serial-studio/extensions

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.