18.0
Arduino IDE is a free desktop environment for creating projects with electronic devices that interact with the physical world.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSWeb
Best Embedded Development IDEs in 2026
Embedded projects bring specific hardware and firmware requirements to the choice of development environment. Compare supported targets and RTOS support with hardware probe support, integrated debugging, and integrated flashing to see which capabilities are listed for each IDE. Desktop platforms and free-plan availability offer compatibility and access considerations; paid-from pricing adds cost context. Arm Keil…
27.9
Arm Keil MDK is a toolchain for embedded software development targeting Cortex-M and Ethos-U processors.
Free planWebAPIExtension
37.0
PlatformIO IDE is an embedded-development environment for building applications for embedded products.
Free planExtensionLinuxmacOS
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IAR Embedded Workbench
IAR Embedded Workbench is an embedded development toolchain that combines an IDE with an optimizing compiler, linker, assembler, and debugger.
Free planExtensionLinuxWindows6.9Free plan - 5
CS+
CS+ is Renesas's integrated development environment for developing software for Renesas microcontrollers.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.4Free plan - 6
Eclipse IDE
Eclipse IDE is a free development platform for building integrated tools and rich client applications.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.4Free plan - 7
MPLAB X IDE
MPLAB X IDE is a free desktop environment for configuring, developing, debugging, and qualifying embedded designs for most Microchip microcontrollers…
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.4Free plan - 8
CrossWorks for ARM
CrossWorks for ARM is a C/C++ and assembly development system for ARM and Cortex microcontrollers.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.3$2,500 one-time - 9
e² studio
e² studio is a free Eclipse-based IDE for developing Renesas microcontroller projects, from setting up a project to debugging it.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.3Free plan - 10
ESP-IDF Extension for VS Code
ESP-IDF Extension for VS Code brings Espressif chip development into Visual Studio Code.
Free planExtensionLinuxmacOSWindows6.3Free plan - 11
STM32CubeIDE
STM32CubeIDE is a C/C++ environment for editing, compiling, and debugging code for STM32 microcontrollers and microprocessors.
Free planExtensionLinuxmacOSWindows6.2Free plan - 12
Visual Micro
ExtensionWindows6.2From $19 a year - 13
nRF Connect for VS Code
nRF Connect for VS Code is a free Visual Studio Code extension for developing, building, and debugging applications based on the nRF Connect SDK.
Free planExtensionLinuxmacOSWindows6.1Free plan - 14
SEGGER Ozone
SEGGER Ozone is a graphical debugger and performance analyzer for embedded applications targeting Arm and RISC-V processors.
LinuxmacOSWindows6.1€798 one-time - 15
Embedded Wizard
Embedded Wizard is Windows software with a free plan and a paid Studio subscription.
Free planWindows6.0From €199 a month - 16
NuEclipse
NuEclipse is Nuvoton’s free development environment for creating, building, and debugging NuMicro projects on Windows and Linux.
Free planLinuxWindows6.0Free plan - 17
GD32 Embedded Builder
GD32 Embedded Builder is a free Windows C-language integrated development environment for GD32MCU projects.
Free planWindows5.9Free plan - 18
mikroC PRO for 8051
mikroC PRO for 8051 is an IDE and C compiler for writing, compiling, executing, and debugging programs for 8051 microcontrollers.
LinuxWindows5.8$295.20 one-time - 19
AURIX Development Studio
AURIX Development Studio is Infineon's IDE for editing, compiling, and debugging application code for the AURIX microcontroller family.
Free planWindows5.7Free plan - 20
B4R
B4R is a free Windows development tool for building native programs for Arduino-compatible boards, ESP8266, and ESP32.
Free planWindows5.7Free plan - 21
Green Hills MULTI IDE
Green Hills MULTI IDE is an integrated development environment for creating, debugging, and optimizing software for embedded processors.
LinuxWindows5.7 - 22
mikroC PRO for ARM
Windows5.7$419 one-time - 23
mikroC PRO for AVR
mikroC PRO for AVR is a Windows C compiler and IDE for writing, compiling, executing, programming, and debugging AVR microcontroller code.
Windows5.7$369 one-time - 24
mikroC PRO for dsPIC
Windows5.7$369 one-time - 25
Code Composer Studio
WebLinuxmacOSWindows5.3