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Menus

In this section, we'll go through each of the menus in Indigo.

Indigo 2025.2 Menu

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  • About Indigo 2025.2 - this will show the About window which will show what client and server versions you're running and will show your registration code
  • Start Local Server... - this will open the Start Server dialog
  • Stop Server - this will stop the Indigo Server
  • Connect to Remote Server... - this option will allow you to connect to a different Indigo server or a server running on another Mac
  • Close Connection - this will close the connection to the server
  • General Settings... - this opens the preferences dialog
  • Advanced Web Server Settings... - this opens the Indigo Web Server Settings dialog
  • License Details... - this opens the Subscription Status window that will show you the status of your License and it's associated Up-to-Date Subscription:

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  • Check for Updates... - this will have the server your connected to contact us to see if there is an update available

File Menu

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  • New Database... - this will close the current database and create a new one - you'll be prompted for a name and save location
  • Select Database... - this will allow you to switch to a different database
  • Close Window - this will close the frontmost window
  • New Device... - this will switch the Home Window to the devices view and open the new device dialog
  • New Trigger... - this will switch the Home Window to the triggers view and open the new trigger dialog
  • New Schedule... - this will switch the Home Window to the schedules view and open the new schedule dialog
  • New Action Group... - this will switch the Home Window to the action groups view and open the new action group dialog

Edit Menu

The Edit menu has the standard options on it that you would expect any Mac app to have. Note that the Delete and Duplicate options are available for most items in the user interface.

View Menu

The View menu allows you to switch between views in the Home Window just as if you had clicked the major item types in the outline view: Devices, Triggers, Schedules, Action Groups and Control Pages.

Interfaces Menu

The Interfaces Menu is discussed in the Getting Started Guide.

Plugins Menu

The Plugins Menu is discussed in the Getting Started Guide.

Window Menu

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  • Home Window - this will show/bring to front the Home Window
  • Event Log - this will show/bring to front the Event Log Window
  • Variable List - this will show/bring to the front the Variable List Window

The bottom of the menu will display the list of open windows, where the name of the active database will replace "Home Window".

Help Menu

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  • Help for XXXX - this will change slightly based on what window is selected and what's selected in that window - but it will open the default browser to the page in the help documentation for that particular item
  • Email Log... - this option emails some of your event log data to the specified email address. Particularly useful for technical support
  • Show AppleScript Usage in Event Log - this option prints a list of AppleScripts that are embedded in actions that you have specified. This will help to identify and replace those scripts.
  • Show Event Logs Folder - this option will switch to the Finder and open the folder that contains the Event Log log files.
  • Show Web Assets Folder - this option switches to the Finder and open the folder that contains custom images, text files, etc., that you might want to give Indigo (and others) access to through the Indigo Web Server.
  • Show Indigo Server Install Folder - this option opens a Finder window that displays the folder of the currently running Indigo installation. This will only run from the server machine (you'll receive a warning otherwise).
  • Indigo Documentation - this option will open your browser to the landing page for all Indigo 2025.2 documentation
  • Getting Started Guide - this option opens your browser to the Getting Started Guide, the place where everyone new to Indigo should start
  • Managing a Z-Wave Network - this option opens a browser window to the Managing Your Z-Wave Network document in our Documentation wiki
  • Managing an Insteon Network - this option opens a browser window to the Managing Your Insteon Network document in our Documentation wiki
  • Online Support Forum - this option opens your browser to our support forum - it's very active and is the primary place where you should seek help - we answer questions there very quickly and in fact we have many helpful users that can help as well
  • Compatible Devices - this option opens a browser window on our new Compatible Devices list that shows which devices and interfaces have been tested with Indigo and includes devices supported by 3rd party plugins
  • Plugin Store - this option opens your browser to our Plugin Store where you can browse and download hundreds of 3rd party plugins that add functionality to Indigo