MPLAB IDE vs Visual Studio Code

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

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 Studio Code

Development

Visual Studio Code is a free, open-source, lightweight code editor developed by Microsoft. It supports debugging, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, and Git control. VS Code has a large extension ecosystem allowing developers to add new languages, themes, debuggers and tools.

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