Arduino IDE AlternativesTop IDEs and other similar apps like Arduino IDE

Arduino IDE is described as 'Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments' and is a popular IDE in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Arduino IDE for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best Arduino IDE alternative is Microsoft Visual Studio. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Microsoft Visual Studio or PlatformIO. Other great apps like Arduino IDE are embedXcode, OneWare Studio, UECIDE and Visual Micro.

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  1. Microsoft Visual Studio icon

    Microsoft Visual Studio

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    Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for building diverse digital solutions. It supports over 36 programming languages, includes a code editor with IntelliSense, a debugger, and designers for GUI, web, and databases. The Community edition is free and integrates with GitHub Copilot.

    108 Microsoft Visual Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • .NET Framework
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    • Some users think Microsoft Visual Studio is a great Arduino IDE alternative, some don't.

    • Microsoft Visual Studio is the most popular Web-based & Windows alternative to Arduino IDE.

    • Microsoft Visual Studio is the most popular free alternative to Arduino IDE.

    • Microsoft Visual Studio is Free Personal and ProprietaryArduino IDE is Free and Open Source
  2. PlatformIO icon

    PlatformIO

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    An open source ecosystem for IoT development. Cross-platform IDE and unified debugger. Remote unit testing and firmware updates.

    18 PlatformIO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • CLion
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Eclipse
    • Qt Creator
    • Vim
    • Sublime Text
    • GNU Emacs
    • NetBeans
    • Atom
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
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    Comments about PlatformIO as an Alternative to Arduino IDE
    Nuncio Bitis
    Negative
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    PlatformIO doesn't have definitions for the ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1. They force you to use the DevKitM-1, which is different. Also, PlatformIO doesn't have a full set of BLE libraries (e.g. doesn't support BLE descriptors)

    jamilsonjunior
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    More complete than Arduino IDE.

    littlegreenrock
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    Installation and setup is impossible

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    • Most users think PlatformIO is a great Arduino IDE alternative.

    • PlatformIO is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Arduino IDE.

    • PlatformIO is the most popular Open Source alternative to Arduino IDE.

    • PlatformIO is Free and Open SourceArduino IDE is also Free and Open Source

  4. Arduino Eclipse plugin

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    Where Arduino meets Eclipse.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Arduino IDE
    • Eclipse
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    Comments about Arduino Eclipse plugin as an Alternative to Arduino IDE
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    It is a professional multiplatform extensible development environment that lets you create Arduino sketches at nearly the same ease as the Arduino IDE and keep nearly the full power of the professional development environment. Think about refactoring, unit testing, debugging...

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Absolutely completely different

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Arduino Eclipse plugin is a great Arduino IDE alternative.

    • Arduino Eclipse plugin is Free and Open SourceArduino IDE is also Free and Open Source
  5. embedXcode icon

    embedXcode

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    embedXcode is a template for Xcode. It eases development for the most popular embedded computing boards.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Xcode
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  6. OneWare Studio icon

    OneWare Studio

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    OneWare Studio is the next generation IDE for electronics development. It supports a broad range of development languages including VHDL, Verilog, C++, and more. It is designed to streamline electronics development with features like a high-speed simulation viewer and advanced...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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    UECIDE

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    Universal Embedded Computing IDE - UECIDE is aiming to be a generic IDE based on the Arduino IDE which can easilly support ALL the available boards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    1

    It supports the development of PIC µCs

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • UECIDE is Free and Open SourceArduino IDE is also Free and Open Source
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    Visual Micro

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    Arduino IDE for Visual Studio and Atmel Studio Arduino developement plugin for Microsoft Visual Studio. A fully compatible alternative to Arduino IDE. The arduino plugin includes features such as:- arduino compiler, arduino upload to any board, full arduino library support, tutor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Zerynth icon

    Zerynth

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    A set of software tools for designing embedded applications and IoT connected devices using any 32-bit microcontrollers and connecting to any cloud infrastructure. All in Python & hybrid C/Python language.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    • Zerynth is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Arduino IDE.

    • Zerynth is Freemium and ProprietaryArduino IDE is Free and Open Source
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    Atmel Studio

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    Studio 7 is the integrated development platform (IDP) for developing and debugging all AVR® and SAM microcontroller applications. The Atmel Studio 7 IDP gives you a seamless and easy-to-use environment to write, build and debug your applications written in C/C++ or assembly...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
     
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    Codecraft

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    Codecraft is a graphical programming platform based on Scratch 3.0 language. It enables programming by simply clicking “drag and drop” options.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  13. Embeetle IDE icon

    Embeetle IDE

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    Embeetle is a new IDE for microcontrollers, built from scratch. It provides only the features you need for embedded programming, and makes those features intuitive.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about Embeetle IDE as an Alternative to Arduino IDE
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    Embeetle shows all the code files that are hidden in Arduino.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Embeetle IDE is Free and ProprietaryArduino IDE is Free and Open Source
  14. Ktechlab icon

    Ktechlab

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    KTechLab is an IDE for microcontrollers and electronics. It supports circuit simulation, program development for microcontrollers and simulating the programmed microcontroller together with its application circuit.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Comments about Ktechlab as an Alternative to Arduino IDE
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    Not compatible with atmel processors

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Ktechlab is a great Arduino IDE alternative.

    • Ktechlab is Free and Open SourceArduino IDE is also Free and Open Source
    • Ktechlab is Privacy focused and LightweightArduino IDE is not according to our users
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