kiosk-mode vs custom-sidebar

kiosk-mode

🙈 Hides the Home Assistant header and/or sidebar (by maykar)

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custom-sidebar

Custom Sidebar for Home Assistant (by Villhellm)

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kiosk-mode		custom-sidebar
	Project
6	Mentions	1
261	Stars	115
-	Growth	-
2.2	Activity	0.0
about 2 years ago	Latest Commit	about 1 year ago
JavaScript	Language
MIT License	License	-

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kiosk-mode

Posts with mentions or reviews of kiosk-mode. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-13.

My wall mounted tablet - controls lights, locks, cameras, and more
3 projects | /r/homeautomation | 13 Nov 2022
Finally a finished acceptable dashboard
1 project | /r/LovelaceHA | 14 Jan 2022
HA - 2 years later and what I've built so far ...
11 projects | /r/homeassistant | 23 Feb 2021

In order to remove the header and side navigation, I used this: https://github.com/maykar/kiosk-mode
Is it possible to cast dashboard using CATT WITHOUT the navigation bars.
1 project | /r/homeassistant | 6 Feb 2021

I'm no expert myself but you might want to check this out: https://github.com/maykar/kiosk-mode
Support: Restricting guest access for Logbook and History
3 projects | /r/homeassistant | 26 Jan 2021

Try this (HACS) https://github.com/maykar/kiosk-mode

custom-sidebar

Posts with mentions or reviews of custom-sidebar. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-01-26.

Support: Restricting guest access for Logbook and History
3 projects | /r/homeassistant | 26 Jan 2021

Complete workaround: You could use custom sidebar https://github.com/Villhellm/custom-sidebar

What are some alternatives?

When comparing kiosk-mode and custom-sidebar you can also consider the following projects:

sidebar-card

Rocket.Chat - The communications platform that puts data protection first.

OculusQuestKiosk - An AppLauncher autostart / kiosk mode for the Oculus Quest

mini-graph-card - Minimalistic graph card for Home Assistant Lovelace UI

lovelace-thermostat-card - Thermostat Lovelace card

hassio-addons - Hass.IO Repository for snowzach's add-ons.

unifi-poller - Application: Collect ALL UniFi Controller, Site, Device & Client Data - Export to InfluxDB or Prometheus

Garbage-Collection - 🗑 Custom Home Assistant sensor for scheduling garbage collection (or other regularly re-occurring events - weekly on given days, semi-weekly or monthly)

receiptline - Markdown for receipts. Printable digital receipts. Generate receipt printer commands and images.

garbage-collection-card - Custom Lovelace card for Garbage Collection custom component

slider-button-card - A button card with integrated slider

pykib - QtWebEngine based minimal kiosk browser - all features opt-in customizable