# project — Open Hardware Directory

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**5 project listed.**

## Matterbridge

Plugin manager that bridges existing smart home ecosystems (Zigbee2MQTT, Shelly, Home Assistant) into Matter — pair once, all devices appear in Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, and more.

[Details](https://openhardware.directory/projects/matterbridge) | [Markdown](https://openhardware.directory/projects/matterbridge/md)

## Home Assistant Matter Hub

Publishes Home Assistant entities as Matter devices, allowing Apple Home, Google Home, and Alexa to control your HA devices locally over Matter without cloud dependency. (Project is end-of-life as of Jan 2026; active fork: RiDDiX/home-assistant-matter-hub.)

[Details](https://openhardware.directory/projects/home-assistant-matter-hub) | [Markdown](https://openhardware.directory/projects/home-assistant-matter-hub/md)

## WLED Matter Bridge

Automatically discovers WLED LED controllers on your network and exposes them as Matter light devices — works with ESP32 and ESP8266, compatible with Apple Home, Google Home, and Home Assistant.

[Details](https://openhardware.directory/projects/wled-matter-bridge) | [Markdown](https://openhardware.directory/projects/wled-matter-bridge/md)

## Espressif ESP-Matter SDK

Espressif's official Matter SDK for ESP32 series SoCs — provides simplified APIs, production references, and tools to build certified Matter 1.0–1.5 devices using ESP-IDF on ESP32-C6, ESP32-H2, ESP32-S3, and more.

[Details](https://openhardware.directory/projects/espressif-esp-matter-sdk) | [Markdown](https://openhardware.directory/projects/espressif-esp-matter-sdk/md)

## Matter SDK — ConnectedHomeIP

The official open-source Matter (formerly Project CHIP) reference SDK maintained by the Connectivity Standards Alliance — the foundation for all Matter device implementations across Apple, Google, Amazon, and open hardware.

[Details](https://openhardware.directory/projects/matter-sdk-connectedhomeip) | [Markdown](https://openhardware.directory/projects/matter-sdk-connectedhomeip/md)