# microsoft/vscode-arduino

Visual Studio Code extension for Arduino

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-arduino
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vscode-arduino
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-10-01T17:06:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3542, "days_push": 701, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1192, forks 250 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:56.434736+00:00)

## What it is
A Visual Studio Code extension for developing, building, and uploading Arduino sketches, with IntelliSense, board/library managers, and a serial monitor. It is officially deprecated and no longer maintained as of October 2024.

## Use cases
- develop arduino sketches in vscode
- upload code to arduino board from editor
- arduino intellisense and syntax highlighting
- manage arduino boards and libraries in vscode
- serial monitor for arduino debugging

## When to choose
- you are on an old VS Code setup and already have it installed
- you need legacy Arduino IDE 1.x integration in VS Code

## When to avoid
- starting a new Arduino project - use Arduino IDE 2 or Arduino CLI instead
- you expect updates or marketplace availability
- you use Arduino IDE 2.x, which is unsupported

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: editor, build-tool, developer-tools
- domain: embedded-systems, iot, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: arduino, vscode-extension, deprecated, embedded-development, serial-monitor, sketch-upload

## Member repositories
- microsoft/vscode-arduino (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.434736+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:22:31.252280+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-arduino (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.434736+00:00, sha c2db6fd3076a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.