ST is offering the STM32CubeIDE, a free all-in-one STM32 development tool now available as part of the STM32Cube software ecosystem.

The STM32CubeIDE leverages ST’s 2017 acquisition of embedded-development-tool vendor Atollic. It is offered under industry-standard open license terms and adds dedicated STM32-specific features to simplify and accelerate STM32-based embedded designs.

These include the STM32CubeMX tool for configuring the microcontroller and managing the project build.

Downloads of STM32CubeMX are averaging more than 250,000 per year.

By combining STM32CubeMX with STM32CubeIDE, ST now creates a development environment that is more powerful than typical free tools offered by MCU vendors.

The complete STM32Cube ecosystem also contains the STM32CubeProgrammer for MCU programming and STM32CubeMonitor series for monitoring application behaviour, as well as individual MCU-specific embedded software packages.