Arduino IDE Alternatives

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 SaaS 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 OneWare Studio, Arduino Eclipse plugin, embedXcode and UECIDE.

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  1. Arduino Studio is a new open source development environment for the Arduino Programming Language. Instead of a monolithic architecture and a centralized development model, Arduino Studio take advantage of Adobe Brackets Editor's pluggable system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Brackets
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  2. XOD icon
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    A visual programming language for microcontrollers. Like code, but better.

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • US flagUnited States
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  3. B4R icon
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    Development tool for native Arduino programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • US flagUnited States
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  4. ProtoAI icon
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    ProtoAI simplifies the hardware development process by combining AI powered design assistance with practical prototyping guidance. Whether you're a hobbyist looking to build smart devices or a professional engineer working on custom electronics, ProtoAI provides step by step...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. Ktechlab icon
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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.

    29 Ktechlab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. 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

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. roobuilder icon
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    It's a cross between Glade / Visual Studio — the idea is that most 'action' code for an application is actually quite simple - so entering the code on the event handlers for a widget makes the proximity of code to action better.

    54 roobuilder alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China
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  8. PROGRAMINO icon
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    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.

    18 PROGRAMINO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Wia icon
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    We help developers build things and connect them to the Internet through our IoT cloud platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. JARU IDE icon
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    JARU IDE is an easy-to-use development environment focused on learning ESP32 programming and building prototypes quickly. It is designed to reduce the usual complexity of embedded development and make it easier to go from idea to working project.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. WinAVR icon
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    WinAVR (tm) is a suite of executable, open source software development tools for the Atmel AVR series of RISC microprocessors hosted on the Windows platform. Includes the GNU GCC compiler for C and C++.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. skiiiD icon
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    hardware firmware IDE for the development boards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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