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MPLAB IDE vs Visual Micro

A side-by-side look at MPLAB IDE and Visual Micro. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

MPLAB IDE

MPLAB IDE

Development

MPLAB IDE is an integrated development environment for Microchip's PIC and dsPIC microcontrollers. It is free software that runs on Windows, Linux and Mac OS, and allows developers to write, compile and debug firmware code for Microchip microcontrollers.

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Visual Micro

Visual Micro

Development

Visual Micro is an extension for Microsoft Visual Studio that enables Arduino development and debugging directly within the Visual Studio IDE. It supports features like code completion, code templates, intelligent code hints, and build automation.

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