SwitchBot Controller (Unofficial)

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

Changelog

• Jun 4, 2026
  description

  Control and monitor your SwitchBot smart home devices without leaving your browser. SwitchBot Controller lets you operate physical devices and IR remotes from a convenient toolbar popup, powered by the SwitchBot API v1.1.

  Control and monitor your SwitchBot smart home devices without leaving your browser. SwitchBot Controller lets you operate physical devices and IR remotes from a convenient toolbar popup, powered by the SwitchBot API v1.1.
  
  
  ■ Supported Devices
  
  Physical devices — operate and view real-time status:
  - Bot (switch press)
  - Plug / Plug Mini
  - Curtain / Curtain 3 / Blind Tilt / Roller Shade
  - Smart Lock / Smart Lock Pro
  - Color Bulb / Strip Light / Ceiling Light
  - Meter / Meter Plus / Hub 2 (temperature & humidity)
  - Motion Sensor / Contact Sensor
  
  IR remote devices — send commands via SwitchBot Hub:
  - Air Conditioner (temperature, mode, and fan speed control)
  - TV / IPTV / Set Top Box
  - Light / DIY Light
  - Fan
  - Other learned IR remotes
  
  
  ■ Features
  
  - One-click device control from the browser toolbar popup
  - Real-time status monitoring for physical devices (power, temperature, humidity, battery, lock state, curtain position, and more)
  - Full air conditioner control: set temperature (16-30 C), mode (Auto / Cool / Dry / Fan / Heat), and fan speed (Auto / Low / Medium / High)
  - Automatic status refresh every 5 minutes via chrome.alarms
  - Local device cache for instant popup loading
  - Connection test to verify API credentials
  
  
  ■ Security & Privacy
  
  Your API credentials are stored locally and never leave your browser except to communicate with the official SwitchBot API.
  
  Standard mode — credentials are saved in chrome.storage.local on your device.
  
  High Security mode — credentials are encrypted with a master password using PBKDF2 (600,000 iterations) key derivation and AES-GCM encryption. Decrypted credentials are held only in chrome.storage.session and are cleared when the browser closes.
  
  - Communicates exclusively with https://api.switch-bot.com (SwitchBot API v1.1)
  - No telemetry, no analytics, no tracking
  - No data is collected or shared with the developer or any third party
  - Fully open source
  
  
  ■ Setup
  
  1. Install the extension
  2. Click the toolbar icon and enter your SwitchBot API Token and Secret Key (available in the SwitchBot app under Settings > Developer Options)
  3. Choose Standard or High Security mode
  4. Your devices appear automatically
  
  
  ■ Changelog
  
  1.2.0 (2026-05-29)
  - Explicit font stack for unified Japanese rendering across macOS / Windows / Linux
  
  1.1.0 (2026-03-29)
  - Added Japanese localization for the extension name and description in Chrome Web Store
  
  1.0.0 (2026-03-21)
  - Initial release: control physical SwitchBot devices and IR remotes, high-security mode, dark mode, Japanese / English localization, device reorder and search, automatic status refresh
  
  
  ■ Disclaimer
  
  This is an unofficial, third-party extension. Not affiliated with SwitchBot or Wonderlabs Inc.

Permissions & access

Permissions

storagealarms

Host access

https://api.switch-bot.com/*

Screenshots