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Esp32 projects on GitHub

Popular Wi-Fi microcontroller for DIY IoT and embedded projects.

As of , the most-starred Esp32 projects on GitHub are RuView (98.4K stars), raylib (35.2K stars) and xiaozhi-esp32 (31.3K stars). GitHub.Locker tracks 43 Esp32 repositories with 484.9K stars combined. The fastest-growing on October 16 was esp32-iphone-agent, with +253 stars in a day.

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Most stars gained in a day · Oct 16

+253

esp32-iphone-agent

onehumanbeing/esp32-iphone-agent · ★ 2.9K

This project lets an AI vision model control a real iPhone, using AirPlay screen mirroring as its 'eyes' and a $7 ESP32-S3 board acting as a USB mouse and keyboard as its 'hands', with no Mac, Apple developer account, or jailbreak required.

+150

RuView

ruvnet/RuView · ★ 98.4K

RuView turns ordinary WiFi signals into a spatial-intelligence sensor — it detects presence, measures breathing and heart rate, tracks motion and falls, and even estimates body pose through walls, using Channel State Information (CSI) captured by cheap ESP32 boards, with no cameras or wearables.

+97

oomwoo

makerspet/oomwoo · ★ 12K

OOMWOO is an open-source home vacuum robot you build yourself, using a Raspberry Pi, 3D-printed parts, Home Assistant, Arduino and ROS2, navigating with an affordable 2D LiDAR.

+89

xiaozhi-esp32

78/xiaozhi-esp32 · ★ 31.3K

XiaoZhi is an open-source firmware for ESP32 chips that turns a cheap microcontroller board into a voice-driven AI chatbot, using MCP to let the AI control devices and cloud services.

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43 projects · by stars

  1. #1 · ruvnet/RuView

    RuView

    RuView turns ordinary WiFi signals into a spatial-intelligence sensor — it detects presence, measures breathing and heart rate, tracks motion and falls, and even estimates body pose through walls, using Channel State Information (CSI) captured by cheap ESP32 boards, with no cameras or wearables.

    98.4K
  2. #2 · raysan5/raylib

    raylib

    raylib is a simple and easy-to-use C library (C99) for videogames programming, inspired by Borland BGI and the XNA framework — you write code, and it handles windows, graphics, inputs and audio.

    35.2K
  3. #3 · 78/xiaozhi-esp32

    xiaozhi-esp32

    XiaoZhi is an open-source firmware for ESP32 chips that turns a cheap microcontroller board into a voice-driven AI chatbot, using MCP to let the AI control devices and cloud services.

    31.3K
  1. 4

    lvgl

    24.9Klvgl/lvgl · C

    LVGL (Light and Versatile Graphics Library) is a free, open-source C library for building graphical user interfaces on embedded devices — from small microcontrollers to Linux-based MPUs with 3D support.

  2. 5

    Tasmota

    24.9Karendst/Tasmota · C

    Tasmota is an open-source alternative firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 based smart devices, adding a webUI, OTA updates, timer/rule automation and entirely local control over MQTT, HTTP, Serial or KNX.

  3. 6

    smartknob

    22.2Kscottbez1/smartknob · C++

    SmartKnob is an open-source haptic input device that pairs a brushless gimbal motor with a magnetic encoder to create closed-loop torque feedback, letting you program virtual detents and endstops in software instead of mechanically.

  4. 7

    micropython

    22.1Kmicropython/micropython · C

    MicroPython is a lean and efficient open-source implementation of Python 3.x for microcontrollers, embedded systems and other constrained platforms — Python running directly on small chips.

  5. 8

    esp-idf

    19.3Kespressif/esp-idf · C

    ESP-IDF is Espressif's official development framework for building firmware for their ESP32/ESP8266-successor SoCs, covering build system, drivers, networking stacks and tools.

  6. 9

    WLED

    18.9Kwled/WLED · C++

    WLED is a fast, feature-rich open-source firmware for ESP32 microcontrollers that controls addressable RGB LEDs over WiFi — from single strips to large 2D matrices and HUB75 panels.

  7. 10

    tinygo

    17.8Ktinygo-org/tinygo · Go

    TinyGo is an alternative Go compiler for small places: microcontrollers, WebAssembly (wasm/wasi), and command-line tools. It compiles Go code by combining the standard Go tool libraries with LLVM.

  8. 11

    Marlin

    17.6KMarlinFirmware/Marlin · C++

    Marlin is an open-source firmware for RepRap 3D printers that runs on both 8-bit AVR and 32-bit ARM boards. Many commercial 3D printers come with it preinstalled, and a single code base covers every supported machine.

  9. 12

    arduino-esp32

    17.6Kespressif/arduino-esp32 · C++

    The Arduino core for the ESP32 family of SoCs — it lets you write and flash programs for ESP32-series chips using the standard Arduino API instead of raw ESP-IDF.

  10. 13

    ardupilot

    16.1KArduPilot/ardupilot · C++

    ArduPilot is an open source autopilot, in development since 2010, that can control almost any unmanned vehicle: planes, multicopters and helicopters, rovers, boats, balance bots and even submarines.

  11. 14

    omi

    13.8KBasedHardware/omi · Python

    Omi is an open-source AI that captures your screen and conversations, transcribes them in real time, and turns them into summaries, action items and a chat that remembers everything you've seen and heard. It works on desktop, phone and wearables.

  12. 15

    mongoose

    13.1Kcesanta/mongoose · C

    An embedded web server and network library: drop two C files into any C/C++ project and you get HTTP, WebSocket, MQTT, TLS, OTA firmware updates and a device dashboard on a microcontroller or a desktop OS.

  13. 16

    ESP32Marauder

    12.8Kjustcallmekoko/ESP32Marauder · C++

    ESP32 Marauder is a suite of offensive and defensive WiFi and Bluetooth tools that run as firmware on an ESP32 microcontroller, used for things like wardriving, scanning, and wireless security testing.

  14. 17

    oomwoo

    12Kmakerspet/oomwoo · Python

    OOMWOO is an open-source home vacuum robot you build yourself, using a Raspberry Pi, 3D-printed parts, Home Assistant, Arduino and ROS2, navigating with an affordable 2D LiDAR.

  15. 18

    esphome

    11.9Kesphome/esphome · C++

    ESPHome lets you control ESP32, ESP8266, BK72xx, and RP2040 microcontrollers through simple YAML configuration files, and manage them remotely through home automation systems like Home Assistant.

  16. 19

    xiaozhi-esp32-server

    10.9Kxinnan-tech/xiaozhi-esp32-server · JavaScript

    It is the backend server for the xiaozhi-esp32 voice assistant hardware. It handles ASR, LLM dialogue, TTS and device control, so your ESP32 gadget talks to a server you host yourself instead of a third-party one.

  17. 20

    crosspoint-reader

    8.4Kcrosspoint-reader/crosspoint-reader · C

    CrossPoint is open-source firmware for ESP32-based e-ink e-readers: community-built, fully hackable and free forever, built on the idea that your device should do what you want - not what a manufacturer decided.

  18. 21

    ESP32-Bit-Pirate

    6.1Kgeo-tp/ESP32-Bit-Pirate · C++

    ESP32 Bit Pirate is open-source firmware that turns an ESP32-S3 board into a multi-protocol hardware hacking and development tool, inspired by the Bus Pirate, letting you sniff, send and script digital and radio protocols.

  19. 22

    mimiclaw

    5.8Kmemovai/mimiclaw · C

    MimiClaw turns a $5 ESP32-S3 microcontroller into a personal AI assistant you talk to through Telegram, complete with local memory and tool-calling, running entirely on a tiny chip with no Linux, no Node.js, and no server involved.

  20. 23

    sesame-robot

    4.7Kdorianborian/sesame-robot · C

    Sesame is an open-source DIY quadruped walking robot built around an ESP32 microcontroller, designed with an emphasis on expressive movement and a reactive face display.

  21. 24

    esp32-ai

    4.5KslvDev/esp32-ai · Python

    A 28.9 million parameter language model that runs text generation entirely on an ESP32-S3 microcontroller, with the generated text shown on a small screen wired to the chip.

  22. 25

    esp32-c3-adblock

    3.2KM-Abozaid/esp32-c3-adblock · C++

    It is a Pi-hole-style DNS ad-blocker firmware that runs on a $2 ESP32-C3 chip with no PSRAM, storing up to 537k blocked domains as compact hashes in flash instead of RAM.

  23. 26

    esp32-iphone-agent

    2.9Konehumanbeing/esp32-iphone-agent · C

    This project lets an AI vision model control a real iPhone, using AirPlay screen mirroring as its 'eyes' and a $7 ESP32-S3 board acting as a USB mouse and keyboard as its 'hands', with no Mac, Apple developer account, or jailbreak required.

  24. 27

    muse-gadget-sdk

    2.2Kfacebookincubator/muse-gadget-sdk · C

    This is an open source SDK and firmware for building 'Muse gadgets' — DIY devices on ESP32 boards or Raspberry Pi/Linux boxes that connect to the Muse app to drive displays, audio, buttons, sensors, and actuators.

  25. 28

    openharness

    1.3Kautonomous-ai/openharness · TypeScript

    A command center for AI coding agents: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and more, side by side across all your machines in one native window. Beyond code it reaches into CAD, circuits, robotics, games and music.

  26. 29

    esp-sdr

    998ESPARGOS/esp-sdr · C

    ESP-SDR is firmware that turns ESP32 Wi-Fi chips into low-duty-cycle software-defined radios by exploiting an undocumented debug path to pull raw I/Q samples straight out of the built-in Wi-Fi receiver, letting you view the spectrum and study signals beyond ordinary Wi-Fi packets without any extra SDR hardware.

  27. 30

    tiny-engineer

    695jamro/tiny-engineer · C++

    Tiny Engineer is an open-source, 3D-printable desktop robot that physically acts out what your AI coding agent is doing — reading, thinking, writing code, and finishing tasks.

  28. 31

    awesome-esp32

    594s0lness/awesome-esp32

    A hand-picked, curated list of ESP32 microcontroller projects worth building, copying, or watching run, organized into finished applications and the tools/frameworks used to build them.

  29. 32

    Jet

    533CubeCoders/Jet · C++

    Jet is a tiny, dependency-free, fixed-function 3D software rasteriser in C++17, built for embedded chips with little CPU and RAM like the ESP32 and STM32; it also runs on desktop PCs and Raspberry Pi.

  30. 33

    hermes-gadget-sdk

    392Adolanium/hermes-gadget-sdk · C++

    Hermes Gadget SDK lets you build voice and text hardware devices (ESP32 boards, a Raspberry Pi Linux client, or a desktop simulator) that connect to your own Hermes Agent: hold a button, ask it something, and hear or see the reply.

  31. 34

    coyopedal

    261dashersw/coyopedal · C++

    CoyoPedal is a standalone guitar amp and effects pedal built on the ESP32-S3 that runs full-size Neural Amp Modeler (NAM) A2 captures in real time, with a touchscreen UI and a browser build compiled to WebAssembly.

  32. 35

    PixelFonts

    252mcer12/PixelFonts · C

    PixelFonts is a collection of pixel-perfect bitmap fonts for AdafruitGFX and u8g2, hand-crafted for tiny low-resolution displays like OLED and e-paper screens.

  33. 36

    ESP32s3-LLM-Cluster

    239Low-Zi-Hong/ESP32s3-LLM-Cluster · C++

    This project is a distributed inference engine that runs a 0.5B-parameter LLM, quantized to 1.58-bit (BitNet) ternary weights, split across a cluster of 7 ESP32-S3 microcontrollers connected via SPI.

  34. 37

    vibepulse

    211niclasvestlund-YT/vibepulse · C

    VibePulse is a small always-on AMOLED screen that sits on your desk and shows what your Claude Code and Codex coding agents are doing — quota usage, live activity, and a full-screen 'NEEDS YOU' alert when an agent is stuck waiting on you, which you can optionally answer with a tap on the glass.

  35. 38

    papermono-shopping-list

    205seamusc/papermono-shopping-list · C++

    Firmware and a companion server that turn the M5Stack PaperMono e-paper device into a household shopping list that lives on the fridge and stays in sync with a phone web app.

  36. 39

    needle-2-esp32

    198andrisgauracs/needle-2-esp32 · C

    It is a C firmware that runs Cactus's Needle 2, a 45-million-parameter language model, entirely offline on an ESP32-S3 microcontroller, turning plain-English requests into guaranteed-valid JSON tool calls.

  37. 40

    examples

    120geastack/examples · TypeScript

    This is the example-app gallery for GeaStack — a collection of sample Gea apps used by the simulator, embedded boards, GeaOS, Apple targets, and the VS Code/Cursor extension to test and demo the platform.

  38. 41

    cardputer-ai

    118therezor/cardputer-ai · C++

    Cardputer AI is a tiny offline chatbot that runs entirely on the M5Stack Cardputer / Cardputer ADV handheld, powered by an 8-million-parameter language model baked directly into the firmware.

  39. 42

    personal-assistant

    109r-ayin/personal-assistant · C++

    A memory system for an AI companion that stores conversations as structured, narrative memory and carefully decides when to bring a memory back and when to stay silent, instead of just doing retrieval. It pairs a configurable backend (ASR/LLM/embeddings) with an ESP32-S3 recording device.

  40. 43

    voiceshell-muse-bridge

    77hyj-STAR/voiceshell-muse-bridge · Python

    VoiceShell Muse Bridge is an experimental research project that lets an ESP32 board pair with Meta's Muse Gadget SDK, then hands the actual text conversation off to a separate Linux server instead of routing every message through the board.

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