WLED
Firmware for controlling addressable LED strips
WLED is a fast and feature-rich firmware for controlling addressable LED strips with ESP8266 and ESP32 boards. It offers a web interface, effects, and integrations with home automation platforms.
Key features
- Addressable LED control
- Dozens of effects
- Web and mobile interface
- Home automation integrations
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Easy to flash and use
- Vibrant effects
Trade-offs
- LED strips only
- Needs ESP hardware
WLED replaces
Compare WLED
85 head-to-head comparisons.
- WLED vs Home Assistant
- WLED vs Frigate
- WLED vs ntfy
- WLED vs Homebridge
- WLED vs Tasmota
- WLED vs ThingsBoard
- WLED vs EMQX
- WLED vs Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc
- WLED vs Zigbee2MQTT
- WLED vs ESPHome
- WLED vs Mosquitto
- WLED vs HACS
- WLED vs Home Assistant Operating System
- WLED vs evcc
- WLED vs Scrypted
- WLED vs Mushroom
- WLED vs Piper
- WLED vs Bubble Card
- WLED vs OpenMQTTGateway
- WLED vs Domoticz Companion DZVents
- WLED vs Hyperion
- WLED vs Domoticz
- WLED vs Home Assistant Companion
- WLED vs ESPEasy
- WLED vs Sonoff DIY Tools
- WLED vs Gladys Assistant
- WLED vs Rhasspy
- WLED vs Mozilla WebThings Gateway
- WLED vs openWakeWord
- WLED vs Button Card
- WLED vs Awtrix Light
- WLED vs OpenBeken
- WLED vs Home Assistant Supervisor
- WLED vs SmartApp Bridge
- WLED vs deCONZ
- WLED vs ApexCharts Card
- WLED vs OpenRemote
- WLED vs diyHue
- WLED vs card-mod
- WLED vs Mini Media Player
- WLED vs TinyTuya Server
- WLED vs Home Assistant Floorplan
- WLED vs HA-Bridge
- WLED vs ESPresense
- WLED vs Govee2MQTT
- WLED vs ioBroker
- WLED vs OpenEnergyMonitor Emoncms
- WLED vs HASS.Agent
- WLED vs Wyoming Satellite
- WLED vs Z-Wave JS UI
- WLED vs OwnTracks Recorder
- WLED vs LocalTuya
- WLED vs openHAB
- WLED vs Frigate Cards
- WLED vs Python Matter Server
- WLED vs OpenHASP
- WLED vs Tasmoadmin
- WLED vs AppDaemon
- WLED vs Ring-MQTT
- WLED vs EMHASS
- WLED vs Domoticz Plugin Hub
- WLED vs Zigbee2MQTT Frontend
- WLED vs OpenSprinkler
- WLED vs Grott Growatt Monitor
- WLED vs Zigbee2MQTT Assistant
- WLED vs SIP Irrigation Control
- WLED vs Jeedom
- WLED vs Node-RED Dashboard 2.0
- WLED vs OpenHAB Cloud
- WLED vs OpenVoiceOS
- WLED vs SmartIR
- WLED vs Theengs Gateway
- WLED vs Zwave-JS Server
- WLED vs SOLECTRUS
- WLED vs SmartHomeNG
- WLED vs Victron Venus OS Bridge
- WLED vs Dahua2MQTT
- WLED vs Streamline Smart Home Dashboards
- WLED vs Calaos
- WLED vs ESPHome Web Tools
- WLED vs Habapp
- WLED vs FHEM
- WLED vs LHA
- WLED vs Onloc
- WLED vs Find My Device
Similar home automation apps
Home Assistant
Home AutomationOpen-source home automation that puts privacy first
Replaces SmartThings, Google Home
Frigate
Home AutomationLocal NVR with real-time AI object detection
Replaces Google Home
ntfy
Home AutomationSend push notifications to your phone via simple HTTP
Replaces Pushover, Pushbullet
Homebridge
Home AutomationBring non-HomeKit smart devices into Apple Home
Replaces Apple HomeKit hubs
Tasmota
Home AutomationOpen-source firmware for ESP-based smart devices
Replaces Tuya Cloud
ThingsBoard
Home AutomationOpen-source IoT platform for device management and data
Replaces AWS IoT, Azure IoT