vESP Cloud offers drag-and-drop Home Assistant dashboards for ESP32 screens
The free open-source browser editor generates firmware for a 480 × 480 ESP32 touchscreen, with Wi-Fi credentials entered directly between browser and display.
vESP Cloud, a free open-source visual editor that runs in the browser, has been presented as a way to build Home Assistant dashboards for inexpensive ESP32 touchscreen displays. According to howtogeek.com, the tool works from a drag-and-drop canvas that represents a 480 × 480 screen and generates firmware for the supported display.
The editor includes widgets for text, clocks, buttons, icons, lights, HVAC controls, weather, calendars, images and to-do lists. Users install the generated firmware on the display over a USB-C data cable using a compatible browser, and Wi-Fi credentials are entered directly between the browser and the device rather than through an outside service.
A companion Home Assistant integration, HA Metadata Exporter, exports Home Assistant entities to a JSON file that can then be imported into vESP Cloud.
The hardware used in the project is the Guition ESP32-S3-4848S040 touchscreen module, which is sold through marketplaces such as AliExpress.
Quick answers
What is vESP Cloud?
It is a free, open-source browser-based visual editor for building Home Assistant dashboards on ESP32 touchscreen displays.
Which display does it support?
The project uses the Guition ESP32-S3-4848S040 touchscreen module, which is sold through marketplaces such as AliExpress.
How is the firmware installed?
Firmware is installed on the display via a USB-C data cable and a compatible browser, with Wi-Fi credentials entered directly between browser and display.