espressif/ESP8266_RTOS_SDK
Latest ESP8266 SDK based on FreeRTOS, esp-idf style. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
64/100
- Activity 91
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4289
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 56
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3563 stars · 1623 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Espressif's official FreeRTOS-based software development kit for the ESP8266 chip, written in C and following the esp-idf style API. It provides Wi-Fi drivers, peripherals, build tooling, and libraries for developing firmware on ESP8266 microcontrollers.
Use cases
- build firmware for esp8266 wifi chip
- program esp8266 with freertos
- develop iot devices with esp8266
- flash wifi microcontroller projects in c
- port esp-idf style code to esp8266
- control gpio and wifi on esp8266
When to choose
- you are developing C firmware for the ESP8266 and want an RTOS-based, esp-idf-style API
- you need official Espressif Wi-Fi and peripheral drivers for ESP8266
- you want FreeRTOS multitasking on the ESP8266
When to avoid
- you are targeting ESP32 or newer Espressif chips - use esp-idf instead
- you want a beginner-friendly Arduino-style environment
- you need actively developed features - the SDK is in maintenance pending migration to esp-idf
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
sdk embedded networking cryptography concurrency iot embedded-systems hardware embedded iot cross-platform c esp8266 freertos esp-idf wifi espressif firmware microcontroller lwip mbedtls
8 sources
- readme: https://github.com/espressif/ESP8266_RTOS_SDK · fetched 2026-08-28 · 93bb8965d42b
- homepage: http://bbs.espressif.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 951a32930c53
- site_page: https://bbs.espressif.com/faq.php · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6085582c36f3
- site_page: https://bbs.espressif.com/viewforum.php?f=21 · fetched 2026-08-29 · df2b2f6ef1d4
- site_page: https://bbs.espressif.com/viewforum.php?f=51 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1f4c7ab1ee68
- site_page: https://bbs.espressif.com/viewforum.php?f=61 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 61a6e75de2a5
- site_page: http://www.espressif.com/en/support/explore/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 700dbcd2e366
- site_page: https://bbs.espressif.com/viewforum.php?f=49 · fetched 2026-08-29 · c9be48c51dba
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| espressif/ESP8266_RTOS_SDK | main | 64 |
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