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Arduino IDE

Open-source electronics prototyping platform.

  • Completely free
  • Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Arduino IDE is a code editor, available on Windows, macOS and Linux. Other documented uses: microcontroller programming.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Integrated development environment for Arduino hardware.” — Wikidata, 10 November 2026
  • “Arduino is the open-source electronics platform with boards like UNO and Nano, the Arduino IDE, Cloud and kits to build projects, from beginner to pro.” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of Arduino IDE is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (LGPL-2.1) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

About

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. Included is an integrated development environment that can be used to develop and upload code to compatible microcontrollers.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Homebrew (platforms) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from Comptoir du Libre (source code, licence) —
  • Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Wikidata (licence, platforms) —
  • Last technical check: 5 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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