Light up your life with the Philips Hue Omniglow, the best Hue lightstrip yet

05 Apr 2026, 18:00 by https://www.techradar.com/uk/author/carrie-marshall · TechRadar

TechRadar Verdict

The Philips Hue Omniglow is a smoother and significantly brighter version of the popular Hue lightstrips. Unlike other lightstrips where the LEDs are very visible, the Omniglow's colors simply appear as seamless areas or smooth gradients across its entire length, with gradients delivering up to three nicely blended color zones simultaneously.

Pros

+Brighter, seamless illumination
+Superb color and warm whites
+Effortless to set up and use

Cons

-Quite expensive
-Limited availability of longer strips
-Cuttable but not extendable

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Philips Hue Omniglow: one-minute review

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Specifications

Length: 3m (also 5m and 10m in some markets)

Brightness: up to 2,700 lumens at 6,500K (3m)

Colors: white, warm white, and multicolor

The Philips Hue Omniglow is the best Hue lightstrip yet. It's a classier kind of LED strip: where other models have visible LEDs, the Omniglow delivers seamless color gradients and smoothly moving light effects. The results are very impressive and the Hue app makes it easy to select, edit or create scenes either solo or as part of a wider Hue setup. If you've already got a Hue system you can add it in seconds and then include it in your scenes and automations. As with other Hue lights you'll need a Philips Hue Bridge or Bridge Pro to access advanced features such as custom scenes and smart home integration.

The Omniglow is easy to install and set up, although if you're mounting it up high you might curse the short power cable. The only real downside is the length: you can shorten the Omniglow but not extend it, and longer versions are not widely available in the UK or US. While European customers can choose between 3m, 5m and 10m models, the US and UK are currently limited to the 3m model only.

Philips Hue Omniglow: price and availability

On sale from November 2025
$139.99 / £119.99 / AU$279.99 (3m)

The Philips Hue Omniglow was announced in September 2025 and went on sale in November 2025. There are three sizes, but only the 3m model is available everywhere. That has a recommended price tag of $139.99 / £119.99 / €139.99 / AU$279.99.

Europe and Australia also get a longer 5m version, which costs €199.99 / AU$399. And in Europe there's a 10m version with a price tag of $349.99. The same 10m version was listed with a UK price of £349.99 but at the time of writing it's showing as as "not currently available" on the Philips website.

Philips Hue Omniglow: design

Even close-up you can't see the individual LEDs:' colors, and gradients are super-smooth (Image credit: Future)

RGB, warm white and cool white
Seamless color and gradients
Cuttable but not extendable

The Omniglow is a RGBWWIC design, which means it combines RGB, warm white, cool white and independent control in a single light source. Unlike other Hue lightstrips you can't see the individual LEDs; it's designed to deliver seamless whites, colors and gradients, which it does very well. That makes it look much more classy than lesser lightstrips.

The strip is 17mm wide and 8.5mm high and consists of multiple 12.5cm sections, each of which has 6 LEDs that can be individually controlled – so you can get twinkly lights and motion effects as well as solid color and gradients.

This lightstrip can be cut shorter at pre-defined 12.5cm spaces but any bit you remove can't be re-used or replaced later. Unlike previous Hue lightstrips the Omniglow can't be (officially) extended with additional sections, although inevitably some Hue fans have come up with warranty-voiding DIY solutions.

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