ESPConnect version history

- Device Information documentation links now use official Chinese Espressif docs for Chinese UI, with English fallback.

## ESPConnect v1.1.16 Browser-based control center for ESP32 and ESP8266 boards - now as a standalone desktop application. ### Changes ### Fixed - Maker Tools now follows the selected light theme instead of keeping dark cards in light mode. ### Downloads | Platform | Architecture | File Type | Notes | |----------|--------------|-----------|-------| | macOS | Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) | `.dmg` | macOS 11+ | | macOS | Intel | `.dmg` | macOS 10.13+ | | Windows | x64 | `.exe` installer | Windows 10+ | | Linux | x64 | `.deb` / `.rpm` | Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, etc. | | Web UI | Any | `.zip` | Static `dist/` build for custom hosting | ### Installation **macOS Apple Silicon:** ```bash curl -L -O "https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/releases/download/v1.1.16/ESPConnect-arm64.dmg" ``` Open the DMG and drag ESPConnect to Applications. First launch: Right-click > Open to bypass Gatekeeper. **macOS Intel:** ```bash curl -L -O "https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/releases/download/v1.1.16/ESPConnect-x64.dmg" ``` Open the DMG and drag ESPConnect to Applications. First launch: Right-click > Open to bypass Gatekeeper. **Windows:** Download and run the `.ex

## ESPConnect v1.1.15 Browser-based control center for ESP32 and ESP8266 boards - now as a standalone desktop application! ### Improvement - Added a Maker Tools page under Resources with links, tutorials, and thumbnails for companion maker utilities. ### Internal runtime - Bump tasmota-webserial-esptool from 7.3.7 to 7.3.10. - Bump Electron from 42.2.0 to 42.5.0. - Bump Vue from 3.5.34 to 3.5.38, vue-i18n from 11.4.4 to 11.4.6, and Vuetify from 4.0.7 to 4.1.2. ### Development tooling - Bump Vite from 8.0.14 to 8.1.0, Vitest from 4.1.7 to 4.1.9, Playwright from 1.60.0 to 1.61.1, vue-tsc from 3.3.2 to 3.3.5, and Sass from 1.100.0 to 1.101.0. - Updated esptool contract test transcripts for the ESP32-S3 handshake sequence used by tasmota-webserial-esptool 7.3.10. ### 🎯 Features - ✅ Works completely **offline** - no internet connection required - ✅ Native Web Serial API support for all platforms - ✅ Flash firmware, manage SPIFFS/LittleFS, backup flash memory - ✅ Device info, partitions viewer, NVS Inspector, serial monitor - ✅ Community translations (Best effort) ### 📥 Downloads | Platform | Architecture | File Type | Notes | |----------|--------------|-

## ESPConnect v1.1.14 ### Improvement - Added Czech translations. Thanks to macikm for the contribution ([PR #161](https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/pull/161)). ### Fixed - Kept Czech session log diagnostic entries in English to match the app localization rules. Browser-based control center for ESP32 and ESP8266 boards - now as a standalone desktop application! ### 🎯 Features - ✅ Works completely **offline** - no internet connection required - ✅ Native Web Serial API support for all platforms - ✅ Flash firmware, manage SPIFFS/LittleFS, backup flash memory - ✅ Device info, partitions viewer, NVS Inspector, serial monitor - ✅ Community translations (Best effort) ### 📥 Downloads | Platform | Architecture | File Type | Notes | |----------|--------------|-----------|-------| | macOS | Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) | `.dmg` | macOS 11+ | | macOS | Intel | `.dmg` | macOS 10.13+ | | Windows | x64 | `.exe` installer | Windows 10+ | | Linux | x64 | `.deb` / `.rpm` | Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, etc. | | Web UI | Any | `.zip` | Static `dist/` build for custom hosting | ### 📝 Installation **macOS Apple Silicon:** ```bash curl -L -O "https://github

## ESPConnect v1.1.13 ### Fixed - Electron serial port selection now uses a bounded, scrollable in-app picker so systems with many ports remain easy to use ([issue #160](https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/issues/160)). Browser-based control center for ESP32 and ESP8266 boards - now as a standalone desktop application! ### 🎯 Features - ✅ Works completely **offline** - no internet connection required - ✅ Native Web Serial API support for all platforms - ✅ Flash firmware, manage SPIFFS/LittleFS, backup flash memory - ✅ Device info, partitions viewer, NVS Inspector, serial monitor - ✅ Community translations (Best effort) ### 📥 Downloads | Platform | Architecture | File Type | Notes | |----------|--------------|-----------|-------| | macOS | Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) | `.dmg` | macOS 11+ | | macOS | Intel | `.dmg` | macOS 10.13+ | | Windows | x64 | `.exe` installer | Windows 10+ | | Linux | x64 | `.deb` / `.rpm` | Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, etc. | | Web UI | Any | `.zip` | Static `dist/` build for custom hosting | ### 📝 Installation **macOS Apple Silicon:** ```bash curl -L -O "https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/releases

## ESPConnect v1.1.12 ### Improvement - NVS Inspector now shows used NVS entry storage in bytes compared with the selected NVS partition size ([issue #157](https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/issues/157)). - Added a scalable SVG favicon while keeping the existing ICO fallback ([PR #158](https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/pull/158)). ### Fixed - Partition table read failures now show a clear UI error instead of appearing as an empty partition/app list ([issue #159](https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/issues/159)). ### 🎯 Features - ✅ Works completely **offline** - no internet connection required - ✅ Native Web Serial API support for all platforms - ✅ Flash firmware, manage SPIFFS/LittleFS, backup flash memory - ✅ Device info, partitions viewer, NVS Inspector, serial monitor - ✅ Community translations (Best effort) ### 📥 Downloads | Platform | Architecture | File Type | Notes | |----------|--------------|-----------|-------| | macOS | Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) | `.dmg` | macOS 11+ | | macOS | Intel | `.dmg` | macOS 10.13+ | | Windows | x64 | `.exe` installer | Windows 10+ | | Linux | x64 | `.deb` / `.rpm` |

## ESPConnect v1.1.10 - Added German translations. Thanks to flxcraft for the contribution ([PR #141](https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/pull/141)). Browser-based control center for ESP32 and ESP8266 boards - now as a standalone desktop application! ### 🎯 Features - ✅ Works completely **offline** - no internet connection required - ✅ Native Web Serial API support for all platforms - ✅ Flash firmware, manage SPIFFS/LittleFS, backup flash memory - ✅ Device info, partitions viewer, NVS Inspector, serial monitor - ✅ Community translations (Best effort) ### 📥 Downloads | Platform | Architecture | File Type | Notes | |----------|--------------|-----------|-------| | macOS | Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) | `.dmg` | macOS 11+ | | macOS | Intel | `.dmg` | macOS 10.13+ | | Windows | x64 | `.exe` installer | Windows 10+ | | Linux | x64 | `.deb` / `.rpm` | Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, etc. | | Web UI | Any | `.zip` | Static `dist/` build for custom hosting | ### 📝 Installation **macOS Apple Silicon:** ```bash curl -L -O "https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/releases/download/v1.1.10/ESPConnect-arm64.dmg" ``` Open the DMG and drag ESPCo

## ESPConnect v1.1.9 ### Improvement - Partitions tools now auto-detect non-standard partition table offsets (for example custom bootloaders/secure-boot layouts) while keeping the UI simple. Thanks to grene78 for the contribution ([PR #137](https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/pull/137)). - Added Turkish translations. Thanks to HamzaYslmn for the contribution ([PR #138](https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/pull/138)). Browser-based control center for ESP32 and ESP8266 boards - now as a standalone desktop application! ### 🎯 Features - ✅ Works completely **offline** - no internet connection required - ✅ Native Web Serial API support for all platforms - ✅ Flash firmware, manage SPIFFS/LittleFS, backup flash memory - ✅ Device info, partitions viewer, NVS Inspector, serial monitor - ✅ Community translations (Best effort) ### 📥 Downloads | Platform | Architecture | File Type | Notes | |----------|--------------|-----------|-------| | macOS | Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) | `.dmg` | macOS 11+ | | macOS | Intel | `.dmg` | macOS 10.13+ | | Windows | x64 | `.exe` installer | Windows 10+ | | Linux | x64 | `.deb` / `.rpm` | Ubuntu, Debian,

## ESPConnect v1.1.8 ### Improvement - Fixed LittleFS not detected ([issue #132](https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/issues/132)). - Implemented an Electron-only serial-port chooser ([issue #128](https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/issues/128)). - Session log now records chip pkgVersion/chipRevision/chip ID values. ### Documentation - Clarified i18n rules: session log entries must remain English-only. ### Internal runtime - Bump tasmota-webserial-esptool 7.3.4 to 7.3.7 Browser-based control center for ESP32 and ESP8266 boards - now as a standalone desktop application! ### 🎯 Features - ✅ Works completely **offline** - no internet connection required - ✅ Native Web Serial API support for all platforms - ✅ Flash firmware, manage SPIFFS/LittleFS, backup flash memory - ✅ Device info, partitions viewer, NVS Inspector, serial monitor - ✅ Community translations (Best effort) ### 📥 Downloads | Platform | Architecture | File Type | Notes | |----------|--------------|-----------|-------| | macOS | Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) | `.dmg` | macOS 11+ | | macOS | Intel | `.dmg` | macOS 10.13+ | | Windows | x64 | `.exe` installer |

## ESPConnect v1.1.7 ### Fixed - Serial Monitor now appends a newline to every command sent. ### Internal runtime - Bump electron from 39.2.7 to 40.0.0 - Bump vue from from 3.5.11 to 3.5.27 - Bump vuetify from 3.11.6 to 3.11.7 ## Browser-based control center for ESP32 and ESP8266 boards - now as a standalone desktop application! ### 🎯 Features - ✅ Works completely **offline** - no internet connection required - ✅ Native Web Serial API support for all platforms - ✅ Flash firmware, manage SPIFFS/LittleFS, backup flash memory - ✅ Device info, partitions viewer, NVS Inspector, serial monitor - ✅ Community translations (Best effort) ### 📥 Downloads | Platform | Architecture | File Type | Notes | |----------|--------------|-----------|-------| | macOS | Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) | `.dmg` | macOS 11+ | | macOS | Intel | `.dmg` | macOS 10.13+ | | Windows | x64 | `.exe` installer | Windows 10+ | | Linux | x64 | `.deb` / `.rpm` | Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, etc. | | Web UI | Any | `.zip` | Static `dist/` build for custom hosting | ### 📝 Installation **macOS Apple Silicon:** ```bash curl -L -O "https://github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/ESPConnect/releases/do