https://community.nxp.com/t5/Using-Our-Community/Is-exe-the-usual-package-format/m-p/2400926#M906 <P>Hi,</P><P>I'm the developer of CAN/UART bootloaders for some microcontroller families. I want to figure out whether it makes sense to extend the range of supported microcontrollers and to add support for some NXP devices. So far, I never worked with NXP microcontrollers.</P><P>I was a little bit surprised that when I search for the term "bootloader" here in the forums and on the NXP website, I find a lot of windows executables to be downloaded. When I add the term "bootloader" to the search bar on the main web site, the second hit is even a direct link to a crypto currency web side.</P><P>When I want to have a look at the "Unified bootloader Demo", do I really have to have a Windows PC and have to download and execute an .exe file?</P><P>best regards</P><P>Torsten</P> Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:04:46 GMT torstenrobitzki 2026-07-31T14:04:46Z https://community.nxp.com/t5/Using-Our-Community/Is-exe-the-usual-package-format/m-p/2400926#M906 <P>Hi,</P><P>I'm the developer of CAN/UART bootloaders for some microcontroller families. I want to figure out whether it makes sense to extend the range of supported microcontrollers and to add support for some NXP devices. So far, I never worked with NXP microcontrollers.</P><P>I was a little bit surprised that when I search for the term "bootloader" here in the forums and on the NXP website, I find a lot of windows executables to be downloaded. When I add the term "bootloader" to the search bar on the main web site, the second hit is even a direct link to a crypto currency web side.</P><P>When I want to have a look at the "Unified bootloader Demo", do I really have to have a Windows PC and have to download and execute an .exe file?</P><P>best regards</P><P>Torsten</P> Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:04:46 GMT https://community.nxp.com/t5/Using-Our-Community/Is-exe-the-usual-package-format/m-p/2400926#M906 torstenrobitzki 2026-07-31T14:04:46Z