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title: "Better Thermostat UI"
description: "Better Thermostat UI is a dashboard card for Home Assistant. It has 382 GitHub stars and was last updated August 19, 2026."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/cards/kartoffeltoby-better-thermostat-ui-card"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/cards/kartoffeltoby-better-thermostat-ui-card.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-22"
version: "1.4"
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# Better Thermostat UI

> Better Thermostat UI is a dashboard card for Home Assistant. It has 382 GitHub stars and was last updated August 19, 2026.

Better Thermostat UI is a dashboard card that shows a climate control for the Better Thermostat integration. It works like an advanced climate card but adds the extra status that Better Thermostat reports, such as a detected open window. Two layouts are provided, a normal card and a mini card, and both can be configured in the Home Assistant visual editor. The Eco toggle sets the eco preset on the climate entity and falls back to the older eco mode service on older installations. Colors for HVAC modes and presets can be changed through color pickers, YAML, or theme variables. It requires Better Thermostat version 1.8.0 or newer and is installed through the Marketplace, or HACS on 2026.10 and older.

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[Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/hacs_repository/?owner=KartoffelToby&repository=better-thermostat-ui-card&category=plugin)

On Home Assistant 2026.11 or newer? [Open it in the Marketplace](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/marketplace_repository/?owner=KartoffelToby&repository=better-thermostat-ui-card&category=plugin)

## Supports

- **From the Marketplace**: Installed through the Marketplace, formerly HACS.
- **Actively maintained**: Its author released or pushed a change in the last six months.

## Setting it up

Install it from the Marketplace, then add a card of this type to a dashboard.

## From the README

> This is a advanced climate card for HA, but with some improvements for the custom better\_thermostat integration. (you need at least 1.8.0)
>
> Note: The Eco toggle uses the preset-based API introduced in better\_thermostat 1.8.0 (preset\_mode "eco"). The card will prefer calling climate.set\_preset\_mode with preset\_mode: "eco" when the preset is available; a fallback to the legacy better\_thermostat.set\_eco\_mode service is kept for older installations.

From the README of [KartoffelToby/better-thermostat-ui-card](https://github.com/KartoffelToby/better-thermostat-ui-card#readme), [GNU AGPL v3.0](https://spdx.org/licenses/AGPL-3.0.html). Shortened.

## At a glance

- Kind: Dashboard card
- Number: 382 GitHub stars
- Connection: Connection not stated
- Upkeep: Updated in the last 6 months
- Needs: Needs the Marketplace (HACS on 2026.10 and older)
- Latest version: 3.3.0, last updated August 19, 2026
- Source: <https://github.com/KartoffelToby/better-thermostat-ui-card>
- Issues: <https://github.com/KartoffelToby/better-thermostat-ui-card/issues>

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Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/cards/kartoffeltoby-better-thermostat-ui-card

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