Missing "Manage embedded package".

[xx111]

Hello.

I installed a new version of the IDE, exactly this:

st-stm32cubeide_2.1.1_28236_20260312_0043_x86_64

The problem is that the menu option "Manage embedded packages" is missing:

I checked this on two computers with Windows 10.

During the installation, there were no error messages.

What can be done about this?

[Ghofrane GSOURI · Accepted solution]

Hello @xx111 

STM32CubeMX 6.17.0 is no longer integrated into STM32CubeIDE 2.1.1. Instead, the two tools are now interoperable.

For more details , please check the following LINKs:

STM32CubeMX download Link:STM32CubeMX | Software - STMicroelectronics

STM32CubeIDE 2.0.0 workflow tutorial - STMicroelectronics Community

STM32CubeIDE 2.0 release - early heads-up! - STMicroelectronics Community

THX

Ghofrane

[xx111]

But does that mean I don't necessarily have to install packages in CubeIDE?

I'm talking about packages like STM32CubeU5.

It seemed logical for me that since the libraries contain Low-Layer APIs and CMSIS, they would be more needed by  CubeIDE than by MX.

But I see that I was mistaken.

[Andrew Neil]

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@xx111 wrote:

does that mean I don't necessarily have to install packages in CubeIDE?

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Yes: the packages are used by CubeMX - not directly by CubeIDE.

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@xx111 wrote:

It seemed logical for me that since the libraries contain Low-Layer APIs and CMSIS, they would be more needed by  CubeIDE than by MX.

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CubeIDE deals only with source files - it neither knows nor cares whether they came from ST (as a "Pack", via CubeMX), or from the user.