IKEA's smart home range covers lighting, blinds, speakers, air purifiers, sensors, plugs and remotes. Products are set up and managed through the IKEA Home smart app, usually with the DIRIGERA hub.
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IKEA products connect through the DIRIGERA hub, which plugs into your router. The hub works with IKEA's Zigbee products, can act as a Matter bridge to other ecosystems, and since a 2025 update can also act as a Matter controller and Thread border router. IKEA says newer products use Matter over Thread, and the older TRÅDFRI gateway is a separate system.
That suits low-cost lighting, blinds and sensors that you want to reach from Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa or SmartThings through Matter. It is less simple if you want a native Home Assistant integration, because we found none for DIRIGERA, or if you hold an older TRÅDFRI gateway, which does not support Matter.
Source: IKEA Home smart app listing (App Store)
The current app, and the main way to use a DIRIGERA hub. Controls lights, blinds, speakers and air purifiers by room, builds scenes and schedules, and shows air quality history. The listing says it links to Apple Home, Alexa and Google Home and added Matter support in beta in version 1.53. iPhone requires iOS 17 or later. Published by Inter IKEA Systems B.V. The Android link uses the package name shown in Google Play analytics, and we could not load the Play page itself to confirm it.
The older app for the TRÅDFRI gateway. IKEA's support article says it works only with the TRÅDFRI gateway, and the App Store listing says IKEA is no longer actively improving it and that the gateway and app are not compatible with Matter. IKEA's own pages sometimes still call it IKEA Home smart.
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| Platform | Status | What it means | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connection | |||
| Wi-Fi | Yes | The DIRIGERA hub needs a Wi-Fi network and connects to the router with the cable supplied. IKEA's page does not say that cable is Ethernet. The app and phone must be on the same network to control the system. A Matter certification listing also shows Matter over Wi-Fi. | IKEA DIRIGERA product page Matter Alpha: DIRIGERA |
| Zigbee | Yes | IKEA's Zigbee products connect through the hub, and older TRÅDFRI bulbs and light drivers can be paired using Touchlink. IKEA's own product page does not name Zigbee, so this comes from independent reporting, and the new Matter-over-Thread line stays backward compatible via Touchlink according to The Verge interview. Home Assistant's TRÅDFRI page says the older gateway controls certified Zigbee Light Link lights. | Matter Alpha: five updates Matter Alpha: hidden features The Verge interview (mirror) Home Assistant TRÅDFRI |
| Thread | Yes | A July 2025 firmware update (2.805.6) switched on the hub's Thread radio so it acts as a Thread Border Router. IKEA's newer products use Matter over Thread. A buyer review on IKEA's product page says the hub's Thread implementation made other Matter devices unavailable in Home Assistant and cannot be disabled. We could not confirm this ourselves. | Matter Alpha: Matter controller update iCulture MacRumors IKEA DIRIGERA product page |
| Bluetooth | Not mentioned | Bluetooth appears in the network field of the hub's Matter certification listing. IKEA's pages we read do not describe a Bluetooth function, so we could not confirm what it is used for. | Matter Alpha: DIRIGERA |
| Z-Wave | Not found | No Z-Wave support found on IKEA's pages or in the sources we checked. | Searched, no source |
| Matter | Yes | IKEA's product page describes the DIRIGERA as both a Matter bridge, which exposes IKEA products to other systems, and a Matter controller, which connects supported Matter products. A beta controller arrived in July 2025 and reaches lights, plugs and basic sensors from other brands, but not locks, robot vacuums or appliances. The certification listing shows Matter 1.3, and later reports mention newer versions that we could not confirm. | IKEA DIRIGERA product page IKEA Home smart (App Store) Matter Alpha: DIRIGERA The Verge interview (mirror) |
| Voice assistants and ecosystems | |||
| Google Home | Official | IKEA's product page says the hub can be linked to Google Home through the IKEA Home smart app, and the App Store listing says the same. Some buyer reviews on IKEA's page say the integration is missing and that a separate Matter hub is needed, so we could not confirm the exact method. | IKEA DIRIGERA product page IKEA Home smart (App Store) Google Home compatible devices |
| Amazon Alexa | Official | IKEA lists Alexa alongside Google Home and Apple Home on its product page and app listing. Some buyer reviews on IKEA's page dispute that it works natively and recommend a Matter route, so we could not confirm which method applies. | IKEA DIRIGERA product page IKEA Home smart (App Store) Alexa Skills store |
| Apple Home | Official | IKEA lists Apple Home as supported through the hub and app. The newer Matter-over-Thread products are reported to pair directly with Apple Home through a Thread-capable Apple hub, without the IKEA hub or app. | IKEA DIRIGERA product page iCulture MacRumors Apple Home accessories list |
| Samsung SmartThings | Yes | MacRumors, citing an IKEA interview, says the new Matter products work with SmartThings, and Matter Alpha says a SmartThings TV can control hub-connected Zigbee products through the Matter bridge. We found no dedicated IKEA or SmartThings support page. | MacRumors Matter Alpha: hidden features SmartThings supported devices |
| Philips Hue | Not mentioned | A Matter Alpha review shared a Hue Bridge into the IKEA app through the hub's Matter controller in early testing. We found no IKEA or Hue page documenting this. | Matter Alpha: Matter controller update |
| Open platforms and developer access | |||
| Home Assistant | Yes | Home Assistant's TRÅDFRI page says there is no dedicated core integration for the DIRIGERA hub and points to its HomeKit Device or Matter integrations instead. Its Matter page names the IKEA Dirigera as an example of a Matter bridge. Matter products run locally. The TRÅDFRI integration covers the older gateway. An unofficial, MIT-licensed client uses the hub's local REST interface and can feed Home Assistant over MQTT. | Home Assistant TRÅDFRI Home Assistant Matter DirigeraClient (unofficial) |
| Homey | Community | A community app, IKEA DIRIGERA Gateway by Sander Theeuwes-Stout, is listed for Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Self-Hosted Server and covers lights, outlets, blinds, motion and door sensors and the ALPSTUGA monitor. Its listing shows compatibility warnings for some setups. A separate older community app covers the TRÅDFRI gateway and was last updated about four years ago. We did not confirm whether Athom publishes an official IKEA app. | IKEA DIRIGERA Gateway on Homey IKEA Trådfri Gateway on Homey |
| openHAB | Community | A DIRIGERA binding is in openHAB's add-on list. It finds the hub by mDNS, needs physical access to press the hub's button when pairing, and covers lights, plugs, blinds, sensors, controllers, air purifiers and speakers. The separate TRÅDFRI binding states it is not compatible with DIRIGERA. | openHAB DIRIGERA binding openHAB TRÅDFRI binding |
| Node-RED | Unconfirmed | We did not find a Node-RED node for DIRIGERA in the pages we checked. We could not confirm one exists. | Searched, no source |
| Hubitat | Unconfirmed | We did not find a Hubitat driver for DIRIGERA in the pages we checked. We could not confirm one exists. | Searched, no source |
| Domoticz | Unconfirmed | We did not find a Domoticz plugin for DIRIGERA in the pages we checked. We could not confirm one exists. | Searched, no source |
| Control4 | Unconfirmed | We did not find a Control4 driver for IKEA in the pages we checked. We could not confirm one exists. | Searched, no source |
| IFTTT | Unconfirmed | We did not find an IKEA service on IFTTT in the pages we checked. We could not confirm either way. | Searched, no source |
| IKEA developer API | Community | We found no official public API. A 2023 post on the Homey forum says IKEA has no public API. Community projects use the hub's local REST interface on port 8443, with a token created by pressing the hub's button. Matter Alpha notes that the OpenThread-based REST API some users have accessed is not officially documented. | DirigeraClient (unofficial) openHAB DIRIGERA binding Homey forum thread Matter Alpha: Matter controller update |
Checked 11 November 2026 against the brand's own pages, app store listings and each project's own page. “Not found” means we searched and found nothing, not that it is impossible. Compatibility changes often. Spot an error? Tell us and we will fix it.
Yes. IKEA's product page describes the DIRIGERA as both a Matter bridge, which exposes IKEA products to other systems, and a Matter controller, which connects supported Matter products. A beta controller arrived in July 2025 and reaches lights, plugs and basic sensors from other brands, but not locks, robot vacuums or appliances. The certification listing shows Matter 1.3, and later reports mention newer versions that we could not confirm.
Yes, officially. IKEA lists Alexa alongside Google Home and Apple Home on its product page and app listing. Some buyer reviews on IKEA's page dispute that it works natively and recommend a Matter route, so we could not confirm which method applies.
Yes, officially. IKEA's product page says the hub can be linked to Google Home through the IKEA Home smart app, and the App Store listing says the same. Some buyer reviews on IKEA's page say the integration is missing and that a separate Matter hub is needed, so we could not confirm the exact method.
Yes, officially. IKEA lists Apple Home as supported through the hub and app. The newer Matter-over-Thread products are reported to pair directly with Apple Home through a Thread-capable Apple hub, without the IKEA hub or app.
Yes. Home Assistant's TRÅDFRI page says there is no dedicated core integration for the DIRIGERA hub and points to its HomeKit Device or Matter integrations instead. Its Matter page names the IKEA Dirigera as an example of a Matter bridge. Matter products run locally. The TRÅDFRI integration covers the older gateway. An unofficial, MIT-licensed client uses the hub's local REST interface and can feed Home Assistant over MQTT.
Yes. MacRumors, citing an IKEA interview, says the new Matter products work with SmartThings, and Matter Alpha says a SmartThings TV can control hub-connected Zigbee products through the Matter bridge. We found no dedicated IKEA or SmartThings support page.
Yes, through a community-built integration. A community app, IKEA DIRIGERA Gateway by Sander Theeuwes-Stout, is listed for Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Self-Hosted Server and covers lights, outlets, blinds, motion and door sensors and the ALPSTUGA monitor. Its listing shows compatibility warnings for some setups. A separate older community app covers the TRÅDFRI gateway and was last updated about four years ago. We did not confirm whether Athom publishes an official IKEA app.
Unconfirmed. We did not find a Hubitat driver for DIRIGERA in the pages we checked. We could not confirm one exists.
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