Visual Micro
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Visual Micro, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Visual Micro's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Profit/Hobby — 1 machine, 1 year | $19 a year | 1 machine · non-commercial activities only · 12 months of usage and updates · 1 Year From $19.00 |
| Non-Profit/Hobby — 1 machine, perpetual | $64.99, paid once | 1 machine · non-commercial activities only · one Visual Studio version · Perpetual From $64.99 |
| Commercial — 1 machine, 1 year | $75 a year | 1 machine · commercial use · 12 months of usage and updates · 1 Year From $75 |
| Commercial — 1 machine, perpetual | $250, paid once | 1 machine · commercial use · one Visual Studio version · Perpetual From $250 |
The facts
Each one read from Visual Micro's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The maker offers separate commercial and non-profit or hobby licenses, with non-profit licenses restricted to non-commercial activities such as teaching, learning, and hobbies.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- Visual Micro says it is compatible with Visual Studio and Atmel Studio and preserves Arduino IDE code and library compatibility.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- The maker says it does not send the user's IP address, code, or other identity information to a server at other times, and does not directly hold or track payment information.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Debugging
- Its serial debugger supports boards with a serial interface and includes charting, performance statistics, and break and trace points.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Hardware debugging
- The product supports source-level hardware debugging with probes including Segger JLink, Atmel ICE, and ESP-PROG.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker describes integrations with Git repositories and TFS/Azure DevOps, including project libraries.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License limits
- Licenses are for a specific Visual Studio version, and machine transfers are limited to one transfer per license seat every three months.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Portable projects
- Portable Solutions can package a project, libraries, boards, and tools together.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says update checks send software serial numbers and the user's IP address, and that disabling update checks stops this transmission.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Visual Micro provides an Arduino-compatible IDE within Visual Studio with coding, build, upload, and debugging tools.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Annual licenses include forum support and license assistance for their 12-month term; perpetual licenses include support according to license type and can purchase continued support.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Supported IDE versions
- The download page offers versions for Visual Studio 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2026, plus Microchip/Atmel Studio 7.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Visual Micro Limited is registered in England under number 8093282, and the shop page says it is located in Birmingham, UK.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Birmingham, UKchecked 28 Sep 2026
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