Open-source iot software
536 open-source libraries, tools and applications tagged iot, ranked by how closely iot is their primary purpose, then by adoption and maintenance health. Each entry links to a page with sources, use cases and when to choose or avoid it.
536 products, primary matches first, then adoption-weighted; health v2 shown.
| Product | Health v2 | Stars | Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|
| tobychui/arozos ArozOS is a web-based desktop operating system written in Go that turns low-power hardware like Raspberry Pi into a DIY network-attached st… | 82 | 2996 | active |
| Espruino Espruino is an open-source JavaScript interpreter and firmware for microcontrollers, designed to run on devices with as little as 128kB Fla… | 77 | 2978 | active |
| dalathegreat/Battery-Emulator Battery-Emulator is firmware that lets second-life EV battery packs be reused as stationary home energy storage by translating communicatio… | 94 | 2959 | active |
| jayofelony/pwnagotchi Pwnagotchi is a Raspberry Pi-based Wi-Fi penetration-testing gadget that leverages Bettercap to passively sniff or actively attack nearby W… | 90 | 2956 | active |
| i-am-shodan/USBArmyKnife USB Army Knife is firmware for ESP32-based USB devices (like the T-Dongle-S3) that turns them into a close-access penetration testing tool.… | 73 | 2954 | active |
| f1xpl/openauto OpenAuto is an AndroidAuto headunit emulator built on the aasdk library and Qt, designed to run smoothly on Raspberry Pi 3. It renders the … | 23 | 2924 | active |
| earlephilhower/arduino-pico An Arduino core that ports the Arduino development environment to the Raspberry Pi Pico's RP2040 and RP2350 microcontrollers, built on the … | 99 | 2887 | active |
| armink/FlashDB FlashDB is an ultra-lightweight embedded database written in C that provides two storage modes: a key-value database (KVDB) and a time-seri… | 76 | 2860 | stable |
| sqfmi/Watchy Watchy is a fully open-source E-Ink smartwatch built on ESP32, accompanied by an Arduino library for developing custom watch faces and firm… | 36 | 2840 | active |
| Botspot/pi-apps Pi-Apps is a free, open-source graphical app store for Raspberry Pi computers, written in shell scripts. It simplifies installing and unins… | 77 | 2832 | active |
| espressif/esp32-camera Espressif's official camera driver library for ESP32-series SoCs (ESP32, ESP32-S2, ESP32-S3), supporting a wide range of image sensors like… | 93 | 2813 | active |
| BitMaker-hub/NerdMiner_v2 NerdSoloMiner v2 is open-source firmware that turns ESP32-based boards (like the LILYGO T-Display S3) into a small Bitcoin solo CPU miner i… | 68 | 2804 | active |
| Koenkk/Z-Stack-firmware A repository providing compilation instructions and precompiled hex firmware files for Texas Instruments Z-Stack Zigbee firmware, targeting… | 66 | 2770 | active |
| Arduino Audio Tools An Arduino/PlatformIO/ESP-IDF library for ESP32 that implements the Bluetooth A2DP protocol for streaming audio, acting as either a sink (m… | 87 | 2755 | active |
| goodtft/LCD-show A collection of shell scripts and drivers that install and configure TFT LCD display and touchscreen support for various screen sizes (2.4"… | 74 | 2737 | active |
| 7h30th3r0n3/Evil-M5Project Evil-M5Project is a C++ firmware/tool for M5Stack devices (Cardputer, AtomS3, Fire, Core2) that scans, monitors, and interacts with WiFi ne… | 71 | 2703 | active |
| espressif/esp-iot-solution Espressif's official IoT library providing device drivers and code frameworks for ESP series SoCs, extending ESP-IDF with components for se… | 67 | 2691 | active |
| guysoft/OctoPi OctoPi is a Raspberry Pi distribution (OS image) that ships with OctoPrint and mjpg-streamer preinstalled for controlling 3D printers over … | 62 | 2667 | active |
| Mongoose OS Mongoose OS is an open-source IoT firmware development framework and operating system for low-power microcontrollers such as ESP32, ESP8266… | 66 | 2666 | stable |
| rust-embedded/embedded-hal embedded-hal is a Rust Hardware Abstraction Layer providing core traits for embedded systems, enabling platform-agnostic device drivers. It… | 57 | 2655 | stable |
| CNCjs CNCjs is a full-featured web-based interface for CNC milling controllers running Grbl, Grbl-Mega, Marlin, Smoothieware, TinyG, or g2core. I… | 96 | 2651 | stable |
| nisargjhaveri/WirelessAndroidAutoDongle A DIY wireless Android Auto adapter built with Buildroot that runs on Raspberry Pi boards, letting cars with only wired Android Auto use wi… | 32 | 2646 | active |
| RadioLib RadioLib is a universal C++ wireless communication library for embedded devices, providing a unified API to drive many radio modules (SX127… | 95 | 2614 | active |
| google-coral/coralnpu Coral NPU is an open-source neural processing unit (NPU) hardware IP core from Google Research, built on the 32-bit RISC-V ISA with matrix,… | 72 | 2604 | active |
| FluidNC FluidNC is CNC motion control firmware for the ESP32, the successor to Grbl_ESP32, supporting multiple machine and tool types with a config… | 94 | 2593 | active |
| ace-trump-tech/MindPaw MindPaw is an open-source desktop quadruped robot dog built on ESP8266 with roughly ¥50 in parts, featuring voice control, gesture recognit… | 56 | 2589 | active |
| OpenStickCommunity/GP2040-CE GP2040-CE is a multi-platform gamepad firmware for the Raspberry Pi Pico and other RP2040-based microcontroller boards, offering extremely … | 71 | 2566 | active |
| NicoHood/HID An Arduino library that adds enhanced USB HID functionality to standard Arduino boards, enabling them to act as keyboards, mice, gamepads, … | 23 | 2566 | stable |
| MayaPosch/NymphCast NymphCast is an open-source audio and video casting system that turns Linux-capable hardware such as a Raspberry Pi into a network media re… | 47 | 2559 | active |
| No-Chicken/OV-Watch OV-Watch is an open-source smart watch project built on an STM32F411 microcontroller running FreeRTOS with an LVGL-based user interface. It… | 55 | 2504 | active |
| nerves-project/nerves Nerves is a framework and set of tools for building and deploying small, self-contained firmware images for embedded Linux devices using El… | 93 | 2496 | stable |
| FIX94/Nintendont Nintendont is a Wii homebrew application that plays GameCube games on a Wii and on the Wii U's vWii mode. It loads disc images from USB or … | 77 | 2493 | active |
| nRF24/RF24 An optimized C++ driver library for the nRF24L01(+) 2.4GHz wireless transceiver, acting as an OSI Layer 2 radio driver. It supports Arduino… | 85 | 2470 | active |
| Circuit-Digest/ESP-Drone ESP-Drone is a DIY drone firmware and hardware project built on the ESP32 and MPU6050 IMU, providing Wi-Fi-based stabilization and phone co… | 58 | 2464 | active |
| rbaron/b-parasite An open source DIY soil moisture sensor with ambient temperature, humidity, and light sensing, built on nRF52840/nRF52833 hardware and powe… | 79 | 2444 | active |
| earlephilhower/ESP8266Audio An Arduino library for parsing and decoding audio formats including MOD, WAV, MP3, FLAC, MIDI, AAC, OGG/Opus, and RTTTL on ESP8266, ESP32, … | 95 | 2406 | active |
| Arduino Audio Tools A header-only C++ audio processing library for Arduino, PlatformIO, and ESP-IDF that provides audio sources, sinks, encoders/decoders (MP3,… | 93 | 2399 | active |
| OpenGloves LucidGloves is an open-source DIY VR haptic glove project providing Arduino/ESP32 firmware and 3D-printable hardware files for finger track… | 41 | 2396 | active |
| PYNQ PYNQ is an open-source Python framework from AMD/Xilinx for designing embedded systems on Zynq and other adaptive computing platforms (FPGA… | 93 | 2364 | active |
| gnuton/asuswrt-merlin.ng A fork of the Asuswrt-Merlin third-party firmware that extends support to additional ASUS routers, including DSL and WiFi 6/7 models. It pr… | 87 | 2357 | active |
| espressif/esp-adf Espressif's official Advanced Development Framework for building audio and multimedia applications on ESP32-series SoCs. It provides pipeli… | 77 | 2319 | active |
| ckcr4lyf/EvilAppleJuice-ESP32 An ESP32 firmware written in C++ that spams Apple Continuity BLE advertisements to flood nearby iPhones with pop-up notifications. It is ba… | 64 | 2305 | active |
| openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App OpenBeken is open-source firmware serving as a Tasmota/ESPHome replacement for Tuya-based and other IoT modules across many chipsets (BK723… | 92 | 2298 | active |
| bigtreetech/BIGTREETECH-SKR-mini-E3 Repository for the BIGTREETECH SKR Mini E3, an ultra-quiet 32-bit control board for 3D printers, containing firmware binaries, hardware doc… | 42 | 2275 | active |
| HermannBjorgvin/Clawdmeter Clawdmeter is ESP32 firmware for a small desk dashboard that displays Claude Code usage with animated pixel-art indicators on AMOLED/LCD to… | 82 | 2260 | active |
| AtomVM AtomVM is a lightweight implementation of the BEAM virtual machine that runs Erlang, Elixir, and Gleam bytecode on microcontrollers and oth… | 67 | 2248 | active |
| themactep/thingino-firmware Thingino is an open-source firmware for IP cameras built on Ingenic SoCs, replacing locked-down vendor software with a transparent, communi… | 99 | 2239 | active |
| tnm/zclaw zclaw is a personal AI assistant firmware written in C that runs entirely on ESP32 microcontrollers within a strict 888 KiB all-in firmware… | 60 | 2230 | active |
| espressif/esp-claw ESP-Claw is Espressif's 'Chat Coding' AI agent framework for IoT devices, reimplemented in C for ESP32-series chips. It lets users define d… | 64 | 2227 | active |
| bmorcelli/Launcher A GRUB-like application launcher firmware for ESP32-based boards such as M5Stack, LilyGO, CYD, and Marauder devices. It lets users install,… | 91 | 2220 | active |
| vshymanskyy/TinyGSM TinyGSM is a small Arduino library for controlling GSM/GPRS/LTE cellular modems such as SIM800, SIM900, SIM7000, Quectel, u-blox, and XBee … | 61 | 2219 | active |
| dchristl/macless-haystack Macless-Haystack is a self-hosted application that lets you build your own Apple FindMy network tracker using OpenHaystack-compatible hardw… | 72 | 2205 | active |
| tbnobody/OpenDTU OpenDTU is ESP32 firmware that replaces the proprietary Hoymiles DTU cloud gateway for solar micro-inverters, communicating directly over t… | 93 | 2192 | active |
| HomeSpan/HomeSpan HomeSpan is an Arduino library for building custom Apple HomeKit accessories on ESP32 microcontrollers, implementing the HAP-R2 protocol di… | 84 | 2188 | active |
| ThingPulse/esp8266-oled-ssd1306 An Arduino/ESP8266/ESP32/mbed-os driver library for SSD1306 and SH1106 based OLED displays in 128x64, 128x32, 64x48, and 64x32 resolutions,… | 63 | 2178 | stable |
| penk/penkesu Penkesu Computer is an open-source hardware project providing complete designs, 3D-printable case files, and a bill of materials for buildi… | 32 | 2173 | stable |
| HyperHDR HyperHDR is an open-source ambient lighting application that analyzes screen content and audio in real time to drive addressable LED strips… | 88 | 2172 | active |
| adafruit/DHT-sensor-library An Arduino library for reading DHT series low-cost temperature and humidity sensors (DHT11, DHT22, AM2302). It provides a simple C++ API on… | 60 | 2169 | stable |
| martin-ger/esp32_nat_router Open-source firmware that turns an ESP32 into a WiFi NAT router and firewall, routing between an AP interface and a STA or Ethernet uplink.… | 75 | 2167 | active |
| espressif/esp-who ESP-WHO is an image processing development platform from Espressif providing face detection, face recognition, pedestrian detection, and QR… | 63 | 2156 | active |
| esp-rs/esp-hal esp-hal is a bare-metal (no_std) hardware abstraction layer written in Rust for Espressif ESP32-family microcontrollers, covering ESP32, C,… | 94 | 2150 | active |
| gpiozero/gpiozero A Python library providing a simple, low-boilerplate interface to GPIO devices on the Raspberry Pi. It offers component classes for LEDs, b… | 71 | 2141 | stable |
| Ibex RISC-V Core Ibex is a production-quality, open-source 32-bit RISC-V CPU core written in SystemVerilog, originally developed as 'Zero-riscy' in the PULP… | 77 | 2126 | active |
| motioneye-project/motioneyeos motionEyeOS is a Linux distribution that turns single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi into a video surveillance system with camera mo… | 23 | 8215 | maintenance |
| mcu-tools/mcuboot MCUboot is a secure bootloader for 32-bit microcontrollers that defines common infrastructure for bootloaders and flash layout, enabling se… | 77 | 2120 | stable |
| adafruit/Adafruit_SSD1306 An Arduino library for driving monochrome OLED displays based on the SSD1306 controller chip, supporting 128x64 and 128x32 panels over I2C … | 73 | 2108 | stable |
| cyberman54/ESP32-Paxcounter ESP32-Paxcounter is firmware for cheap ESP32 LoRa IoT boards that counts nearby mobile devices by sniffing Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals, est… | 84 | 2103 | active |
| Wasm3 Wasm3 is a fast WebAssembly interpreter and universal WASM runtime written in C, usable as a CLI tool or embedded library with bindings for… | 97 | 8037 | maintenance |
| agittins/bermuda Bermuda is a Home Assistant custom integration (installed via HACS) that tracks Bluetooth/BLE devices by room/area using ESPHome Bluetooth … | 90 | 2076 | active |
| cifertech/nRFBox nRFBox is an open-source ESP32-based handheld tool that scans, analyzes, jams, and spoofs BLE, Wi-Fi, and 2.4GHz signals using an nRF24L01 … | 69 | 2060 | active |
| ScenicFramework/scenic Scenic is a client application UI framework for Elixir/Erlang/OTP that renders 2D retained-mode interfaces directly on top of OpenGL. It ta… | 42 | 2059 | active |
| libretro/Lakka-LibreELEC Lakka is a lightweight open-source Linux distribution built on LibreELEC that turns small computers like the Raspberry Pi into a dedicated … | 72 | 2056 | active |
| canonical/snapd snapd is the background daemon and snap CLI tool that manages snap packages on Linux systems, handling installation, updates, confinement, … | 98 | 2055 | stable |
| wb2osz/direwolf Dire Wolf is a software soundcard AX.25 packet modem/TNC and APRS encoder/decoder written in C. It replaces hardware TNCs, decoding radio s… | 80 | 2053 | active |
| mongoose-os-apps/shelly-homekit Open-source Apple HomeKit firmware for Shelly smart home devices, written in C++ on Mongoose OS. It exposes Shelly relays, sensors, and shu… | 92 | 2047 | active |
| akdeb/ElatoAI ElatoAI is an open-source platform for running realtime voice AI conversations on ESP32/Arduino hardware, supporting 100+ STT, LLM, and TTS… | 63 | 2034 | active |
| HomeAssistant Tapo Control Integration A Home Assistant custom component (HACS-installable) that integrates TP-Link Tapo cameras, doorbells, and chimes, providing control, PTZ, m… | 95 | 2024 | active |
| CANopenNode CANopenNode is a free and open-source CANopen protocol stack written in ANSI C, implementing the standardized CiA301 (EN 50325-4) higher-la… | 60 | 2020 | stable |
| TailsmanDesign/PocketMage_PDA PocketMage is an open-source E-Ink PDA built on an ESP32-S3, running a custom C++ operating system (PocketMageOS) developed with PlatformIO… | 81 | 2019 | active |
| flutter-pi A lightweight Flutter Engine embedder for Linux embedded systems, primarily the Raspberry Pi, that runs Flutter apps directly on the frameb… | 73 | 2003 | active |
| ESP3D ESP3D is open-source firmware for ESP8266/ESP8285 and ESP32 boards that adds WiFi connectivity to 3D printers, CNC machines, and sand table… | 89 | 1998 | active |
| iiab/iiab Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) is a self-hosted 'learning hotspot' application that turns a Raspberry Pi or Linux machine into an offline digital… | 68 | 1981 | active |
| Blackymas/NSPanel_HA_Blueprint A Home Assistant Blueprint and ESPHome-based firmware configuration for the Sonoff NSPanel smart wall panel, allowing full customization th… | 81 | 1957 | active |
| jerryscript-project/jerryscript JerryScript is an ultra-lightweight JavaScript engine written in C99 for resource-constrained devices like microcontrollers, running in und… | 40 | 7418 | maintenance |
| EPDiy EPDiy is a driver board and accompanying software library for driving affordable E-Paper (E-Ink) display modules, typically salvaged from e… | 92 | 1946 | active |
| egzumer/uv-k5-firmware-custom An open-source custom firmware for the Quansheng UV-K5/K6/5R handheld radio, merging OneOfEleven's custom firmware with fagci's spectrum an… | 19 | 1932 | active |
| AutoArk/EVA-OS EVA OS / EVA Platform is a real-time multimodal AI operating system and development platform for next-generation smart hardware, combining … | 63 | 1929 | active |
| deCONZ A C++ REST-API plugin for the deCONZ gateway software that exposes Zigbee 3.0, ZHA, and ZLL devices (lights, switches, sensors) over HTTP. … | 84 | 1905 | active |
| cifertech/RF-Clown RF-Clown is an open-source BLE and Bluetooth jammer built on ESP32 and multiple nRF24L01 radio modules, with an OLED display, NeoPixel feed… | 60 | 1894 | active |
| TuyaOpen TuyaOpen is an open-source, cross-platform C/C++ SDK and IoT OS for building AI-agent hardware on Tuya T-series MCUs, ESP32, Beken, LN882H,… | 86 | 1888 | active |
| sbabic/swupdate SWUpdate is a Linux update agent for safely updating embedded Linux devices in the field, supporting local and OTA updates with multiple st… | 81 | 1876 | stable |
| schollz/howmanypeoplearearound A Python CLI tool that estimates how many people are nearby by sniffing WiFi probe requests from smartphones using tshark. It works with mo… | 23 | 7088 | maintenance |
| okalachev/flix Flix is an open-source ESP32-based quadcopter flight controller and firmware built from scratch in Arduino C++, designed for education and … | 82 | 1864 | active |
| OpenEPaperLink OpenEPaperLink is an open-source alternative firmware and 802.15.4-based protocol for repurposing commercial electronic shelf labels (e-pap… | 93 | 1857 | active |
| lds133/weather_landscape A Python application that renders weather forecasts as a stylized landscape image instead of numeric dashboards, encoding time, temperature… | 53 | 1828 | active |
| JesseCHale/HaleHound-CYD HaleHound-CYD is a multi-protocol offensive security toolkit firmware for the ESP32 Cheap Yellow Display, offering 40+ attack modules acros… | 83 | 1819 | active |
| MakeYourPet/hexapod An open-source project providing 3D-printable STL files, wiring diagrams, and build instructions for constructing a hexapod (six-legged) ro… | 32 | 1817 | active |
| Amog-OS/AmogOS AmogOS is a parody Linux distribution themed around the game Among Us, built on Openbox WM and LXDE to stay lightweight. It ships custom wa… | 54 | 1816 | active |
| FortySevenEffects/arduino_midi_library A C++ library that adds MIDI input/output communication to Arduino boards, supporting all MIDI message types including System messages, Sys… | 23 | 1813 | stable |
| stack-chan/stack-chan Stack-chan is an open-source, JavaScript/TypeScript-driven desktop robot built on M5Stack (CoreS3) hardware, with firmware, MOD application… | 96 | 1799 | active |