Smartwings sells motorised window treatments, including roller, cellular, zebra and trapezoid shades, with a choice of motor types. Depending on the motor, shades are controlled through a Matter smart home app, a Zigbee or Z-Wave hub, or the Smart Link Pro hub and its app.
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Smartwings offers several routes rather than one. Matter over Thread motors pair straight into Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings, Home Assistant or Hubitat and need a Thread border router, such as a HomePod mini. Zigbee and Z-Wave motors need a matching hub. The Smart Link Pro hub connects over Wi-Fi or Ethernet and is the route to Alexa, Google Assistant, SmartThings, IFTTT and professional systems such as Control4.
That suits people who already run a Matter or Zigbee setup and want shades that work locally. It is less simple for newcomers, because the right motor depends on the platform, and Smartwings' own pages leave gaps, such as which models use which protocol and whether the Smart Link Pro supports Matter.
Source: Smartwings: Matter over Thread
Smartwings' Smart Link Pro page tells users to add the hub and shades in an app it calls the Connector app. The hub page says the app manages up to 30 devices and supports schedules, scenes and remote control. The closest store listing we found is Connector+ by Ningbo Dooya Mechanic & Electronic, which describes a Wi-Fi to RF bridge and Alexa and Google Assistant linking. We could not confirm that this listing is the app Smartwings means, and we did not find a Google Play page.
Matter motors do not need a Smartwings app. Smartwings' setup pages describe scanning the Matter code in Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings, Home Assistant or Hubitat. A CNX Software review found that upper and lower limits cannot be set in any app and need the included remote.
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| Platform | Status | What it means | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connection | |||
| Matter over Thread | Yes | Smartwings sells a Matter motor over Thread and lists Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings, Home Assistant and Hubitat as supported platforms. A Thread border router and a Matter controller are needed, and each extra platform needs its own controller. Smartwings says the shades run locally without the cloud. Its pages do not name a Matter version. Matter Alpha lists several Smartwings window covering and lighting products using Thread. | Smartwings: Matter over Thread Matter Alpha: Smartwings |
| Zigbee | Yes | Smartwings offers a Zigbee motor, and its Alexa guide says Zigbee motors need a Zigbee hub. Its Home Assistant page names ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT with a USB dongle, and its Hubitat page lists Zigbee support on the C-7, C-8 and C-8 Pro. | Smartwings Alexa guide Smartwings: Home Assistant Smartwings: Hubitat |
| Z-Wave | Yes | Smartwings offers a Z-Wave 800 motor. Its Alexa guide says these motors typically connect through a Samsung SmartThings hub, and its Home Assistant page names Z-Wave JS with a USB stick. | Smartwings Alexa guide Smartwings: Home Assistant |
| Wi-Fi and Ethernet (Smart Link Pro) | Yes | The Smart Link Pro hub connects to the network over 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi or Ethernet. The hub page lists up to 30 devices per hub. The shade motors themselves are not described as Wi-Fi devices on the pages we read. | Smart Link Pro |
| Proprietary RF | Yes | The Smart Link Pro talks to shades over 433.92 MHz with a stated range of 98 feet. A CNX Software review of a Matter shade says a bundled remote, which the reviewer believes runs at 433 MHz, is used for limit setting. | Smart Link Pro CNX Software review |
| Bluetooth | Not mentioned | Bluetooth appears only in a Matter Alpha listing for the Trapezoid Window Shades, which shows Thread and Bluetooth. We found no Smartwings page describing what Bluetooth is used for. | Matter Alpha: Smartwings |
| Matter on the Smart Link Pro | Unconfirmed | The Smart Link Pro page lists no Matter support, and its Matter badge is only a tagline. One Smartwings Apple Home page says the hub acts as a Matter and Thread border router, but it also says shades work without a bridge, so we could not reconcile the two. | Smart Link Pro Smartwings: Apple Home |
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| Google Home | Official | Smartwings lists Google Home as a supported Matter platform without setup details. The Smart Link Pro page lists Google Assistant, and the Connector+ listing describes linking the account for open, close and percentage commands. | Smartwings: Matter over Thread Smart Link Pro Connector+ listing Google Home compatible devices |
| Amazon Alexa | Official | Smartwings presents its roller and cellular shades as Alexa compatible, with voice control, routines and percentage positioning, and says a compatible hub is required. Matter motors can be shared to an Echo device from another platform. | Smartwings Alexa guide Smartwings: Matter over Thread Alexa Skills store |
| Apple Home | Official | Smartwings sells a HomeKit motor and a Matter motor over Thread and says both are fully compatible with Apple Home. It lists HomePod mini, HomePod (2nd generation) and Apple TV 4K models as suitable border routers. Setup is a QR code scan in the Home app. 9to5Mac reported in 2023 that earlier Smartwings shades worked only with HomeKit. | Smartwings: Apple Home 9to5Mac Apple Home accessories list |
| Samsung SmartThings | Official | Smartwings lists SmartThings as a Matter platform, and the Smart Link Pro page lists it too, with a SmartThings step of adding Connector and linking the account. Z-Wave motors typically connect through a SmartThings hub. | Smartwings: Matter over Thread Smartwings Connector page Smartwings Alexa guide SmartThings supported devices |
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| Home Assistant | Official | Smartwings has a Home Assistant page covering Matter over Thread, Zigbee through ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT, and Z-Wave through Z-Wave JS, each needing the matching controller or dongle. It also says the Smart Link Pro connects through a local network integration. The integrations are maintained by the Home Assistant project, not by Smartwings. CNX Software added a Matter shade to Home Assistant by scanning its code and found open, close, stop, position and battery entities. We did not open Home Assistant's own integration pages. | Smartwings: Home Assistant CNX Software review Home Assistant integrations |
| Homey | Official | A Smartwings app is listed as official on the Homey community forum, and Smartwings has a Homey page naming Matter, Zigbee and Z-Wave motors. Smartwings lists Homey Pro mini and Homey Pro (2023) for Matter and Zigbee. For Z-Wave it lists Homey Pro mini with a Homey Bridge, or Homey Pro (2023), and says the Bridge needs Homey Cloud. The forum thread says its support address belongs to the developer Drenso and that the thread is not monitored by Smartwings. One user reports Homey Pro 2026 works and another reports Smartwings support said it is incompatible, so that is unresolved. Cellular shade support is unconfirmed. | Smartwings: Homey Homey community thread |
| Hubitat | Official | Smartwings has a Hubitat page listing Zigbee 3.0, Z-Wave 800-series and Matter on the C-8 and C-8 Pro, and the earlier Zigbee, Z-Wave 700 and Matter on the C-7. It describes Hubitat as fully local and says only Matter devices can be shared in from other platforms. The page does not mention a Smartwings driver. | Smartwings: Hubitat Hubitat compatible devices |
| Control4, Crestron Home, RTI and ELAN | Official | The Smart Link Pro and Connector pages list Control4, and Crestron Home, RTI and ELAN, which the Connector page calls fully compatible. The hub page says to contact Smartwings for the last three. | Smartwings Connector page Smart Link Pro |
| IFTTT | Official | The Smart Link Pro and Connector pages list IFTTT. We did not open IFTTT's own page, so the available triggers and actions are unconfirmed. | Smart Link Pro |
| openHAB | Unconfirmed | We found no Smartwings page or openHAB listing for these shades in our searches. Matter motors may work through openHAB's Matter support, but we could not confirm it. | Searched, no source |
| Node-RED | Unconfirmed | No dedicated node found in our searches. | Searched, no source |
| Domoticz | Unconfirmed | No plugin or listing found in our searches. | Searched, no source |
| Philips Hue | Not found | No Smartwings integration with Philips Hue found in our searches. | Searched, no source |
| Developer or local API | Unconfirmed | We found no public Smartwings developer program. The Connector+ listing describes an RS485 interface on its bridge for third-party automation, but we could not confirm that this applies to the Smart Link Pro. | Connector+ listing |
Checked 11 November 2026 against the brand's own pages, app store listings and each project's own page. “Not found” means we searched and found nothing, not that it is impossible. Compatibility changes often. Spot an error? Tell us and we will fix it.
Yes, officially. Smartwings presents its roller and cellular shades as Alexa compatible, with voice control, routines and percentage positioning, and says a compatible hub is required. Matter motors can be shared to an Echo device from another platform.
Yes, officially. Smartwings lists Google Home as a supported Matter platform without setup details. The Smart Link Pro page lists Google Assistant, and the Connector+ listing describes linking the account for open, close and percentage commands.
Yes, officially. Smartwings sells a HomeKit motor and a Matter motor over Thread and says both are fully compatible with Apple Home. It lists HomePod mini, HomePod (2nd generation) and Apple TV 4K models as suitable border routers. Setup is a QR code scan in the Home app. 9to5Mac reported in 2023 that earlier Smartwings shades worked only with HomeKit.
Yes, officially. Smartwings has a Home Assistant page covering Matter over Thread, Zigbee through ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT, and Z-Wave through Z-Wave JS, each needing the matching controller or dongle. It also says the Smart Link Pro connects through a local network integration. The integrations are maintained by the Home Assistant project, not by Smartwings. CNX Software added a Matter shade to Home Assistant by scanning its code and found open, close, stop, position and battery entities. We did not open Home Assistant's own integration pages.
Yes, officially. Smartwings lists SmartThings as a Matter platform, and the Smart Link Pro page lists it too, with a SmartThings step of adding Connector and linking the account. Z-Wave motors typically connect through a SmartThings hub.
Yes, officially. A Smartwings app is listed as official on the Homey community forum, and Smartwings has a Homey page naming Matter, Zigbee and Z-Wave motors. Smartwings lists Homey Pro mini and Homey Pro (2023) for Matter and Zigbee. For Z-Wave it lists Homey Pro mini with a Homey Bridge, or Homey Pro (2023), and says the Bridge needs Homey Cloud. The forum thread says its support address belongs to the developer Drenso and that the thread is not monitored by Smartwings. One user reports Homey Pro 2026 works and another reports Smartwings support said it is incompatible, so that is unresolved. Cellular shade support is unconfirmed.
Yes, officially. Smartwings has a Hubitat page listing Zigbee 3.0, Z-Wave 800-series and Matter on the C-8 and C-8 Pro, and the earlier Zigbee, Z-Wave 700 and Matter on the C-7. It describes Hubitat as fully local and says only Matter devices can be shared in from other platforms. The page does not mention a Smartwings driver.
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