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CommercialIll4414
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September 9, 2024
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STM32 vscode extension does not launch CubeMX or MCUFinder (mac)

i've just installed all necessary requirements for the STM32 vscode extension however it doesn't seem to launch cube mx or mcu finder when i click launch from vscode. not sure if its incorrect paths or permission issues?

please see the screenshot for the path settings

Sarra.SBest answer
ST Employee
November 6, 2024

Hello all, 

For everyone that came across this issue, for "Launch STM32CubeMX", "Launch STMCUFinder", you have to set the executable path not only the path of the folder, it should be something like this for windows:  

SarraS_0-1730885846607.png

And something like this for mac: 

Home\xx\STMCUFinder\STMCUFinder
Home\xx\STM32CubeMX\STM32CubeMX

Hope that helps! 

 

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STTwo-32
STTwo-32
ST Technical Moderator
September 9, 2024

Hello @CommercialIll4414 and welcome to the ST Community :smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes:.

Have you downloaded and installed the STM32CubeMX and STMCUFinder on your machine. If no, please do it. If yes, please uninstall and re-install them.

Best Regards.

STTwo-32

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CommercialIll4414Author
Associate
September 9, 2024

i did download and install them. i will try uninstalling and re-installing them. is there a recommended way to both uninstall and re-install them? it seems a bit unclear from the information i've found online

Rob.Riggs
Rob.Riggs
Senior
September 17, 2024

I have the STM32 VS Code extensions installed on my Macbook, along with STM32CubeMX and STMCUFinder, both installed in their default installation path ($HOME).

STM32CubeMX launched fine. But I had to change the settings for the location of STMCUFinder in order for it to work.

/Users/rob/STMCUFinder.app -> /Users/rob/STMCUFinder.app/Contents/Resources/STMCUFinder

This is the configuration for STM32CubeMX:

/Users/rob/STM32CubeMX.app/Contents/Resources/STM32CubeMX

In VS Code, open settings, search for STMCUFinder and change the installation path. It sounds like you will need to do the same for STM32CubeMX as well. 

    Sarra.SBest answer
    ST Employee
    November 6, 2024

    Hello all, 

    For everyone that came across this issue, for "Launch STM32CubeMX", "Launch STMCUFinder", you have to set the executable path not only the path of the folder, it should be something like this for windows:  

    SarraS_0-1730885846607.png

    And something like this for mac: 

    Home\xx\STMCUFinder\STMCUFinder
Home\xx\STM32CubeMX\STM32CubeMX

    Hope that helps! 

     

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      btgenie
      Explorer
      April 9, 2025

      How about you guys make the tool a little smarter to make setting up the dev environment a smoother experience? This is dumb.

        ufanders2
        Associate
        December 10, 2025

        Agreed, the VS Code extension needs a lot of work.

          Cartu38 OpenDev
          Cartu38 OpenDev
          Graduate II
          December 10, 2025

          @ufanders2 ... ok ...
          A bit more details about pain you have leading to this comment please ?

          You just post this short message in reply to a post which is more than one year old. Since extensions have been revisited with major updates >3.x.y versions.

          Are you still discussing about this post topic "STM32 vscode extension does not launch CubeMX or MCUFinder (mac)" ? Have you issue here ?

          audax
          Visitor II
          July 7, 2026

          Hello,

           

          I’m just experiencing the same issue on Linux. However, entering the path does not seem to help a lot. Instead of an error message about missing installation of CubeMx(2), now just simply nothing seems to happen when I click on “Launch STM32CubeMX”. 

          Another issue, there doesn’t seem to be a possibility to enter the path for CubeMx2, which is actually what I’m about to use.
           

          I’m using Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS, standard installation of VSCode, did all steps as in the instructions, installed CubeMx2 with default settings, still nothing works as expected. Maybe it would be an improvement if anyone ever tested these things before releasing.
           

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