ESPHome

ESPHome 2026.10 is here. Devices can now call Home Assistant actions, Sendspin pairing is simpler, and compressed OTA makes updates more efficient. What are you building first? Check out the release blog. www.esphome.io/blog/2026/10...

Back in business! 🎉 The Open Home Foundation merch store is live again, and you can now shop in your own currency 🌍 We’ve got lots more improvements coming over the next few months 👀 Shop the merch 🛍️ store.openhomefoundation.org/

Submit your SCaLE talk proposal 👇 If accepted, you’ll receive: 🎟️ SCaLE Pass 🚃 Travel & accommodation reimbursement 👕 Open Home Foundation merch Questions? events@openhomefoundation.org www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/24x/cfp

Calling our SoCal community members - do you have a passion for giving talks about Home Assistant or ESPHome? SCaLE 24x has proposal submissions open through November 1 🎉 If you want to submit a talk, we'd love to support you! What does this look like? 🧐 👇🏼

ESPHome 2026.9.0 is here, with faster builds and encrypted updates 🙌 Catch up in the latest Open Home Foundation newsletter 👇 newsletter.openhomefoundation.org/thirteen-yea...

ESPHome 2026.9 is here! Encrypted OTA via Noise protocol, a ground-up Modbus controller rework with shared bus polling, LVGL list and table widgets, and four new sensor platforms. Read the full release blog. esphome.io/blog/2026/09...

🏠⚡ Home is where the hardware is. ESPHome + Open Home Foundation are coming to Lisbon! 🎉 Show us what you’ve built — and what you’re still fighting with. 📅 23 Sept · 7pm 📍 Impact Hub Lisbon 🎟️ Free · A few spaces left 👇 luma.com/t13dc6er

Don't miss out! Grab your merch before Thursday. Every purchase directly supports our mission.

Countdown to Community Day 2026 starts now! 🥳 We have lots prepared for hosts & guests this year, so read our blog to learn about our playbook for community meetups, how to submit a request to receive official Open Home Foundation merchandise, & more 👇🏼 www.openhomefoundation.org/blog/countdo...

Using an ESPHome device as a serial proxy? Home Assistant 2026.9's new serial panel shows every proxy you've got at a glance 🎉 Handy for seeing which devices are being provided, and which integrations they are using!

It's time for the August Newsletter 🎉 This month we sow the seeds, you grow the (open) home 🌱. We're talking about HAIR, the ESPHome Starter Kit and publishing our Home Assistant Survey dataset! Read on 👇 newsletter.openhomefoundation.org/we-sow-the-s... #HomeAssistant #Newsletter #SmartHome

Presence detected 🏡 Want to talk shop with a specific team member at IFA Berlin? Here's when we're home. Stop by, say hi, and geek out about your favorite topics. 👋

🚨We're LIVE with ESPHome Starter Kit launch! 🎥 Come and see what we've been building with our commercial partner Apollo Automation. #HomeAutomation #SmartHome #ESPHome #HomeAssistant

1 HOUR! 🎉 We're launching the ESPHome Starter Kit at 21:00 CEST on the ESPHome Youtube Channel. It's us, commercial partners Apollo Automation, special guests and YOU! See you there for all the details! 🎉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK2H...

🚀 24 hours to go! The ESPHome Starter Kit drops tomorrow, Aug 12 at 21:00 CEST. We're celebrating with our commercial partner Apollo Automation and special guests Reed (Smart Home Solver), Simon (Simon Says Home Assistant), and Gavin (Hometech.fm). See you there for all the details! 🎉

🚀 T-minus one week to lift-off! The ESPHome Starter Kit launches next Wednesday, Aug 12 at 21:00 CEST. Join us as we celebrate with our commercial partner Apollo Automation, plus special guests Reed (Smart Home Solver), Simon (Simon Says Home Assistant), and Gavin (Hometech.fm). See you there! 🎉

Say hello to the ESPHome Device Builder desktop app, available now for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It's a super easy way to deploy and manage your devices in a single download. You can read more about it in our blog 👇 esphome.io/blog/2026/08... #SmartHome #HomeAssistant #HomeAutomation

🚨 New T-shirt Alert! 🚨 Fresh in store are our new Dark Mode t-shirts! Rep your favorite project with a minimal design. Available in our EU store now! 👇 store.openhomefoundation.org/shop/p/t-shi...

Find out how and why we’re implementing analytics on our websites: via open source software with no personal data collection or tracking. Read more 👇

The ESPHome Starter Kit is coming soon, and you're invited to our official launch party! Join us on Aug 12 to dive into the detail with our partners Apollo Automation and some other familiar faces as we celebrate lift-off 🚀 youtube.com/live/aK2HMY9... #HomeAutomation #SmartHome #HomeAssistant

You're invited to our "Cozy Sanctuary" at IFA Berlin! These shows can be exhausting. So stop by for a coffee and chat! You'll be able to rest, recharge, and get hands-on with products and merch 👕 in your smart home away from home 🏠 Read More 👇

Take a trip with us to one of the world's largest botanical gardens, where they're using Home Assistant to make tech more approachable 🌱, the new ESPHome Device builder, and preview our device database! newsletter.openhomefoundation.org/the-walled-g... #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #Newsletter

ESPHome 2026.6.0 is here! 🛠️ Say hello to the new visual Device Builder, an interactive component catalog, integrated pin lists, and background multitasking to flash your whole fleet in parallel. Faster, leaner, and now beginner-friendly (YAML still welcome).

It's time for the June Newsletter! This month were breaking free from the disposable smart home, talking major Matter upgrades and ask for your input on the future of our newsletter. newsletter.openhomefoundation.org/breaking-fre... #Newsletter #HomeAutomation #SmartHome #HomeAssistant #Privacy

We recently added to the growing list of protocols supported by ESPHome, with RF, IR and serial proxy components. So now you can breathe new life into all those old devices lurking in your drawers! Find out how below. 👇

As part of our commitment to building in the open, we’re proud to publish the foundation’s very first Annual Report for 2025 🎉 From structural changes to big projects, it gives a detailed look into who we are and how we operate, along with our wins of 2025 and what’s next! Link below 🔗🧵

ESPHome devices with IR receivers can now become IR Listeners for your whole home with Home Assistant 2026.6!

Let's hear it for our speakers! 🎤 The team covered how we're building in the open, what's next from our commercial partners, and a new roadmap that you can shape! Thank you for joining us at State of the Open Home 2026. 🎉 #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #HomeAssistant #ESPHome #MusicAssistant

The Open Home Foundation has an official blog now! 🎉 For our first post, we have the State of the Open Home recap blog. Thanks so much to everyone who joined us in person and watched us live - if you missed out on the live event, you can find the whole thing on our Youtube channel. #HomeAutomation

That's a wrap on State of the Open Home 2026! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined us in Utrecht and watching worldwide! We are so excited for the year ahead. Let's build in the open together!

Tickets on sale NOW! 🎟️ Your chance to join our live audience has arrived! Be part of the inspiring conversations, lively debate, and creative energy that flows when Open Home advocates get together! #SmartHome #HomeAutomation #HomeAssistant