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I'm looking very much forward to creating WebRTC cameras! 🥳 That will become a very nice alternative to Scrypted. |
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As 2025 draws to a close, it marks my fourth year of involvement with the Matter IoT standard. The journey remains as interesting as it was in the early days of 2022, when the world first got hands-on access to the Matter standard. Work on matter.js, the alternative implementation of the Matter standard in JavaScript/TypeScript, continues to progress steadily toward full specification coverage.
As in previous years, I want to share an overview of what happened this year from my perspective.
What's New in the Matter Standard and Community
This year started with two Matter releases focused on maintenance and quality improvements (1.4.1 and 1.4.2), followed by the major release of Matter 1.5, which introduced the long-awaited camera support and more. Here are the details:
It's exciting to see the Matter standard evolve with a focus on reliably delivering new features. For example, camera support leverages standard streaming technologies like WebRTC, enabling two-way communication and both local and remote access via standard STUN and TURN protocols. The use of standard web technologies is key here and allows for fast adoption of the new feature.
Beyond the headline features mentioned above, numerous optimizations and fixes were added "under the hood" to improve security, stability, and reliability of commissioning and device operation.
It's also great to see that the major ecosystems keep their Matter versions up to date and roll out updates relatively quickly. The SmartThings platform has already announced the rollout of Matter 1.5-capable device types, including cameras, with others to follow next year. While some edge cases still frustrate users in daily operations in some ecosystems, the situation is improving!
Regarding Thread 1.4 features like credential sharing, which I mentioned in last year's review, it's encouraging to see that some ecosystems have already added this functionality to their apps.
I'm not a salesperson, but looking at recent reports on Matter device sales, the numbers have increased significantly. Meanwhile, beyond Apple, Amazon, Google, and SmartThings, companies like Aqara, Home Assistant, and others are becoming increasingly important advocates of the Matter standard. More and more devices also include a Thread Border Router, which is required for Thread devices.
Last but not least, with IKEA recently entering the market with 21 new Matter-over-Thread devices of excellent quality at very affordable prices, there's no reason not to consider Matter devices when expanding or starting your smart home.
matter.js Milestones in 2025
This year was also very successful for matter.js. Beyond continuing our development efforts toward full specification compliance and coverage, matter.js-based certified devices also hit the market in 2025.
Key Releases in 2025
We updated matter.js to be compliant with Matter 1.4.0 and 1.4.1 and added several new features:
Additionally, we added various enhancements, fixes, and stability improvements.
The next version of matter.js, which will bring Matter 1.4.2 support along with several more interesting (and significant) features, is still in final testing and will be released in very early January 2026 — stay tuned for news soon!
This progress would not be possible without the contributions of the growing team of contributors and supporters of the project — thank you all for your dedication and hard work!
matter.js is also used by a growing number of other uncertified open-source projects for personal use, bringing the newest Matter versions and device types to users.
More Time for Matter
For me personally, 2025 was especially exciting because I was able to change jobs and now work full-time for the Open Home Foundation on matter.js. I can also officially contribute to the Matter standard itself as a CSA member (it's cool to see my name in the Matter Specification contributor list since the 1.5 standard!). The current Python and Chip-SDK-based "OHF Matter Server" will be replaced by a new matter.js-based version very soon. The new server will also be certified as a software component in 2026. This step marks a very important milestone for matter.js, proving its compliance with the standard—complementing the already-certified Matter devices with controller certification as well.
I was also able to attend the CSA member meeting in Barcelona in November, which provided great opportunities to share information about matter.js and collaborate with many CSA members on the standard, as well as meet some of my new OHF colleagues in person.
Looking Ahead to 2026
2026 already looks very promising with everything mentioned above, and many things are planned on the roadmap:
...and much more!
On the specification side, new Matter versions will continue in 2026, refining, optimizing, and expanding the standard. With everything written here, I believe 2026 will be a very successful year, driving the Matter standard forward and bringing Matter devices into more households around the world.
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