esp8266-fastled-webserver vs FastLED

esp8266-fastled-webserver

WS2812B programmable LED strip over WiFi powered by ESP8266 (by ArtursGailis1995)

The FastLED library for colored LED animation on Arduino. Please direct questions/requests for help to the FastLED Reddit community: http://fastled.io/r We'd like to use github "issues" just for tracking library bugs / enhancements. (by FastLED)

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esp8266-fastled-webserver		FastLED
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1	Mentions	344
4	Stars	6,232
-	Growth	0.6%
1.8	Activity	7.4
over 2 years ago	Latest Commit	22 days ago
JavaScript	Language	C++
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	MIT License

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esp8266-fastled-webserver

Posts with mentions or reviews of esp8266-fastled-webserver. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-11-02.

Potential fix for ESP8266 core 3.0.x issues
2 projects | /r/FastLED | 2 Nov 2021

Code modified by me and based on u/jasoncoon great work: https://github.com/ArtursGailis1995/esp8266-fastled-webserver

FastLED

Posts with mentions or reviews of FastLED. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-10.

Guru Meditation Error if more than 2 Pins/ 2 controller are used with filehandling
1 project | /r/FastLED | 30 Oct 2023

I used the examples from here https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED/wiki/Multiple-Controller-Examples
FastLED's newest feature - HD mode for the APA102/SK9822/Dotstar LEDS
1 project | /r/FastLED | 27 Oct 2023
High Bit Depth Gamma Correction Algorithm for APA102/Dotstar LEDs
1 project | /r/FastLED | 2 Oct 2023
Is there an alternative to using two WS2811 ics to control RGBW channels [first image], and are there any adjustments needed for the current regulator circuit [second image] ?
2 projects | /r/AskElectronics | 10 Jul 2023
Frames getting stuck with ESP32 and 16 by 16 LED Matrix
1 project | /r/FastLED | 8 Jul 2023
changing brightness of the individual led's?
2 projects | /r/FastLED | 23 Jun 2023
Arduino Due SPI to control LED strip(s)
1 project | /r/FastLED | 19 Jun 2023
Powering 300 LEDs w/ battery
1 project | /r/FastLED | 18 Jun 2023
led_sysdefs_avr.h error
1 project | /r/FastLED | 12 Jun 2023
Multiple RGB outputs
1 project | /r/arduino | 7 Jun 2023

Sweet. Then pretty much any arduino or other microcontroller would take care of what you need. The strips only take one output pin plus power and ground so just about everything will work for driving them. They act like a long shift register so the single pin is all that's needed to load the full strip with whatever patterns you want regardless of the length. You just have to tell it how many LEDs there are in total is all. Check out the FastLED library. You can learn more about it there and/or install the library in the IDE by pressing "ctrl shift I" for windows or "command shift I" for mac and search for it in the upper search area and install it right there. It comes with working examples too so all you would have to do is install the library, load one of the new example sketches that came with it, and probably edit the example to change the NUM_LEDS count to match what you're working with.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing esp8266-fastled-webserver and FastLED you can also consider the following projects:

WLED-wemos-shield - Wemos D1 Mini (ESP8266) or Wemos ESP32 D1 Mini (ESP32) based universal shield for WLED firmware

WLED - Control WS2812B and many more types of digital RGB LEDs with an ESP8266 or ESP32 over WiFi!

NodeMCU-Tool - :wrench: Upload + Manage Lua files on NodeMCU

FastLED-esp32 - Parallel outputs for esp32

TasmoAdmin - TasmoAdmin is an administrative platform for devices flashed with Tasmota

I2SClocklessLedDriver

quickPatterns - FastLED based pattern engine for addressable LEDs (NeoPixels, WS2811, WS2812) for layering animations on the same strand of lights.

Tasmota - Alternative firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 based devices with easy configuration using webUI, OTA updates, automation using timers or rules, expandability and entirely local control over MQTT, HTTP, Serial or KNX. Full documentation at

ESP8266_SmartBulb - A nice IoT "smart bulb" for your home

FastLED_NeoMatrix - Adafruit GFX compatible library for NeoPixel based Matrices using FastLED library

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OctoWS2811 - Control thousands of WS2811/2812 LEDs at video refresh speeds