esphome-device-builder
ESPHome Device Builder
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Yes. The package is actively maintained, carries no known vulnerabilities, and has low install friction. It is stable (1.0+) and ships as the default dashboard in the official ESPHome add-on. Install it if you want a guided web interface for device configuration instead of hand-editing YAML, or if you are already running ESPHome and want to try the new dashboard. The Apache-2.0 license is permissive. Requires Python 3.12 or later.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.12 or later.
- The [esphome] extra installs the upstream esphome compiler; omit it if running under Home Assistant add-on or ESPHome Desktop.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license. You can use, modify, and distribute the package freely in commercial or private projects; attribution is required but no copyleft obligations apply.
last release 2026-08-12 (2 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 86 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 140,105 downloads/mo, #11,276 on PyPI
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python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install 'esphome-device-builder[esphome]'
esphome-device-builder ~/esphome-configs- Whether the dashboard's device discovery and network features work reliably across different network topologies and firewall configurations.
- Performance characteristics when managing large numbers of devices or complex automations.
- Compatibility with custom ESPHome components not bundled in the official distribution.
What it is and what it does
ESPHome Device Builder is a modern web dashboard for the ESPHome IoT firmware framework. It replaces manual YAML editing with a guided interface for configuring devices, composing automations, exploring available components and boards, and managing firmware builds and deployments. The package ships as the default dashboard in the official ESPHome Home Assistant add-on (as of ESPHome 2026.6.0) and as an opt-in backend in ESPHome Desktop; it also runs standalone on PyPI for developers and headless servers.
The dashboard depends on aiohttp for async HTTP serving, zeroconf for mDNS device discovery, cryptography for secure operations, and several YAML and serialization libraries (ruamel.yaml, orjson, mashumaro) to handle configuration I/O. It binds to localhost:6052 by default in standalone mode and serves a frontend built from esphome-device-builder-frontend. On Windows, builds are routed to a short path to avoid exceeding path length limits during deep compilation. The package is actively maintained, reached stable status at 1.0, and carries no known security vulnerabilities.
Use it for
- Set up and configure devices through a web UI instead of writing YAML by hand.
- Discover devices on your local network and manage their firmware updates from a central dashboard.
- Compose home automation rules and automations without editing configuration files directly.
- Run the dashboard in a Docker container or Home Assistant add-on for centralized device management.
- Deploy the dashboard on a headless server or development machine to compile and flash multiple devices.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
The package is actively maintained, carries no known vulnerabilities, and has low install friction. It is stable (1.0+) and ships as the default dashboard in the official ESPHome add-on. Install it if you want a guided web interface for device configuration instead of hand-editing YAML, or if you are already running ESPHome and want to try the new dashboard. The Apache-2.0 license is permissive. Requires Python 3.12 or later.
Install
esphome-device-builder on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel. Active maintenance—released 2026-08-12, last commit 2026-08-14. Requires Python 3.12 or later. The 15 runtime dependencies include aiohttp, cryptography, and zeroconf for network operations; no compiled extensions in the core package itself.
Requires Python 3.12 or later. The [esphome] extra installs the upstream esphome compiler; omit it if running under Home Assistant add-on or ESPHome Desktop.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license. You can use, modify, and distribute the package freely in commercial or private projects; attribution is required but no copyleft obligations apply.
Quickstart
python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install 'esphome-device-builder[esphome]'
esphome-device-builder ~/esphome-configsVerify before relying
- Whether the dashboard's device discovery and network features work reliably across different network topologies and firewall configurations.
- Performance characteristics when managing large numbers of devices or complex automations.
- Compatibility with custom ESPHome components not bundled in the official distribution.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.12 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 15 packagesesphome-device-builder-frontendaiohttpaiohttp-asyncmdnsresolvercolorlogcryptographyfnv-hash-fastifaddricmplibmashumaroorjsonpywin32pyyamlruamel.yamlvoluptuouszeroconf |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 2 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 140,105 / month, #11,276 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 3 - AlphaEnvironment :: ConsoleIntended Audience :: DevelopersProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Topic :: Home Automation |
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