ESPConnect v1.1.7

ESPConnect v1.1.7

Fixed

• Serial Monitor now appends a newline to every command sent.

Internal runtime

• Bump electron from 39.2.7 to 40.0.0
• Bump vue from from 3.5.11 to 3.5.27
• Bump vuetify from 3.11.6 to 3.11.7

Browser-based control center for ESP32 and ESP8266 boards - now as a standalone desktop application!

🎯 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/v1.1.7/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/v1.1.7/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_1.1.7_amd64.deb

Linux (Fedora/RHEL):

sudo rpm -i espconnect-1.1.7.x86_64.rpm

Web UI (static files):

curl -L -o dist.zip "https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/releases/download/v1.1.7/dist.zip"
unzip dist.zip -d dist

Serve 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 $USER

Then log out and back in.