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WLED

Firmware that turns an ESP32 into a Wi-Fi controller for addressable LED strips

  • Hardware and IoT
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What it is

WLED runs on cheap ESP32 and ESP8266 boards and controls strips of individually addressable LEDs over Wi-Fi. Hobbyists use it for room lighting, holiday displays, and desk setups. It comes with more than a hundred effects and works with Home Assistant.

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Stars
18,885 GitHub stars.
18,885

Forks
4,414
Commits
7,413
Contributors
330
Language
C++
License
EUPL-1.2
Last commit
Oct 20, 2026
On GitHub since
December 2016
First release
February 2018
Platforms
web, Hardware
Self-hostable
No
Alternative to
Philips Hue, Govee
Tags
  • embedded
  • home-automation
  • animation

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