# Simplify your ESPHome setup with the new desktop app

DevFeed: [Simplify your ESPHome setup with the new desktop app](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/simplify-your-esphome-setup-with-the-new-desktop-app-16714.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://esphome.io/blog/2026/08/04/simplify-your-esphome-setup-with-the-new-desktop-app/>)

Author: Jesse Hills

Published: 2026-08-04T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [ESPHome - Smart Home Made Simple - Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/esphome-smart-home-made-simple-blog.md>)

Topics: [esphome](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/esphome.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [macOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/macos.md>), [Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows.md>), [Raspberry Pi](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/raspberry-pi.md>)

Tags: [announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcements.md>), [app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app.md>), [desktop](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/desktop.md>), [devices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devices.md>), [download](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/download.md>), [esphome](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/esphome.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [raspberry-pi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/raspberry-pi.md>), [smart-home](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/smart-home.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>)

## AI overview

ESPHome has released a desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The app simplifies setup by handling technical installation tasks, opening the Device Builder in a browser, and providing system-tray access for reopening it, checking updates, or quitting. It runs locally without requiring a login or password.

## Source excerpt

Download the new ESPHome Device Builder desktop app for macOS, Windows, or Linux, and start building your own custom smart home devices in minutes.