esphome-flasher vs LedFx

esphome-flasher

Simple GUI tool to flash ESPs over USB (by esphome)

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LedFx is a network based LED effect controller with support for advanced real-time audio effects! LedFx can control multiple devices and works great with cheap ESP8266 nodes allowing for cost effectvice syncronized effects across your entire house! (by Mattallmighty)

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esphome-flasher		LedFx
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17	Mentions	7
773	Stars	1
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	9.9
10 months ago	Latest Commit	2 months ago
Python	Language	TypeScript
MIT License	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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esphome-flasher

Posts with mentions or reviews of esphome-flasher. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-01.

wled + esp8266
1 project | /r/WLED | 19 Apr 2023
[Homeassistant] ESPHome newb ne peut pas connecter mon ESP8266. 'Échec de l’initialisation' lors de l’installation
1 project | /r/enfrancais | 8 Apr 2023
Web.esphome.io says "failed to execute 'open' on 'SerialPort': Failed to open serial port.
2 projects | /r/Esphome | 1 Apr 2023

esphome flasher It was forked from a project called node-mcu flasher, which would also work.
Stand-alone executable file for windows command line programming of esp32
5 projects | /r/esp32 | 17 Nov 2022

It took me a while to spot the link to the released binaries, so for others in this situation here's the direct link: https://github.com/esphome/esphome-flasher/releases
Does the bootloader need to be flashed on the chip before flashing WLED? I'm seeing conflicting info.
2 projects | /r/WLED | 4 Feb 2022

Yea, just use the ESPHome flasher - https://github.com/esphome/ESPHome-Flasher
Re-flashing Gosund UP111 smart plug?
1 project | /r/esp8266 | 28 Jan 2022
Looking for a simple, easy to install firmware uploader for the ESP32 (wrover)
3 projects | /r/esp32 | 28 Jan 2022
Help please
3 projects | /r/esp32 | 22 Dec 2021
New to this, can't figure out how to flash
2 projects | /r/esp32 | 25 Sep 2021

with what are you trying to flash the bin file with? Software wise on your computer? You can try esp flasher if the bin is already compiled see releases
Am I doing this right?
1 project | /r/Esphome | 24 Jun 2021

I assume you used the esphome-flasher?

LedFx

Posts with mentions or reviews of LedFx. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-09-01.

How to Add Music Sync to a QuinLed Dig-Uno
3 projects | /r/WLED | 1 Sep 2021
What is your preferred light strip for outdoor (indirect light under deck near wooden hot tub) application?
1 project | /r/homeautomation | 28 Aug 2021

I run these https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CDTELBE and WLED. As I add more strips I'll keep using these until I run into some issue. I've got 4 of the 16ft strips and haven't had any issue with them thus far and its been about 3 months thus far. I have them hooked into Home Assistant, but I really like the WLED interface and all the presets and options. Also, I highly recommend running https://ledfx.app/ and sitting something near a speaker. Sound sync isn't perfect, but its one of the best I've seen so far for LED strips that doesn't require a ton of effort
Is it possible to use WLED offline?
1 project | /r/WLED | 17 Aug 2021
I’m having too much fun! WLED with LedFx, the best way to control LED‘s. 🤘🏼⚡️
1 project | /r/led | 17 Aug 2021
MP3/Spotify tracks to DMX light mapping.
1 project | /r/lightingdesign | 2 Jun 2021

I'm a developer for LedFx. https://ledfx.app/ Currently I am working on Spotify integration (set song & time then activate scene) & QLC+ integration (on LedFx scene, change QLC+ virtual console button/slider). Maybe 2 months away
Are FastLED and LedFX similar to WLED? Do they have better sound reactive effects than the SR fork?
1 project | /r/WLED | 27 May 2021

I can recommend LedFx for sound reactive effects. It runs on your Computer (or a Raspberry Pi) and streams the effects to your devices. It works great with WLED and is easy to install. It takes only about 15 minutes to get started and play around a bit, so you don't really loose anything if you don't like it in the end. If you are using windows you can just download the installer.
Selbstgebaute LED Silvester "Raketen" Lampe (mit Anleitung)
6 projects | /r/de | 29 Dec 2020

Hier Mal einen Link zu dem GitHub: LedFX

What are some alternatives?

When comparing esphome-flasher and LedFx you can also consider the following projects:

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

esp32-oscilloscope - A very basic esp32-based logic analyzer capable of sampling digital signals at up to ~3.2MHz.

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

ESPresense - An ESP32 based node for gathering indoor positioning and transmitting to mqtt

LedFx - LedFx is a network based LED effect engine designed to deliver advanced real-time audio effects to a wide variety of devices.

PySimpleGUI - Python GUIs for Humans! PySimpleGUI is the top-rated Python application development environment. Launched in 2018 and actively developed, maintained, and supported in 2024. Transforms tkinter, Qt, WxPython, and Remi into a simple, intuitive, and fun experience for both hobbyists and expert users.

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

monitor-ring-light - A custom ring light around a monitor with RGB LED Pixels (WS2801), ESP32, MicroPython and Dear PyGUI.

youtube-dl-gui - A cross platform front-end GUI of the popular youtube-dl written in wxPython.

Videomass - Videomass is a free, open source and cross-platform GUI for FFmpeg and yt-dlp

nodemcu-uploader - Upload files to your esp8266 running nodeMcu