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Pros
Pro You can group several lightbulbs together
A handy feature that is missing from the official Philips app is the ability to group several lightbulbs together. This way you can adjust the color and brightness of several lights at once.
Pro Easy to set up
Launching the app and pressing the button on your Hue is all it takes to connect them.
Pro Free - nag free donations possible
Using this app is completely free. Donation/tips are in the preferences if you'd like to support the developers. There are no nag screens or anything.
Pro More uniform colors
If you want uniform colors among several bulbs of different generations, Colors for Hue does a great job of making them look similar. For some reason other apps don't do this as well as Color for Hue.
Cons
Con No keyboard shortcuts
The application has no keyboard shortcuts making it difficult to script or schedule lights using the Mac as a server. This app is best used with a mouse.
Con Toggle all lights on or off gets stuck or reversed sometimes
The first option in the menu is a toggle between Turn all lights on/off. Sometimes Colors for Hue doesn't detect that the lights are off, so you see the option to turn them off, but not to turn them on. Refreshing doesn't resolve the problem. It a simple matter to use the brightness slider to turn on the lights. This is a small bit of a quirk in usability.
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