Arduino IDE1.8.19

Write code in Arduino IDE, configure communication with an Arduino-compatible board, and upload the resulting sketch from a Linux computer. It provides the development environment for building interactive electronic objects with Arduino hardware and software, making it useful for electronic prototyping projects.

The package runs in a sandbox intended to improve security and stability. Plugins inside that sandbox can use Python 3 and the serial library, while the arduino.pip command can add further Python 3 libraries for project-specific tasks. Python 2 is not supported, so extensions must use the newer Python version. This open-source software is published by Snapcrafters as version 1.8.19.

It suits makers, students, educators, and developers who program Arduino-compatible boards and test interactive devices through a Linux workstation. USB uploads require the Linux account used with the IDE to belong to the dialout group, followed by a computer restart for the change to take effect. Boards such as the Uno WiFi Rev2 and ATMEGA328 can also require additional USB permissions before communication works.

The package runs on Linux with snapd and targets x86_64, also called amd64. Its combination of board communication, code editing, uploading, and sandboxed Python-enabled plugins distinguishes it from a text editor that cannot directly manage the connection to the hardware.