PlatformIO AlternativesOnly apps categorised as IDEs

The best IDE alternative to PlatformIO is Arduino IDE, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to PlatformIO and 15 are IDEs so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting IDE alternatives to PlatformIO are Zerynth, Visual Micro, embedXcode and Arduino Eclipse plugin.

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  1. Arduino IDE icon
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    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.

    25 Arduino IDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Haiku
     
  2. Zerynth icon
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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.

    14 Zerynth alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  3. Visual Micro icon
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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
     
  4. embedXcode icon
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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
     
  5. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
     
  6. Ktechlab icon
     28 likes

    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.

    28 Ktechlab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. UECIDE icon
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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.

    14 UECIDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. PROGRAMINO icon
     1 like

    PROGRAMINO IDE for Arduino is a comfortable and easy to use alternative IDE for Arduino, Genuino or similar boards with code autocomplete, custom syntax highlighting, analog plotter, hardware viewer, HEX-file extraction, HTML5 editor and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. codebender icon
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    Program your arduino online. codebender is a web platform for hackers, makers and artists. Code, store and manage your Arduino sketches on the cloud, and even compile and flash them to your Arduino. Right from your browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. 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
     
  11. MicroCode Studio is a powerful, visual Integrated Development Environment (IDE) with In Circuit Debugging (ICD) capability designed specifically for microEngineering Labs PICBASIC™ and PICBASIC PRO™ compiler.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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