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serial-studio/extensions — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2026-06-18

2PythonAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5ActiveSetup · easy

tl;dr

A collection of themes and plugins that extend Serial Studio, a desktop app for visualizing live data from hardware devices like sensors and microcontrollers. Browse and install them directly inside the app.

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    What it does
      Themes for Serial Studio
      Plugins add tools
      Auto-update extensions
    Plugin features
      Live data tables
      Statistics logger
      Threshold alerts
      Protocol analyzer
    Tech stack
      Python
      JSON metadata
      Cross-platform support
    Use cases
      Monitor sensor data
      Log peak values
      Alert on thresholds
    Audience
      Engineers
      Hobbyists and makers

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Get an alert when a temperature sensor reading crosses a threshold you set.

VIBE 2

Track running minimum and maximum values from a load cell in a live table.

VIBE 3

Inspect raw data frames from a microcontroller using a protocol analyzer plugin.

VIBE 4

Switch Serial Studio to a dark theme suited for late-night hardware work.

what's the stack?

PythonJSON

how it stacks up fr

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Stars222
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Last pushed2026-06-18
MaintenanceActive
Setup difficultyeasymoderatehard
Complexity2/52/54/5
Audiencedevelopergeneralops devops

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

Extensions are installed directly inside the Serial Studio app with one click, no separate setup required.

in plain english

Serial Studio is a desktop application for visualizing data from hardware devices, and this repository is a collection of add-ons that extend what it can do. Instead of changing the core software, these extensions let you install new visual themes and functional plugins. You browse them directly inside the app, click install, and they automatically update when new versions are released. The extensions fall into two categories. Themes change the visual appearance, there are ten options ranging from warm earthy tones to ultra-dark midnight colors suited for late-night work. Plugins add new tools and capabilities, such as a live data table with sparklines, a statistics logger that tracks running minimums and maximums, threshold alerts that log events when readings cross set boundaries, and a protocol analyzer for inspecting raw data frames. All plugins share some practical features: they reconnect automatically if the connection drops, remember their window positions and settings between sessions, and relaunch on startup if they were running before. The people who would use this are engineers, hobbyists, and makers working with microcontrollers, sensors, or other hardware that sends data to a computer. If you are monitoring a temperature sensor and want an alert when it exceeds a threshold, or you need a digital readout that tracks peak values from a load cell, these plugins handle those tasks without requiring you to build the tools yourself. The project is built around a clean separation: each extension lives in its own folder with its metadata in a small JSON file. Plugins are written in Python and include separate entry points for macOS, Linux, and Windows, so they work across platforms. The documentation folder provides step-by-step guides for anyone who wants to create their own theme or plugin, covering everything from color palettes to saving plugin state in project files.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
How do I create a new Serial Studio plugin that logs statistics like running minimums and maximums from a sensor stream?
prompt 2
Write a Serial Studio plugin template in Python that reconnects automatically and remembers its window position between sessions.
prompt 3
Show me how to package a Serial Studio theme extension with JSON metadata and a custom color palette.
prompt 4
How do I install and use the threshold alerts plugin in Serial Studio to notify me when a reading crosses a boundary?

Frequently asked questions

what is extensions fr?

A collection of themes and plugins that extend Serial Studio, a desktop app for visualizing live data from hardware devices like sensors and microcontrollers. Browse and install them directly inside the app.

What language is extensions written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, JSON.

Is extensions actively maintained?

Active — commit in last 30 days (last push 2026-06-18).

How hard is extensions to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is extensions for?

Mainly developer.

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