Micasa
Productivity
home management
SHOW HN2026
657points
218comments
#28of 4,366 in 2026
Top 1%of 2026 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
29 positive, 25 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 21 critical, out of 80 comments about the project. Thread score +0.16.
Idea: 10 for, 11 againstDesign: 8 for, 8 againstDocs: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 3 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Beautiful TUI and homepage/docs
From 2 comments
That is a beautiful TUI!
HoldOnAMinute on HNThis is probably the most beautiful homepage + docs combo I’ve ever seen. The copy is awesome too. It feels human. Great work.
sergiomattei on HN
Single SQLite file with no cloud is the right approach
From 1 comment
This is the kind of tool that sounds niche until you own a house for a few years and realize you have no idea when anything was last serviced. "Single SQLite file, no cloud" is…
atlgator on HN
Humorous demo data and testimonials
From 2 comments
Someone has a sense of humor in the reviews section: "I’ve been using the demo data for three weeks. I don’t own a house. — Aspiring Homeowner"
gleenn on HNThe testimonials cracked me up. I'm still managing my house maintenance on a spreadsheet like an absolute barbarian. I mean I was, until now. Does it come in Catpuccin?
aeve890 on HN
Objections
Terminal UI is not usable by non-technical household members
From 3 comments
Looks good - I like the TUI a lot. The only thing with that type of interface is that there is no chance my wife would use it via the terminal. It would be cool if there was a…
mrpf1ster on HNI wouldn’t want to use a terminal-only tool with no affordances for cloud sync for home management, something that inherently is likely to involve all members of a household who…
marxisttemp on HNWow! This is so cool. I really need to get my hands on TUI. It seems to be a growing trend. Maybe it's a stupid question, because I know about family members that have never…
hilti on HN
Not trusting a vibe-coded program with home data
From 1 comment
I wouldn’t want to use a terminal-only tool with no affordances for cloud sync for home management, something that inherently is likely to involve all members of a household who…
marxisttemp on HN
Using cp to back up SQLite can corrupt it
From 1 comment
> Backup with cp. cp is not a method to backup a SQLite file unless you can guarantee there are zero transactions in progress. See…
tick_tock_tick on HN
Requests
Web or phone UI for household members
From 4 comments
Looks good - I like the TUI a lot. The only thing with that type of interface is that there is no chance my wife would use it via the terminal. It would be cool if there was a…
mrpf1ster on HNHeck yeah! Love the VisiData shoutout. Echoing other people's desire for a web UI, mostly so I don't have to be the sole Maintainer of the Truth as the only resident household…
iamjackg on HNLooks nice, I like this TUI aesthetic, but I’m not sure I could use it on a daily basis. A self-hosted app or phone app might be more convenient
max8539 on HNI love TUIs and I love the way this looks and the concept behind it, but often I'm doing household stuff on my phone because I'm walking around checking on things or just taking…
numbers on HN
Reminders and notifications by email or text
From 1 comment
I didn't see it on the feature list, but it might be nice to allow it to run as a cron job and send email for reminders. These days, most mobile phones have an associated email…
interroboink on HN
Metric units and translation
From 1 comment
Pretty cool mise use -g github:cpcloud/micasa and just start typing. I wish it had metric units and was translated, though!
icar on HN
Mouse clicking in the terminal
From 1 comment
A question from a novice: can't we have clicking on terminals?
gverrilla on HN
Questions
Can it sum columns or run SQL inside the TUI
From 1 comment
Is there a way to run the SQL commands directly, or easily see summed column values? I have the AI that can run it but can't seem to find a way to sum the columns in the TUI,…
saverill on HN
Can it be launched by clicking an icon
From 1 comment
Wow! This is so cool. I really need to get my hands on TUI. It seems to be a growing trend. Maybe it's a stupid question, because I know about family members that have never…
hilti on HN
Alternatives named
Spreadsheets such as Google Sheets or Grist
From 3 comments
I feel like a lot of these types of apps could just be spreadsheets. Maybe a "smart" spreadsheet like Grist[0] executing Python code. Am I off-base there? [0]…
aeblyve on HNwhy not just use a spreadsheet?
mgaunard on HNlooks cool but how is it different from google sheets?
randomrainbow on HN
Org-mode and Emacs
From 2 comments
I do the same here using Emacs, org-mode, org-agenda, and some light elisp. Home maintenance tasks are then combined with my work/personal planner. I lean on it very heavily, and…
bm3719 on HNMy first thought with apps like this is always: couldn’t you do this in org mode?
mtsolitary on HN
Home Assistant
From 2 comments
Thinking of this it would be amazing to have a TUI for home assistant. It's already so good at doing all the nuts and bolts of control and interacting with everything. But its UI…
wolvoleo on HNI've honestly never explored HA. Is there a world where HA obviates micasa. That seems like a win, at least in terms of not having yet another piece of software duplicating an…
cpcloud on HN
Honeydew and homemaintlist.com
From 2 comments
I built something somewhat similar to this that's web app based (honeydew) but it's much more focused on DIY and doesn't include any of the quote/contractor stuff. It's…
matthewfcarlson on HNI created a basic site to do some similar things as well: https://homemaintlist.com/ Need to revisit it and update it based on a lot of feedback I've received.
mattw2121 on HN