Command-line tool

esptool

brew/esptool

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

ESP8266 and ESP32 serial bootloader utility

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

pipx install esptool

macOS

brew install esptool
pipx install esptool

Linux

brew install esptool
pipx install esptool

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