安装

其他安装命令

macOS

Homebrew已验证 · 100%

brew install esptool

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPorts已验证 · 94%

sudo port install esptool

MacPorts ports tree · cross/esptool/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apk已验证 · 92%

sudo apk add esptool

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · esptool · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian apt已验证 · 92%

sudo apt install esptool

Debian stable package indexes · esptool · 来源: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnf已验证 · 92%

sudo dnf install esptool

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · esptool · 来源: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nix已验证 · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#esptool

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/es/esptool/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacman已验证 · 92%

sudo pacman -S esptool

Arch Linux sync databases · esptool · 来源: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

概览

软件包摘要

ESP8266 and ESP32 serial bootloader utility

项目链接

命令和别名

esp_rfc2217_server
esp_rfc2217_server.py
espefuse
espefuse.py
espsecure
espsecure.py
esptool
esptool.py

历史

项目历史与用法

esptool is Espressif's Python-based, platform-independent serial utility for flashing, provisioning, and interacting with Espressif SoCs.

项目历史

The official repository says esptool was initially created by Fredrik Ahlberg and later maintained by Angus Gratton; it is now supported by Espressif Systems and has received community improvements. That history reflects its move from community ESP8266 tooling into the vendor-supported flashing utility for the broader Espressif chip family.

采用历史

As ESP8266 and ESP32 boards became common in hobbyist, IoT, and embedded development, esptool became the packaging target for the host-side operation everyone needed: moving firmware images onto chips over serial. Its distribution through Homebrew and many Linux package managers mirrors its role as infrastructure rather than as an application.

Espressif's documentation and repository describe a tool that spans flashing, provisioning, secure operations, eFuse management, remote serial ports, scripting, and chip-specific targets. That breadth made it a dependency under higher-level build systems as well as a direct CLI for firmware developers.

使用方式

The core workflow is `esptool write-flash`, where users provide a serial port and flash offsets plus one or more binary files. The documentation notes automatic chip detection for writing, serial transfer compression by default, erase behavior before writes, and options for skipping unchanged content or fast reflashing.

The Homebrew package also installs companion commands such as `espefuse`, `espsecure`, and `esp_rfc2217_server`, so package users get both everyday flashing and lower-level provisioning, security, and remote serial helpers from the same source package.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

esptool is one of those packages that quietly defines an ecosystem: if an OS package set wants embedded developers to flash ESP boards without a vendor IDE, it ships esptool. Its Python implementation, cross-platform serial behavior, and explicit config-file search paths make it easy to package and script.

时间线

2010s: Community-created esptool becomes the standard serial bootloader utility for ESP8266 and ESP32 development.
2016: Espressif-hosted documentation copyright period begins for the current docs site.
2020s: Espressif maintains esptool as the official multi-chip flashing, provisioning, and interaction utility.

Related projects

espflash cites esptool.py as an influence; ESP-IDF build and monitor workflows commonly sit next to esptool in Espressif development setups.

来源

安全态势

风险级别：blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

风险分类器

blue 风险 · 中置信度 · tool

原因

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

信号

text:server

安装行为

formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 6 个平台目标。
安装时包含 3 个运行时依赖。
构建元数据列出 1 个构建依赖。

建议审查

在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux: /home/<user>/.config/esptool/esptool.cfg
macOS: /Users/<user>/.config/esptool/esptool.cfg
Unix: ./esptool.cfg~/esptool.cfg./setup.cfg./tox.ini
Windows: c:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\esptool\esptool.cfgc:\Users\<user>\esptool.cfg

可执行文件

已安装的可执行文件

命令	类型	暴露范围
`esp_rfc2217_server`	cli	全局可执行文件
`esp_rfc2217_server.py`	cli	全局可执行文件
`espefuse`	cli	全局可执行文件
`espefuse.py`	cli	全局可执行文件
`espsecure`	cli	全局可执行文件
`espsecure.py`	cli	全局可执行文件
`esptool`	cli	全局可执行文件
`esptool.py`	cli	全局可执行文件

新鲜度

版本和新鲜度

这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。

页面生成时间2026-07-25

管理器版本5.3.1

管理器更新时间2026-06-30

本地数据OK

上游not checked

信息Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esptool/en/latest/esp32/none 置信度

安装元数据

软件包元数据

软件包键	brew:esptool
版本	5.3.1
软件包管理器	Homebrew
软件包管理器页面	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/esptool
主页	https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esptool/en/latest/esp32/
仓库	https://github.com/espressif/esptool
上游文档	https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esptool/en/latest
许可证	GPL-2.0-or-later
源码归档	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/76/ac/d2016cf6b3709d0e0166f45f84bc6e2d717757b5f59020ccb34de08d1b9b/esptool-5.3.1.tar.gz
最后更新	2026-06-30T09:25:50Z
Pulse	updated
依赖	cryptography, libyaml, python@3.14
构建依赖	rust
Bottle	可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	未定义
服务	未声明

注册表事实

源数据库详情

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	esptool
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

源数据库匹配

其他软件包管理器记录

匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。

Debian apt95%

esptool 4.7.0+dfsg-0.1

create and flash firmware files to ESP8266 and ESP32 chips

https://github.com/espressif/esptool

sudo apt install esptool

Section: electronics
Architecture: all
8 依赖
1 可选依赖
normalized package name match
匹配方式：Esptool

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: esptool from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

esptool

nix profile install nixpkgs#esptool

normalized package name match
匹配方式：Esptool

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/es/esptool/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

esptool 4.7.0+dfsg-0.1

create and flash firmware files to ESP8266 and ESP32 chips

https://github.com/espressif/esptool

sudo apt install esptool

Section: universe/electronics
Architecture: all
8 依赖
1 可选依赖
normalized package name match
匹配方式：Esptool

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: esptool from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

esptool 4.8.1-r0

ESP8266 and ESP32 serial bootloader utility

https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esptool

sudo apk add esptool

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: esptool
1 依赖
1 提供
normalized package name match
匹配方式：Esptool

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: esptool from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

esptool-pyc 4.8.1-r0

Precompiled Python bytecode for esptool

https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esptool

sudo apk add esptool-pyc

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: esptool
1 依赖
normalized package name match
匹配方式：Esptool

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: esptool-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

esptool 5.2.0-2.fc45

A utility to communicate with the ROM bootloader in Espressif ESP8266 & ESP32

https://github.com/espressif/esptool

sudo dnf install esptool

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: esptool
3 依赖
4 提供
normalized package name match
匹配方式：Esptool

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: esptool from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

esptool 5.2.0-1

Espressif SoC serial bootloader utility

https://github.com/espressif/esptool

sudo pacman -S esptool

License: GPL-2.0-only
Architecture: any
11 依赖
1 可选依赖
normalized package name match
匹配方式：Esptool

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: esptool from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

esptool

sudo port install esptool

normalized package name match
匹配方式：Esptool

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: cross/esptool/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

软件包图谱

链接来自本地软件包关系图、补充数据、依赖边、生态匹配和软件包 hub 归属。

来源线索

由仓库数据生成

此页面由 av-web 从 scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py 生成的私有软件包 SQLite 工件提供。

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/esptool.yml

使用的来源

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

使用 Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman 安装 esptool

其他安装命令

macOS

Linux

软件包摘要

项目链接

命令和别名

项目历史与用法

项目历史

采用历史

使用方式

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

时间线

Related projects

来源

风险级别：blue

风险分类器

原因

信号

安装行为

建议审查

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

已安装的可执行文件

版本和新鲜度

软件包元数据

源数据库详情

其他软件包管理器记录

内部软件包链接

主题 hub

相关工具

相同工作流

代理安全指南

由仓库数据生成

Combined YAML source

使用的来源