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WLED

Software Tool · Self-hosted & homelab software · 33 mentions · 6 subreddits · discussed in r/homeautomation, r/smarthome, r/3Dprinting, r/Ubiquiti

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Pros

  • WLED with ESP32 gives you lots to start with, plus you can create your own.
  • Because WLED is open source and has a lot more customization. It’s more versatile.
  • LEDs are individually addressable WS2815 (12v) controlled by WLED running on an ESP32.
  • WLED (Dig-Uno or Dig-Quad ftw) + lights (in pretty much any style you fancy) from AliExpress. WLED integrates natively intno HA.
  • Wled is open source and customizable. With Wled, if something breaks, all you have to do is replace the part that is broken. Any other light strips, if something breaks, you will have to replace everything.

Cons

  • Parent context: If you are using an ESP32 based controller you could have installed WLED and it would have done the work for you Reply: I'm pretty familiar with WLED and short of creating a custom effect there isn't one that does exactly...

Sentiment

32 positive (97%) · 1 mixed (3%) · 0 negative (0%)

Trust + time weighted score: +96% · raw score 97%

What redditors said (10 of 33)

WLED with ESP32 gives you lots to start with, plus you can create your own.
positive · u/w****2 · r/woodworking · comment · Aug 10, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Because WLED is open source and has a lot more customization. It’s more versatile.
positive · u/C****6 · r/smarthome · comment · Dec 15, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
LEDs are individually addressable WS2815 (12v) controlled by WLED running on an ESP32.
positive · u/C****O · r/3Dprinting · Dec 30, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Parent context: If you are using an ESP32 based controller you could have installed WLED and it would have done the work for you Reply: I'm pretty familiar with WLED and short of creating a custom effect there isn't one that does exactly what was needed where the total amount of light output stays constant while moving back and forth on the LED strips.
mixed · u/I****3 · r/3Dprinting · comment · Dec 26, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
WLED (Dig-Uno or Dig-Quad ftw) + lights (in pretty much any style you fancy) from AliExpress. WLED integrates natively intno HA.
positive · u/c****5 · r/homeautomation · comment · Dec 20, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Wled is open source and customizable. With Wled, if something breaks, all you have to do is replace the part that is broken. Any other light strips, if something breaks, you will have to replace everything.
positive · u/l****5 · r/smarthome · comment · Dec 15, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I got asahome wled is > Govee cloud
positive · u/F****1 · r/homeautomation · comment · Dec 8, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
WLED over the coffee machine turns on at 9 am, turns to colours at sunset, off at 23:45. All automatically.
positive · u/b****i · r/homeautomation · comment · Nov 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
There is an integration called team tracker, and it's currently flashing a set option through WLED to display my team colours now, something different when they score.
positive · u/c****6 · r/homeautomation · comment · Nov 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Pretty much anything esp32 or esp8266 based can be flashed to open source firmware such as WLED or Tasmota or ESPhome
positive · u/W****C · r/homeautomation · comment · Nov 22, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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