esp-idf VS vscode-esp-idf-extension

Compare esp-idf vs vscode-esp-idf-extension and see what are their differences.

esp-idf

Espressif IoT Development Framework. Official development framework for Espressif SoCs. (by espressif)

vscode-esp-idf-extension

Visual Studio Code extension for ESP-IDF projects (by espressif)
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esp-idf vscode-esp-idf-extension
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12,508 963
1.7% 2.7%
10.0 8.4
6 days ago 7 days ago
C TypeScript
Apache License 2.0 Apache License 2.0
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esp-idf

Posts with mentions or reviews of esp-idf. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-07.

vscode-esp-idf-extension

Posts with mentions or reviews of vscode-esp-idf-extension. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-01.
  • Why Did These LEDs Light Up? ESP32-S3 – Which Pins Are Safe to Use? [video]
    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 1 Dec 2023
    ESP-IDF devcontainer + vscode and the ESP-IDF plugin? Maybe it's worth me seeing if work will let me publish our docs around it, but it was pretty much as simple as following the ESP-IDF plugin's own documentation:

    https://github.com/espressif/vscode-esp-idf-extension/blob/m...

  • ESP-IDF cant find header files
    1 project | /r/embedded | 24 Aug 2023
    See this: https://github.com/espressif/vscode-esp-idf-extension/blob/master/docs/C_CPP_CONFIGURATION.md
  • Error including "freertos/FreeRTOS.h" header in in esp-idf using vscode
    1 project | /r/embedded | 18 May 2023
    your c/cpp extention is not configured properly, there is even explanation how to do it in extension docs https://github.com/espressif/vscode-esp-idf-extension/blob/master/docs/C_CPP_CONFIGURATION.md
  • Project ideas to learn TCP/IP
    3 projects | /r/embedded | 21 Mar 2023
    I recommend getting yourself an ESP32 devkit (either ESP32-DevKitC or ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1 variants), grab https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf SDK, and trying out both WiFi and BSD Sockets usage examples using VSCode + Espressif IDF or PlatformIO plugin. Hopefully you already have an existing WiFi network at home to use it with. Avoid Arduino, MicroPython, and such dumbed-down framework anything and stick with just using ESP-IDF provided APIs directly.
  • Please Help — Headers not found
    2 projects | /r/esp32 | 12 Mar 2023
  • Arduino vs esp-idf
    3 projects | /r/esp32 | 5 Jan 2023
    good docu/tutorial scroll down to readme here: https://github.com/espressif/vscode-esp-idf-extension
  • ESP-IDF Vscode
    1 project | /r/esp32 | 2 Dec 2022
    I did a fresh install of ubuntu, then followed the setup guide at: https://github.com/espressif/vscode-esp-idf-extension/blob/master/docs/tutorial/install.md
  • Installing IDF in VS-Code
    1 project | /r/esp32 | 27 Nov 2022
    Not sure what tutorial you are following but I used this one on github (https://github.com/espressif/vscode-esp-idf-extension/blob/master/docs/tutorial/install.md) and didn’t have any issues, I appreciate that doesn’t help you if it’s the one you’re following.
  • how and where to learn programming ESP32 in C?
    3 projects | /r/esp32 | 2 Aug 2021
    Install VS Code ESP-IDF Extension GitHub Page with documentation 10 minute YouTube Video Introduction by Espressif
  • VSCode/CLion + ESP-IDF... for dummies?
    2 projects | /r/esp32 | 5 Jul 2021

What are some alternatives?

When comparing esp-idf and vscode-esp-idf-extension you can also consider the following projects:

arduino-esp32 - Arduino core for the ESP32

esp32-course - Course on the ESP32 IDF

MicroPython - MicroPython - a lean and efficient Python implementation for microcontrollers and constrained systems

VSC-Guide-for-esp32c

WiFiManager - ESP8266 WiFi Connection manager with web captive portal

Visual Studio Code - Visual Studio Code

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

smart-mails

Unity Test API - Simple Unit Testing for C

esptool-js - Javascript implementation of flasher tool for Espressif chips, running in web browser using WebSerial.

BBQ-temp-publisher - Publish BBQ temperature readings via MQTT using an ESP32.