & Demos

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Program Size (kb) Date Description Author
Heyu   Current HEYU is a text-based console program for remotely controlling lights and appliances in the home or office. It is made available under a free and open source license.
ECS N/A Current ECS is an all-purpose automation program suitable for virtually any tasks. Employing an object-oriented design, ECS is intuitive, powerful, robust, and expandable.
CellAutomate 1.3MB Current Allows users to control their home automation networks with a CellPhone or PDA.
x10bot   Current Home automation daemon for x10 CM11A appliance controller and accessories under Linux. Email
X10d   Current Dan Lanciani's X10d software for the CM11A & Lynx10
Xtend Current Xtend for the CM11A
CP290 Current CP290 Software

Audio/Video Control Shareware & Demos

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Program Size (kb) Date Description Author
NetZoomAV N/A Current Add-in solution for professionals designing and diagramming Audio, Video, and Residential Networks using Microsoft Visio, PowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Corel iGrafx, SmartDraw, TurboCAD and AutoCAD.
SnapStream PVS 2.0 7.2 MB Current Personal Digital Video Recorder
SnapStream PocketPVS 2.0 694 Current Personal Digital Video Recorder for PocketPC
SUPERSONIC 402 5/21/96 DEMO - Full Audio Control of PC Components Email
IRDCW   Current Ver 2.50 PC Control Of OneForAll Remote Controls - Windows Email
IRDC   Current Ver 2.50PC Control Of OneForAll Remote Controls - DOS Email