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title: Community Usermods
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This page is an index of usermods written by the WLED community. Entries are maintained by their authors; the WLED project does not test or endorse them.
This page is an index of usermods that live outside the WLED repository, written and maintained by community members. The WLED repository also carries many usermods of its own (audio-reactive, sensors, displays, and more) in its [`usermods/` directory](https://github.com/wled/WLED/tree/main/usermods), each with its own README. Those are not listed here, and like the ones below they need a custom build to use. Entries below are maintained by their authors; the WLED project does not test or endorse them.

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Fix the page scope statement.

Line 5 says built-in usermods “are not listed here,” but the Official Starting Points section lists the built-in user_fx at Line 35. State that built-in usermods are excluded from the Community Index, or mention the separate official section.

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-Those are not listed here, and like the ones below they need a custom build to use.
+They are not included in the Community Index below. Official starting points are listed separately, and like the ones below they need a custom build to use.
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This page is an index of usermods that live outside the WLED repository, written and maintained by community members. The WLED repository also carries many usermods of its own (audio-reactive, sensors, displays, and more) in its [`usermods/` directory](https://github.com/wled/WLED/tree/main/usermods), each with its own README. Those are not listed here, and like the ones below they need a custom build to use. Entries below are maintained by their authors; the WLED project does not test or endorse them.
This page is an index of usermods that live outside the WLED repository, written and maintained by community members. The WLED repository also carries many usermods of its own (audio-reactive, sensors, displays, and more) in its [`usermods/` directory](https://github.com/wled/WLED/tree/main/usermods), each with its own README. They are not included in the Community Index below. Official starting points are listed separately, and like the ones below they need a custom build to use. Entries below are maintained by their authors; the WLED project does not test or endorse them.
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In `@docs/advanced/community-usermods.md` at line 5, Update the scope statement
near the page introduction to clarify that built-in usermods are excluded from
the Community Index while preserving that they may appear in the separate
official section containing user_fx.


To help people find your usermod even before it appears here, tag your GitHub repository with the [`wled-usermod`](https://github.com/topics/wled-usermod) topic.

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The WLED project cannot verify the safety or quality of community usermods.
**You are solely responsible for any third-party code you choose to run on your devices.**

## Index
Questions and bug reports for a listed usermod go to its author. The usual way is an issue on the usermod's repository, linked from its name. The WLED issue tracker and Discord can't help with third-party code.

| Name | Description | Author | Platforms | License | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [wled-usermod-example](https://github.com/wled/wled-usermod-example) | Annotated template — use as template to start your own usermod | @wled | both | EUPL | Official starting point |
| [user_fx](https://github.com/wled/WLED/tree/main/usermods/user_fx) | Community effects usermod — add your own effects here or use as a template | @wled | both | EUPL | Ships with WLED; enable with `custom_usermods = user_fx` |
| [Word Clock FX](https://github.com/AustinSaintAubin/wled-usermod-word-clock-fx-16x16) | 16×16 English word-clock as a first-class WLED effect, with Open-Meteo weather words/presets and corner-button LEDs | @AustinSaintAubin | esp32 | MIT | |
| [Segment Power Sync](https://github.com/sharn25/wled-segment-power-sync) | Automatically synchronizes individual segment power states with the overall master power state. Ideal when using a relay to cut mains power to LEDs. | @sharn25 | both | MIT | |
| [PowerManager](https://github.com/intermittech/wled-usermod-powermanager) | Per-segment power switching: relay/MOSFET outputs follow segment on/off, with anti-flash power sequencing, PSU stabilization and a Master AC relay | @intermittech | esp32 | EUPL | Grown from the built-in multi_relay usermod |
| [SHTC3_v2](https://github.com/lost-hope/SHTC3_v2) | Adds readout for the SHTC3 temperature and humidity sensor. Also publishes the values over MQTT and sends out HA sensor messages | `@lost-hope` | both | EUPL | |
To compile any of these into your own firmware, follow [Enabling usermods](/advanced/custom-features#enabling-usermods) on the Custom Features page.

## Official Starting Points

## Adding your usermod to the list
Two usermods come from the WLED project itself and are the best places to start writing your own:

Open a pull request to [WLED-Docs](https://github.com/wled/WLED-Docs) adding a row to the table above.
- [wled-usermod-example](https://github.com/wled/wled-usermod-example): annotated template, use it as the starting point for your own usermod.
- [user_fx](https://github.com/wled/WLED/tree/main/usermods/user_fx): official effects usermod that ships with WLED, add your own effects to it or use it as a template. Enable it with `custom_usermods = user_fx`.

Use this format:
## Community Index

### [PowerManager](https://github.com/intermittech/wled-usermod-powermanager)

Per-segment power switching: relay/MOSFET outputs follow segment on/off, with anti-flash power sequencing, PSU stabilization and a Master AC relay. Grown from the built-in multi_relay usermod.

_By [@intermittech](https://github.com/intermittech). Platforms: esp32. License: EUPL-1.2._

### [Segment Power Sync](https://github.com/sharn25/wled-segment-power-sync)

Automatically synchronizes individual segment power states with the overall master power state. Ideal when using a relay to cut mains power to LEDs.

_By [@sharn25](https://github.com/sharn25). Platforms: both. License: MIT._

### [SHTC3_v2](https://github.com/lost-hope/SHTC3_v2)

Adds readout for the SHTC3 temperature and humidity sensor. Also publishes the values over MQTT and sends out HA sensor messages.

_By [@lost-hope](https://github.com/lost-hope). Platforms: both. License: EUPL-1.2._

### [Word Clock FX](https://github.com/AustinSaintAubin/wled-usermod-word-clock-fx-16x16)

16×16 English word-clock as a first-class WLED effect, with Open-Meteo weather words/presets and corner-button LEDs.

_By [@AustinSaintAubin](https://github.com/AustinSaintAubin). Platforms: esp32. License: MIT._

## Add Your Usermod

Open a pull request to [WLED-Docs](https://github.com/wled/WLED-Docs) adding a section to the index above, in this format:

```markdown
| [Name](https://github.com/you/your-usermod) | Short description | @yourname | esp32 | GPLv3 | |
### [Name](https://github.com/you/your-usermod)

One or two sentences on what it does.

_By [@yourname](https://github.com/yourname). Platforms: esp32. License: GPLv3._
```

Platforms: `esp32`, `esp8266`, or `both`.
Platforms: `esp32`, `esp8266`, or `both`. Keep the index alphabetical.

### Choosing a license for your usermod
## Choosing a License

A usermod is compiled into the WLED firmware, so it becomes part of a modified WLED build. WLED uses the **EUPL-1.2** licence. If you share a firmware binary that includes your usermod, also share the source code for that build and use EUPL-1.2 or a compatible open-source licence for the combined firmware.

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## Usermods

Usermods are self-contained modules you can add to a WLED build without touching core source files. WLED ships with many usermods in the `usermods/` directory (audio-reactive, temperature sensors, displays, rotary encoders, and more).
Usermods are self-contained modules you can add to a WLED build without touching core source files. WLED ships with many usermods in the [`usermods/` directory](https://github.com/wled/WLED/tree/main/usermods) (audio-reactive, temperature sensors, displays, rotary encoders, and more), each documented by its own README. Usermods maintained outside the WLED repository are indexed on the [Community Usermods](/advanced/community-usermods) page.

### Enabling usermods

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