How to associate .cproject and .project files to STM32CubeIDE in Mac OS?

dibor · ‎2025-01-21

Hello.

Cube IDE has option in the settings to associate .cproject and .project files to STM32CubeIDE.

But nothing changed in the project folder :(

I have tried to give "full disk access" to the STM32CubeIDE application - but nothing change.
STM32CubeIDE application has ProjectImporter.app into the application package, but I do not know how to use it :(

If I try to do "open with" STM32CubeIDE - .cproject file opens as xml file in STM32CubeIDE :(

How can I import project?

Thank U

Pavel A. · ‎2025-01-21

It is best to NOT associate .project and .cproject files with CubeIDE, on any OS. Because these files can be Eclipse projects of any nature, STM32 or not. Also, consider that several CubeIDE versions are installed on one host. Which one should run? For this reason these files are "hidden".

So how do you open these projects? Simple. Start the needed version of CubeIDE (or other Eclipse) and open the needed workspace. Then import the project into that workspace. Next time when you start the CubeIDE you can specify the default workspace to open automatically.

One could wish that opening .project files from OS shell would start some "version selector" like in MS Visual Studio, but someone should make that tool, and IMHO it's not worth it.

> STM32CubeIDE application has ProjectImporter.app into the application package, but I do not know how to use it :(

Then, welcome to the User Guide )) As the ancient saying goes... if nothing helps - read the documentation ))

dibor · ‎2025-01-21

@Pavel A. wrote:
Then import the project into that workspace.

Hi.

Which import option to choose?

Without RTFM impossible to import ?