---
title: "ESPHome Device Builder"
description: "ESPHome Device Builder is an app for Home Assistant. It has 128k installs sharing analytics and was last updated October 27, 2026."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/esphome"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/esphome.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-22"
version: "1.4"
---

# ESPHome Device Builder

> ESPHome Device Builder is an app for Home Assistant. It has 128k installs sharing analytics and was last updated October 27, 2026.

From the [repository description](https://github.com/esphome/home-assistant-addon):

> Build your own smart home devices using ESPHome, no programming experience required

[Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/supervisor_app/?app=5c53de3b_esphome&repository_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fesphome%2Fhome-assistant-addon)

Apps need Home Assistant OS. Container and Core installs cannot run them.

## Supports

- **Opens in the sidebar**: Its own page opens inside Home Assistant.
- **Actively maintained**: Its author released or pushed a change in the last six months.

## Setting it up

Add its app repository under Settings, Apps, then install and start it.

## Permissions

- **Host network**: Uses the host's network directly instead of its own.
- **Hardware access**: Can reach USB, serial or GPIO devices.
- **Supervisor API**: Can talk to the Supervisor, which manages apps and the system.
- **Sign-in checks**: Can check Home Assistant usernames and passwords.

## Configuration

- **Default compile process limit**
- **Install ESPHome from a fork or branch**
- **Home Assistant Dashboard Integration**
- **Disable external authentication**

## At a glance

- Kind: App
- Brand: [ESPHome](https://vulpo.app/integrations/esphome.md)
- Number: 128k installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Connection not stated
- Upkeep: Updated in the last 6 months
- Needs: Needs Home Assistant OS
- Runs on: x86-64, 64-bit ARM
- Latest version: 2026.10.0, last updated October 27, 2026
- Source: <https://github.com/esphome/home-assistant-addon>

## Other ways in for ESPHome

| Name | Kind | Installs or stars | Connection | Upkeep |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [ESPHome](https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/esphome.md) | Built-in integration | 154k installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Part of Home Assistant |
| [ESPHome Designer](https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/koosoli-esphomedesigner.md) | Marketplace integration | 1.2k installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Updated in the last 6 months |
| [ESPHome Update Manager](https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/krivatri-esphome-update-manager.md) | Marketplace integration | 296 installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Updated in the last 6 months |
| [ESPHome Smart Updater](https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/paulbiod-ha-esphome-smart-updater.md) | Marketplace integration | 81 installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Updated in the last 6 months |
| [ESPHome Firmware Bridge](https://github.com/RF1705/ESPHome-Firmware-Bridge) | Marketplace integration | 14 installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Updated in the last 6 months |

Independent directory, made by the developer of Vulpo. Not affiliated with Home Assistant or the Open Home Foundation. [About these numbers](https://vulpo.app/integrations/about)

Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/esphome

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