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Esp8266 projects on GitHub
ESP8266 microcontroller firmware and projects for connected devices.
As of , the most-starred Esp8266 projects on GitHub are Tasmota (24.9K stars), WLED (18.9K stars) and Arduino (16.7K stars). GitHub.Locker tracks 5 Esp8266 repositories with 87.4K stars combined. The fastest-growing on October 16 was Tasmota, with +2 stars in a day.
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Most stars gained in a day · Oct 16
Tasmota
arendst/Tasmota · ★ 24.9KTasmota 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.
+2WLED
wled/WLED · ★ 18.9KWLED 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.
+2esp8266_deauther
SpacehuhnTech/esp8266_deauther · ★ 15KESP8266 Deauther is open-source firmware for the ESP8266 chip that lets you scan nearby WiFi networks, send deauthentication packets to disconnect devices, and spin up dozens of fake WiFi networks to confuse scanners - an affordable platform for testing and learning about WiFi security.
+1Arduino
esp8266/Arduino · ★ 16.7KThis is the ESP8266 core for the Arduino IDE. It brings support for the ESP8266 WiFi chip to the Arduino environment, so you can write sketches with familiar Arduino functions and run them directly on the ESP8266 without an external microcontroller.
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5 projects · by stars
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#1 · arendst/Tasmota
Tasmota
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.
- 18.9K
#2 · wled/WLEDWLED
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.
- 16.7K
#3 · esp8266/ArduinoArduino
This is the ESP8266 core for the Arduino IDE. It brings support for the ESP8266 WiFi chip to the Arduino environment, so you can write sketches with familiar Arduino functions and run them directly on the ESP8266 without an external microcontroller.
- 4

esp8266_deauther
15KSpacehuhnTech/esp8266_deauther · CESP8266 Deauther is open-source firmware for the ESP8266 chip that lets you scan nearby WiFi networks, send deauthentication packets to disconnect devices, and spin up dozens of fake WiFi networks to confuse scanners - an affordable platform for testing and learning about WiFi security.
- 5
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.
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