how to choose IDE between STM32CubeIDE and Keil for new project?

[Tonypan]

Will STM32CubeIDE be ST's preferred IDE in the future?  

[Markus GIRDLAND]

Hello there!

STM32CubeIDE is developed by ST and because of that it will continue to be supported with new devices and will continue to be a part of the Cube ecosystem.

However, as far as I'm aware there are no plans to stop supporting Keil, it's also a good tool that ST co-operates with and will continue to support through STM32CubeMX code generation, for example.

Because I am in the STM32CubeIDE team I will of course have a biased opinion but I would recommend STM32CubeIDE ;)

[Javier1]

I learnt with keil in university (coding with NXP micros) and i switched to STM32CubeIDE 2yrs ago (because now i work with stm32).

keil:

• their debugger is much nicer than STM32CubeIDE,
• BUT keil licenses are very expensive and you could only code up to 32kb with the trial version (unless you find a nefarious workaround)
• As @Markus GIRDLAND​ said keil is just a second party IDE.

STM32CubeIDE:

• ST supports it
• is completely free no 32kb limit
• its blue
• merges perfectly with cubeMx

[Cartu38 OpenDev]

@Tonypan​  See too: which is best IDE for STM32.

@Javier Muñoz​ please could you comment "Keil debugger is much nicer than STM32CubeIDE" ?

[Tesla DeLorean]

When things work it might well be a fantastic debugger, but my read of the forum issues suggest things are more fragile than professional tools.

Perhaps because IAR and Keil makes a business of it they thoroughly test things and their customers have higher expectations?

If I were ST I'd focus on making/delivering chips

[Tonypan]

:beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes::beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes: maybe STM32CubeIDE will be a fine choice for me. Although I am not familiar with STM32CubeIDE.

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