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April 29, 2024
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Why STM32Cube IDE doesn't support native apple silicon ?

  • April 29, 2024
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    Bob S
    Super User
    April 29, 2024

    Because the STM32CubeIDE is intended/targeted only for ST devices - why would ST spend time making their IDE work for other company's products?  If you want generic ARM development, use generic Eclipse, or MCUXpresso if that works for you.

    mhmmtdmrAuthor
    Associate
    April 29, 2024

    If you read the question I asked carefully, I am talking about other companies' own IDEs that offer the necessary versions for macOS apple silicon. why ST doesn't do the same. the question I asked was very clear and I just showed an example.

    Tesla DeLorean
    Guru
    April 29, 2024

    Because most anyone can afford a $150-200 Windows box to get the job done..

    There's probably much better ways to spend the development/quality assurance budget than pandering to the most expensive/least accessible equipment

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    Raees
    Associate II
    July 3, 2025

    Eclipse IDE—the core of STM32CubeIDE—has provided Apple Silicon binaries for quite some time now.

    Other MCU vendors have already followed suit with native Apple Silicon support in their IDEs, such as NXP with MCUXpresso and Microchip with MPLAB X.

    It’s surprising that ST hasn’t released a native Apple Silicon version of STM32CubeIDE yet. With Apple expected to eventually remove Rosetta from future macOS versions