platform: embedded
1153 products, primary matches first, then adoption-weighted; health v2 shown.
| Product | Health v2 | Stars | Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|
| portapack-mayhem/mayhem-firmware Mayhem is open-source firmware for the HackRF One combined with the PortaPack H1/H2/H4/H4M add-on, turning the SDR into a standalone touchs… | 83 | 5361 | active |
| ThrowTheSwitch/Unity Unity is a lightweight unit testing framework for C, distributed as a single C file and a pair of headers with a rich set of assertion macr… | 86 | 5356 | stable |
| warmcat/libwebsockets Libwebsockets is a lightweight, pure C networking library providing client and server implementations for HTTP/1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, WebSocket… | 77 | 5320 | stable |
| ExpressLRS/ExpressLRS ExpressLRS is an open source radio control link firmware for RC applications, built on Semtech SX127x/SX1280 LoRa hardware with Espressif o… | 93 | 5286 | active |
| martin-ger/esp_wifi_repeater Firmware for the ESP8266/ESP8285 that turns the chip into a full WiFi NAT router and, in a separate edition, a true L2-bridge WiFi repeater… | 71 | 5242 | active |
| u-boot/u-boot Das U-Boot is a widely used open-source bootloader for embedded boards based on PowerPC, ARM, MIPS, and other processors. It is installed i… | 77 | 5208 | active |
| blinker-iot/blinker-library Blinker is an IoT solution library for embedded hardware such as Arduino, ESP8266, and ESP32, providing device-side connectivity via WiFi, … | 67 | 5194 | active |
| Arduino-IRremote/Arduino-IRremote An Arduino library for sending and receiving infrared remote control signals across many IR protocols. It lets Arduino sketches decode sign… | 87 | 5019 | stable |
| kokke/tiny-AES-c A small, portable implementation of AES encryption (128/192/256-bit) in C99, supporting ECB, CBC, and CTR modes. It is designed for minimal… | 23 | 5000 | stable |
| pytorch/executorch ExecuTorch is PyTorch's framework for exporting and running AI models on-device across mobile, embedded, and edge hardware, with a tiny (~5… | 95 | 4953 | active |
| Raspberry Pi Pico SDK The official C/C++ SDK for Raspberry Pi Pico and other RP-series microcontrollers, providing headers, libraries, and a CMake-based build sy… | 88 | 4940 | stable |
| gusmanb/logicanalyzer An open-source 24-channel, 100Msps logic analyzer combining custom hardware (based on Raspberry Pi Pico) with Python-based capture and anal… | 79 | 4932 | active |
| Picovoice/porcupine Porcupine is a highly-accurate, lightweight on-device wake word detection engine powered by deep neural networks. It enables always-listeni… | 73 | 4922 | stable |
| Bodmer/TFT_eSPI An Arduino and PlatformIO compatible TFT display library optimized for ESP8266, ESP32, RP2040 (Raspberry Pi Pico), and STM32 microcontrolle… | 57 | 4888 | active |
| open-sdr/openwifi Open-source full-stack IEEE 802.11/Wi-Fi design based on Software Defined Radio, including a Linux mac80211-compatible driver and software,… | 68 | 4772 | active |
| cberner/redb redb is a simple, portable, high-performance embedded key-value database written in pure Rust, loosely inspired by LMDB. It stores data in … | 99 | 4753 | stable |
| koolshare/koolshare.github.io Koolshare is a plugin ecosystem and software center for ASUS Merlin (and ASUSGO) custom router firmware, providing a web UI to install and … | 61 | 4663 | active |
| smoltcp-rs/smoltcp smoltcp is a standalone, event-driven TCP/IP stack written in Rust, designed for bare-metal and real-time systems without heap allocation. … | 87 | 4579 | active |
| zesterer/chumsky Chumsky is a Rust parser-combinator library for writing expressive, high-performance parsers with rich error diagnostics and recovery. It s… | 10 | 4540 | active |
| OAID/Tengine Tengine is a lightweight, high-performance, modular deep learning inference engine developed by OPEN AI LAB for embedded and edge devices. … | 27 | 4531 | active |
| F5OEO/rpitx rpitx is a general RF transmitter for Raspberry Pi that generates radio signals from 5 KHz to 1500 MHz using only a GPIO-connected wire ant… | 23 | 4527 | active |
| guysoft/FullPageOS FullPageOS is a Raspberry Pi distribution that boots directly into a full-screen Chromium browser displaying a single webpage. It is built … | 64 | 4463 | active |
| blinker-iot/blinker-py Blinker is a Python library for connecting hardware devices like Raspberry Pi and Banana Pi to the Blinker IoT platform. It supports commun… | 37 | 4437 | active |
| p2r3/bareiron A minimalist Minecraft server written in C, designed to run on memory-restricted embedded systems like the ESP32. It prioritizes memory usa… | 55 | 4385 | active |
| canonical/dqlite dqlite is a C library implementing an embeddable, replicated SQL database engine that extends SQLite across a cluster of machines using the… | 92 | 4368 | active |
| hzeller/rpi-rgb-led-matrix A C++ library (with Python bindings) for driving HUB75-style RGB LED matrix panels directly from Raspberry Pi GPIO pins, supporting multipl… | 76 | 4362 | stable |
| albfan/miraclecast MiracleCast is a C implementation of the Wi-Fi Display (Miracast) specification for Linux, providing both Display-Sink and (planned) Displa… | 64 | 4331 | active |
| blinker-iot/blinker-esp-idf Blinker is an IoT solution library for embedded hardware, provided as ESP-IDF components for ESP8266 and ESP32. It enables devices to conne… | 37 | 4288 | active |
| jrowberg/i2cdevlib A collection of uniform, Doxygen-documented C++ classes providing interfaces to a wide range of I2C peripheral devices such as acceleromete… | 48 | 4266 | stable |
| OnionUI/Onion Onion is a custom operating system overhaul for the Miyoo Mini and Mini+ retro handheld consoles, built in C. It bundles 100+ emulators, a … | 62 | 4254 | active |
| zmkfirmware/zmk ZMK Firmware is an open source (MIT) keyboard firmware built on the Zephyr RTOS, designed for modern wireless (BLE) and wired mechanical ke… | 75 | 4239 | active |
| fw876/helloworld A collection of OpenWrt packages (including Xray-core and related proxy tools) distributed as a git repository that can be cloned, added as… | 98 | 4203 | active |
| iNavFlight/inav INAV is open-source navigation-enabled flight controller firmware for drones, planes, and other RC aircraft. It provides autopilot features… | 88 | 4199 | active |
| byrantech/laptop anyon_e is a fully open-source, high-end laptop design built around the Rockchip RK3588 SoC, including KiCad schematics and layouts for the… | 57 | 4166 | active |
| dorianborian/sesame-robot Sesame is an open-source, 3D-printable mini quadruped robot powered by an ESP32 microcontroller and eight servo motors, featuring an expres… | 61 | 4160 | active |
| KDE/heaptrack Heaptrack is a heap memory profiler for Linux that traces every memory allocation and annotates it with a stack trace. It ships with comman… | 66 | 4154 | active |
| tmk/tmk_keyboard A collection of keyboard and converter firmware projects built on the tmk_core keyboard library, targeting Atmel AVR and ARM Cortex-M micro… | 75 | 4132 | active |
| Joshua-Riek/ubuntu-rockchip A community project that builds and maintains Ubuntu images for Rockchip RK35xx-based single board computers like the Orange Pi 5, Radxa RO… | 10 | 4109 | active |
| scottbez1/splitflap An open-source DIY split-flap display project based on ESP32, including mechanical designs (OpenSCAD), electronics (KiCad), and firmware (A… | 78 | 4090 | active |
| 1technophile/OpenMQTTGateway OpenMQTTGateway is an open-source firmware that turns ESP8266/ESP32 boards (and computers) into a unified MQTT gateway bridging many protoc… | 74 | 4082 | active |
| DS-Homebrew/TWiLightMenu TWiLight Menu++ is an open-source DSi Menu replacement/upgrade for Nintendo DS, DSi, 3DS/2DS, and DS flashcards, written in C++. It provide… | 94 | 4055 | active |
| dekuNukem/daytripper Daytripper is an open-source hardware laser tripwire consisting of a wireless transmitter and a USB receiver that hides windows, locks the … | 50 | 4040 | active |
| zhaojh329/rtty rtty is a remote terminal solution consisting of a lightweight C client for embedded Linux devices and a Go server with a Vue web frontend.… | 88 | 4033 | active |
| openthread/openthread OpenThread is Google's open-source, Thread Certified implementation of the Thread networking protocol, covering all Thread networking layer… | 98 | 4020 | stable |
| apache/nuttx Apache NuttX is a mature, open-source real-time operating system (RTOS) for embedded systems with an emphasis on POSIX/ANSI standards compl… | 77 | 4010 | stable |
| Blynk-Technologies/blynk-library Blynk's official C++ client library that connects over 400 IoT hardware boards (Arduino, ESP32, ESP8266, Raspberry Pi, Particle, etc.) to t… | 77 | 3989 | stable |
| cifertech/ESP32-DIV ESP32-DIV is open-source firmware (with open schematics and PCB files) for a custom ESP32-S3 handheld device that bundles Wi-Fi, BLE, 2.4GH… | 89 | 3890 | active |
| ptitSeb/box86 Box86 is a Linux userspace x86 (32-bit) emulator written in C, targeted at ARM Linux devices. It uses a dynamic recompiler (dynarec) and na… | 66 | 3801 | active |
| StuckAtPrototype/Racer An open-source hardware and firmware project for a tiny PCB-based RC car built around the ESP32-H2, including KiCad schematics, gerbers, 3D… | 46 | 3765 | active |
| blackmagic-debug/blackmagic Black Magic Debug is a self-contained in-application debugger for ARM Cortex and RISC-V microcontrollers that requires no configuration fil… | 10 | 3719 | active |
| littlekernel/lk LK (Little Kernel) is a small SMP-aware embedded kernel written in C, portable to many 32- and 64-bit CPU architectures including ARM, RISC… | 77 | 3667 | active |
| libopencm3/libopencm3 An open-source firmware library written in C for ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers, supporting families like ST STM32, Atmel SAM, NXP LPC, TI T… | 74 | 3639 | active |
| buildroot/buildroot Buildroot is a Makefile-based tool that generates complete embedded Linux systems through cross-compilation, producing toolchains, bootload… | 77 | 3628 | stable |
| opulo-inc/lumenpnp The LumenPnP is an open source pick and place machine that assembles electronic components onto circuit boards. The repository contains the… | 78 | 3617 | active |
| lowRISC/opentitan OpenTitan is an open-source silicon Root of Trust (RoT) project providing commercial-grade, security-certified hardware IP blocks written i… | 83 | 3607 | stable |
| crankyoldgit/IRremoteESP8266 An Arduino library for ESP8266 and ESP32 that enables sending and receiving infrared remote control signals using common 940nm IR LEDs and … | 76 | 3574 | stable |
| letscontrolit/ESPEasy ESPEasy is open-source firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 microcontrollers that turns them into easy-to-configure multi-sensor and actuator dev… | 89 | 3573 | active |
| rxi/log.c A simple logging library for C99 that provides printf-style logging macros across six severity levels. It is a drop-in two-file library sup… | 32 | 3548 | stable |
| meshcore-dev/MeshCore MeshCore is a lightweight C++ library and firmware implementing a hybrid multi-hop mesh routing protocol for LoRa packet radios, enabling e… | 83 | 3544 | active |
| SpacehuhnTech/esp8266_deauther ESP8266 Deauther is open-source firmware that turns an ESP8266 microcontroller into a WiFi testing tool capable of scanning networks, sendi… | 23 | 14943 | maintenance |
| eclipse-threadx/threadx Eclipse ThreadX is an advanced real-time operating system (RTOS) for deeply embedded applications, featuring a picokernel architecture, pre… | 87 | 3513 | active |
| ndeadly/MissionControl Mission Control is a Nintendo Switch system module (sysmodule) for Atmosphere custom firmware that lets you connect third-party Bluetooth c… | 87 | 3499 | active |
| autorope/donkeycar Donkeycar is an open-source Python library and hardware platform for building small-scale self-driving RC cars with Raspberry Pi or Jetson … | 88 | 3495 | active |
| MuShibo/Micro-Wheeled_leg-Robot An open-source desktop two-wheeled legged robot project with full mechanical, PCB, and firmware designs. It is built around an ESP32 runnin… | 23 | 3482 | active |
| adafruit/Adafruit_NeoPixel An Arduino library for controlling single-wire LED pixels and strips such as NeoPixels, WS2812, and Adafruit FLORA pixels. It supports a wi… | 82 | 3416 | stable |
| google/OpenSK OpenSK is an open-source Rust implementation of a FIDO2/FIDO U2F security key, developed by Google as a research platform. It can run as fi… | 66 | 3404 | active |
| VESC VESC is the open-source firmware for the VESC DC/BLDC/FOC motor controllers, written in C for STM32-based boards. It supports many hardware… | 77 | 3388 | stable |
| commaai/opendbc opendbc is a Python API for controlling and reading state from cars over CAN bus, including steering, gas, and brake actuation via ADAS int… | 93 | 3363 | active |
| collectd/collectd collectd is a lightweight daemon written in C that periodically collects system and application performance metrics and stores or forwards … | 61 | 3363 | stable |
| InfiniTimeOrg/InfiniTime InfiniTime is open-source firmware for the PineTime smartwatch, written in modern C++ on top of FreeRTOS for the nRF52 microcontroller. It … | 88 | 3362 | active |
| atc1441/ATC_MiThermometer Custom open-source firmware for the Xiaomi LYWSD03MMC Bluetooth thermometer/hygrometer, plus a web-based Telink OTA flasher and a Python US… | 34 | 3343 | active |
| hanwckf/rt-n56u A custom Padavan-based firmware for the ASUS RT-N56U and other MT7621-based routers, written in C. It gives power users full control over t… | 23 | 3343 | active |
| ZSWatch/ZSWatch ZSWatch is a fully open-source smartwatch project covering both hardware (KiCad PCB designs) and firmware written in C on the Zephyr RTOS w… | 85 | 3340 | active |
| WiringPi/WiringPi WiringPi is a fast C library for accessing GPIO pins on Raspberry Pi boards by directly manipulating hardware registers. It also ships with… | 80 | 3335 | active |
| stm32duino/Arduino_Core_STM32 The official Arduino core that adds STM32 microcontroller support to the Arduino IDE, built on STM32Cube HAL/LL APIs, CMSIS, and the GNU Ar… | 89 | 3331 | active |
| zlgopen/awtk AWTK (Toolkit AnyWhere) is an open-source cross-platform GUI engine written in C, developed by ZLG, targeting embedded systems, RTOS platfo… | 77 | 3316 | active |
| RKNN-Toolkit2 RKNN-Toolkit2 is Rockchip's SDK for converting trained neural network models into RKNN format and deploying them on Rockchip NPU chips like… | 36 | 3313 | active |
| dbisu/pico-ducky A project that turns a Raspberry Pi Pico into a USB Rubber Ducky-style HID injection device running CircuitPython. It executes Ducky Script… | 71 | 3307 | active |
| MiSTer-devel/Main_MiSTer The main binary and wiki repository for MiSTer, an open-source FPGA-based retro gaming and computing platform running on Terasic DE10-Nano … | 77 | 3277 | active |
| ophub/fnnas A project that builds and adapts the FnNAS operating system (a Debian-based NAS OS) for Arm64 devices powered by Amlogic, Rockchip, and All… | 79 | 3274 | active |
| speedyg0nz/MagInkCal MagInkCal is a DIY E-Ink magic calendar application that syncs events from Google Calendar and renders them onto a Waveshare 12.48" tri-col… | 32 | 3268 | stable |
| rwaldron/johnny-five Johnny-Five is a Firmata protocol-based JavaScript robotics and IoT programming framework for Node.js. It provides composable, consistent A… | 23 | 13413 | maintenance |
| gozfree/gear-lib Gear-Lib is a collection of POSIX C libraries for IoT, embedded, and network service development, covering data structures, networking prot… | 23 | 3223 | active |
| open62541/open62541 open62541 is an open-source C99 implementation of the OPC UA (IEC 62541) communication protocol for building OPC UA clients and servers or … | 99 | 3215 | stable |
| ARM-software/ComputeLibrary Arm's Compute Library is a C++ collection of over 100 low-level machine learning and computer vision functions optimized for Arm Cortex-A/N… | 96 | 3183 | active |
| mriscoc/Ender3V2S1 Optimized Marlin-based firmware for Creality Ender 3 V2 and S1 3D printers, with precompiled binaries for STM32 RET6/RCT6 boards. It adds f… | 70 | 3178 | active |
| T-vK/ESP32-BLE-Keyboard An Arduino-compatible C++ library that turns an ESP32 into a Bluetooth LE (BLE) keyboard. It lets sketches send keystrokes, text, individua… | 23 | 3146 | active |
| landley/toybox Toybox combines many common Linux command line utilities (cp, mv, cat, etc.) into a single small, fast, BSD-licensed multicall binary that … | 72 | 3138 | active |
| vvaltchev/tilck Tilck is a tiny educational Linux-compatible kernel written in C and assembly, targeting i386 and riscv64 with UEFI boot support. It implem… | 77 | 3123 | active |
| ETLCPP/etl The Embedded Template Library (ETL) is a C++ library providing STL-like containers, algorithms, and utilities designed for embedded systems… | 97 | 3107 | active |
| HeyWillow/willow Willow is an open source, self-hosted voice assistant platform for ESP32-S3-BOX hardware, designed as a privacy-focused alternative to Amaz… | 86 | 3097 | active |
| u-root/u-root u-root is a Go-based userland that provides nearly 200 Unix commands rewritten in Go, compilable into a single busybox-style binary, plus t… | 79 | 3067 | active |
| tensorflow/tflite-micro TensorFlow Lite for Microcontrollers (TFLM) is a C++ port of TensorFlow Lite for running ML models on microcontrollers, DSPs, and other mem… | 77 | 3059 | active |
| BernardoGiordano/Checkpoint Checkpoint is a homebrew save management application for Nintendo 3DS and Switch that backs up and restores game save data with a lightweig… | 99 | 3058 | active |
| benhoyt/inih inih (INI Not Invented Here) is a small, simple .INI file parser written in C, designed to be just a couple pages of code. It parses INI fi… | 62 | 3037 | stable |
| ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader Open PS2 Loader (OPL) is an open-source game and application loader for PlayStation 2 and PS3 consoles. It loads games and homebrew apps fr… | 80 | 3028 | active |
| XorTroll/Goldleaf Goldleaf is a multipurpose homebrew application for Nintendo Switch, similar in concept to FBI for Nintendo 3DS. It provides a graphical in… | 77 | 3026 | active |
| RavenSystem/esp-homekit-devices HAA (Home Accessory Architect) is firmware that adds native Apple HomeKit support and custom configurations to ESP32 and ESP8266 based devi… | 96 | 3002 | active |
| ophub/amlogic-s9xxx-openwrt A build and firmware distribution project that runs OpenWrt on Amlogic, Rockchip, and Allwinner TV boxes and single-board computers. It pro… | 98 | 2995 | active |
| simplefoc/Arduino-FOC SimpleFOC is an Arduino/PlatformIO C++ library implementing Field Oriented Control (FOC) for BLDC and stepper motors. It supports many moto… | 77 | 2986 | active |