ESPConnect v1.1.15
Browser-based control center for ESP32 and ESP8266 boards - now as a standalone desktop application!
Improvement
- Added a Maker Tools page under Resources with links, tutorials, and thumbnails for companion maker utilities.
Internal runtime
- Bump tasmota-webserial-esptool from 7.3.7 to 7.3.10.
- Bump Electron from 42.2.0 to 42.5.0.
- Bump Vue from 3.5.34 to 3.5.38, vue-i18n from 11.4.4 to 11.4.6, and Vuetify from 4.0.7 to 4.1.2.
Development tooling
- Bump Vite from 8.0.14 to 8.1.0, Vitest from 4.1.7 to 4.1.9, Playwright from 1.60.0 to 1.61.1, vue-tsc from 3.3.2 to 3.3.5, and Sass from 1.100.0 to 1.101.0.
- Updated esptool contract test transcripts for the ESP32-S3 handshake sequence used by tasmota-webserial-esptool 7.3.10.
🎯 Features
- ✅ Works completely offline - no internet connection required
- ✅ Native Web Serial API support for all platforms
- ✅ Flash firmware, manage SPIFFS/LittleFS, backup flash memory
- ✅ Device info, partitions viewer, NVS Inspector, serial monitor
- ✅ Community translations (Best effort)
📥 Downloads
| Platform | Architecture | File Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| macOS | Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) | .dmg |
macOS 11+ |
| macOS | Intel | .dmg |
macOS 10.13+ |
| Windows | x64 | .exe installer |
Windows 10+ |
| Linux | x64 | .deb / .rpm |
Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, etc. |
| Web UI | Any | .zip |
Static dist/ build for custom hosting |
📝 Installation
macOS Apple Silicon:
curl -L -O "https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/releases/download/v1.1.15/ESPConnect-arm64.dmg"Open the DMG and drag ESPConnect to Applications. First launch: Right-click → Open (to bypass Gatekeeper).
macOS Intel:
curl -L -O "https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/releases/download/v1.1.15/ESPConnect-x64.dmg"Open the DMG and drag ESPConnect to Applications. First launch: Right-click → Open (to bypass Gatekeeper).
Windows:
Download and run the .exe installer. Windows Defender may show a warning on first launch - click "More info" → "Run anyway".
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu):
sudo dpkg -i espconnect_1.1.15_amd64.debLinux (Fedora/RHEL):
sudo rpm -i espconnect-1.1.15.x86_64.rpmWeb UI (static files):
curl -L -o dist.zip "https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/releases/download/v1.1.15/dist.zip"
unzip dist.zip -d distServe the dist/ Folder, you may use any of the following options:
Option A — Node “serve”
cd dist
npx serve .Option B — Python 3
cd dist
python -m http.server 8080🔌 USB Serial Permissions (Linux)
Add your user to the dialout group:
sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USERThen log out and back in.