NeonSpace turns your home Wi-Fi into a living map. You see every phone, TV, camera and computer in your house, what's working and what isn't, and you hear about it when something needs you. It runs on your own computer, so your family's information stays in your house.
Show me aroundThe average home now has dozens of connected things, and most of us have no idea what they're all doing. NeonSpace gives you a calm, clear picture, with no tech skills needed.
Every device shows up on the map. When something new joins, like a guest, a neighbour who guessed the password, or a new smart gadget, you see it straight away and can give it a name.
Internet down, a camera offline, a computer's hard drive starting to wear out: NeonSpace notices and tells you in plain words, before it ruins movie night or loses your photos.
No account to create and no company in the middle. The dashboard lives on your computer and only answers to you.
One screen instead of a dozen apps. See what's wrong, wake up a sleeping computer, check the internet speed, all in seconds.
Your network becomes a solar system. Kids can play a space game, take a quiz, design their own planet and spot the Space Station tonight.
When you use a typical camera, router or smart-home app, information about your home often goes to a company's servers: when you're home, which devices you own, sometimes even video. You're trusting them to keep it safe and not to sell it.
Passwords, camera pictures and what you watch are never sent anywhere. Camera snapshots only appear on the main dashboard, never in kids mode or on the TV.
NeonSpace only shows what you actually have. If something isn't in your home, it simply doesn't appear, so the screen stays simple.
Your router is the sun, and every device is a planet or moon in orbit. Tap any of them to see if it's online, rename it, or change its colour.
A short list of anything that needs a look, plus a simple diary of what changed and when.
Early warning signs for every hard drive, so you can save your photos before a drive fails. Also shows storage space and apps it found.
One-tap speed test, plus a week of charts. Handy proof when you call your internet provider.
Your local forecast with severe weather warnings (US), the moon, Space Station flyovers and NASA's space photo of the day.
See what's playing, how hard your computer is working, and new arrivals for the kids. Titles are never stored.
Turn on a sleeping computer from your phone, with no trip to the other room.
Ask questions in plain English, like "Why is the internet slow?". Use NeonSpace AI, or connect your own. It looks and explains.
A buzz on your phone when a new device joins, a storm warning arrives, or something breaks.
Problems explained in plain words, a short morning report, and the AI can fix things for you, but only after you approve twice.
The full picture for grown-ups: the map, alerts, health, speed and settings. Settings, and anything that changes your computers, are protected by your PIN.
Press ā¶ Full screen on the map and it becomes a space adventure. There's nothing to break, and no camera pictures or settings.
A calm, full-screen solar system for the living-room TV. It's beautiful as a screensaver and shows the family at a glance that everything's fine.
Open the dashboard on your phone and tap Install app (or "Add to Home Screen") to keep it one tap away.
"Dad's laptop", "Emma's iPad", "Front door camera". Names, colours and sizes are all yours to change.
Plex, Jellyfin, Home Assistant, ad blockers, photo backups and more show up automatically when you install them.
Use NeonSpace AI, or connect ChatGPT, Claude, or a free AI model running on your own PC.
Watch any service you like, add devices by hand, and plug in your own tools. The AI connection is an open, documented standard.
A homelab is simply a computer at home that you run for yourself: an old laptop, a small box on a shelf, even the PC you already have. NeonSpace is a great first step. Many people start here and discover they can do much more.
A media server (Plex or Jellyfin) plays your family's movies and home videos on every TV, without ads.
An ad blocker like AdGuard Home or Pi-hole quietly removes ads and trackers on every device, kids' tablets included.
Photo backup (like Immich) saves every phone's pictures at home instead of paying for cloud storage.
Home Assistant connects lights, thermostats and sensors, and keeps them working even when a company's servers don't.
More of our lives run on services we rent and don't control. Running a few things yourself means more privacy, fewer monthly bills, and real skills: the same skills behind many technology careers. Kids who grow up seeing how the internet works at home become more confident, safer users of it.
Hobbyists at the Homebrew Computer Club build computers at home. Apple's founders were among them.
Home networks arrive. Families share one internet connection, and friends link PCs for "LAN parties".
The $35 Raspberry Pi makes a home server affordable for everyone.
Millions run home servers on old office PCs for movies, ad blocking, photo backup and smart homes. It's a friendly, helpful community.
You can come back to this guide any time with the ā Guide button at the top of the dashboard.