# ⚡ Homey USB Tool

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/homey-usb-tool/135362>\
**Category:** Moderators Announcements\
**Tags:** homey-pro-firmware, firmware, homey-pro-2023, homey-energy-dongle\
**Created:** [April 24, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-usb-tool/135362 "2025-04-24T19:54:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-usb-tool/135362/1 "2025-04-24T19:54:52Z")

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The new easy to remember Homey USB Tool is easy to remember and supports three products.

- Homey Pro (Early 2023)
- Homey Pro Mini
- Homey Energy dongle

On your PC or Mac, visit [https://usb.homey.app](https://usb.homey.app) in Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.

**Main Functions**

- **Create Local Backups:** Make a full, comprehensive backup file (`.homeyprobackup`) of your entire operating system, app data, and settings directly onto your computer without needing a cloud subscription.
- **Restore Backups:** Recover your Homey Pro using a previously saved local backup file.
- **Update Software:** Install the latest stable or experimental firmware directly onto the device.
- **Factory Reset:** Wipe all user data and reinstall the latest software to return the hub to its original factory state.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/9/c9fc7a881bf5a583f8afe9b6938469ee0b905c96.png)

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**Author:** ![Jeroen\_Janssens](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jeroen_janssens/32/116076_2.png) [@Jeroen\_Janssens](https://community.homey.app/u/Jeroen_Janssens)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-usb-tool/135362/2 "2025-10-23T14:12:30Z")

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Can you, or someone else, confirm that the USB tool even works on a chromebook ? I used it today to Update Software and at least it looked like no errors were detected. I did not try the other available functions.

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**Author:** ![Emile](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/emile/32/115314_2.png) [@Emile](https://community.homey.app/u/Emile)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 10:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-usb-tool/135362/3 "2025-12-15T10:23:22Z")

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Yes, it should work on a Chromebook.

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**Author:** ![Targaid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/targaid/32/164689_2.png) [@Targaid](https://community.homey.app/u/Targaid)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-usb-tool/135362/4 "2026-07-25T11:33:31Z")

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Great!

What’s it for? 😕

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**Author:** ![SunBeech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sunbeech/32/111391_2.png) [@SunBeech](https://community.homey.app/u/SunBeech)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-usb-tool/135362/5 "2026-07-25T11:37:29Z")

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FYI: Check this Knowledge Base article: [Connect Homey Pro to a PC or Mac with USB](https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/7263435817116-Connect-Homey-Pro-to-a-PC-or-Mac-with-USB).