Simplify your ESPHome setup with the new desktop app
Download the new ESPHome Device Builder desktop app for macOS, Windows, or Linux, and start building your own custom smart home devices in minutes.
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Making our web analytics open source with Plausible
The Open Home Foundation fights for privacy, choice, and sustainability. These principles are at the heart of everything we do, including how we handle website analytics. Our position is clear: we reject tools that track individuals across the web to monetize their data. Instead, we want aggregated, anonymized analytics that show how our websites are performing overall — without identifying who our visitors are, or compromising their privacy.
ESPHome 2026.7.0: Native toolchains by default
ESPHome 2026.7.0 makes native toolchains the default on ESP32 and nRF52, adds EN18031 security groundwork, and overhauls Modbus.
Unbox your creativity with the ESPHome Device Builder
Discover a more approachable way to bring your smart home ideas to life: the new visual Device Builder in the latest ESPHome release.
ESPHome 2026.6.0: Meet the new Device Builder
ESPHome 2026.6.0 retires the legacy dashboard for ESPHome Device Builder 1.0.0, raises ESP8266 WiFi security to WPA2, and modernizes the audio stack.