Mushroom cards now support vacuums, locks, and media players

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The Mushroom custom cards for the Home Assistant Dashboard have quickly gained popularity. Mushroom offers a set of cards that allow you to build a Dashboard similar to the UI-Lovelace-Minimalist, but without requiring any coding. The two most recent releases have introduced three new and highly requested cards: vacuum, lock, and media player.

Contents

The Mushroom Vacuum Card

The Mushroom Vacuum Card provides a straightforward, minimalist way to display your robot vacuum on the Dashboard. This card supports basic commands such as start, pause, stop, locate, clean spot, and return home, all accessible via buttons. You can choose from three layouts:

  1. Vertical Layout: Adds a lot of white space and stacks all items vertically.
  2. Horizontal Layout: The most compact option, arranging the command buttons next to the vacuum's information.
  3. Default Layout: A balance between the vertical and horizontal layouts.

Customization options include changing the icon, selecting which commands to display, and configuring tap, hold, and double-tap actions. This flexibility ensures the card can fit seamlessly into your Dashboard design.

Mushroom Vacuum Lock Media 03
The image shows a Mushroom Vacuum Card from a smart home dashboard, displaying information and controls for a robot vacuum named “Gordon.” The card includes an icon of the vacuum on the left side, followed by the name “Gordon” and the status “Docked.” Below these details, there are four control buttons: start, stop, locate, and return home.
The image shows a Mushroom Vacuum Card from a smart home dashboard, displaying information and controls for a robot vacuum named “Gordon.” The card includes an icon of the vacuum on the left, followed by the name “Gordon” and the status “Docked.” To the right of these details, there are five control buttons: start, stop, locate, and return home.

The Mushroom Media Card

The addition of the Mushroom Media Card fills a significant gap for media player entities. True to Mushroom's minimalist philosophy, this card offers a clean and simple interface. However, it would benefit from taking inspiration from the Mini Media Player, which uses the currently playing track's cover art to add a splash of color.

The image shows the Mushroom media card on the Home Assistant Dashboard, specifically displaying the currently playing song “High and Dry” by Radiohead. The card features album artwork on the left, followed by the song title “High and Dry” and the artist name “Radiohead.” Below these details, there are five control buttons: power on/off, previous track, play/pause, next track, and volume.

The Mushroom Lock Card

The Mushroom Lock Card allows you to control any lock entity from your Dashboard. It provides basic lock and unlock functionality in a straightforward interface. While it may not be as feature-rich as other cards, it serves its purpose well for users who need to manage locks through Home Assistant.

Conclusion

The addition of vacuum, lock, and media player cards to Mushroom significantly enhances its utility, providing essential functionality for a more comprehensive Home Assistant Dashboard. These cards maintain Mushroom's minimalist design philosophy while offering enough customization to meet individual needs.

For more detailed configurations and additional features, explore the Mushroom documentation and community forums. By integrating these new cards, you can create a more efficient and aesthetically pleasing smart home control panel.

A portrait photo oif Liam Alexander Colman, the author, creator, and owner of Home Assistant Guide wearing a suit.

About Liam Alexander Colman

is an experienced Home Assistant user who has been utilizing the platform for a variety of projects over an extended period. His journey began with a Raspberry Pi, which quickly grew to three Raspberry Pis and eventually a full-fledged server. Liam's current operating system of choice is Unraid, with Home Assistant comfortably running in a Docker container.
With a deep understanding of the intricacies of Home Assistant, Liam has an impressive setup, consisting of various Zigbee devices, and seamless integrations with existing products such as his Android TV box. For those interested in learning more about Liam's experience with Home Assistant, he shares his insights on how he first started using the platform and his subsequent journey.

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