KB-IDE Open Source IDE Supports ESP-IDF, Arduino, and Visual Programming for #ESP32 Boards @ESP32net @cnxsoft

Via CNX Software blog comes news of KB IDE, a development environment for ESP32 boards. You can code in block or text programming with a colorful, intuitive IDE. The code in either mode is C/C++ so programs should be very speedy.

Block programming

Easy coding for beginners.
  • 100% no hardcoding, just drag & drop with block connection.
  • Easy and Intuitive.
  • Basic & Advance block coverage 99% of the code that you write.
  • Various helping blocks, Images, Music, Text-to-speech.
  • Have fun in exploring with your creativity.
  • Speed up text-coding, all blocks are 100% convertible ready-compile C/C++.

Text Programming

Themed editor for programmers.
  • Speed up coding by converting C/C++ from block.
  • Line error hint, indicate and report lines with error.
  • 50+ editor themes, dark/light, select your personal preference.
  • Fast switch block & code mode.
  • External package, add a more powerful tool.

The board manager makes selecting the target board easy with clear pictures.

The MIT licensed code is on GitHub and you can find ready-made executables for Windows/mac/Linux in the releases page here.

  • The IDE is made with Vuejs combined with various tools, such as VuetifyVue Material AdminWebpackElectronBlocklyCodeMirrorKidbright-IDE and more. Basically, this IDE is 100% Open Source, you can browse sources and find more modules that we use in our GITHUB KBIDE.
  • This is a Hackable IDE, you can integrate by using Package, add Board, Plugin and many other ways. We provide a powerful and ready documented template.

See the project home page for more as well as their Facebook group.


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